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Table 4 Logistic regression analysis examining negative outcomes from alcohol consumption by 15 and 16 year olds and their relationship with demographics, drinking behaviour and sources of alcohol

From: Teenage drinking, alcohol availability and pricing: a cross-sectional study of risk and protective factors for alcohol-related harms in school children

   

Drink in public places (streets, parks, shops)

Violence when drunk

Alcohol-related regretted sex

Tend to forget things after drinking

   

AOR

95% CIs

P

AOR

95% CIs

P

AOR

95% CIs

P

AOR

95% CIs

P

  

Sex (Male)

ns

   

1.18

1.03

1.35

<0.05

0.70

0.59

0.83

<0.001

0.64

0.58

0.71

<0.001

  

Age (16 years)

0.89

0.79

1.00

<0.05

ns

   

ns

   

ns

   

Deprivation

Wealthiest

1 (ref)

ns

      

<0.001

ns

   

ns

   

quintile

 

2

    

1.21

0.98

1.49

0.069

        
  

3

    

1.23

1.00

1.52

0.052

        
  

4

    

1.49

1.21

1.83

<0.001

        
 

Poorest

5

    

1.47

1.20

1.79

<0.001

        

Weekly

 

< = £10 (ref)

ns

      

<0.001

   

<0.001

   

<0.05

income

 

>£10-20

    

1.09

0.93

1.27

0.302

0.95

0.77

1.18

0.647

1.23

1.08

1.39

<0.01

  

>£20-30

    

1.35

1.12

1.62

0.002

1.20

0.94

1.54

0.140

1.15

0.98

1.35

0.077

  

>£30

    

1.35

1.14

1.59

<0.001

1.48

1.20

1.82

<0.001

1.07

0.93

1.23

0.340

Source$

 

Buy my own

ns

   

1.55

1.36

1.76

<0.001

1.83

1.55

2.15

<0.001

ns

   
  

Parents provide

0.51

0.45

0.57

<0.001

0.57

0.50

0.65

<0.001

0.75

0.64

0.88

<0.001

0.75

0.68

0.83

<0.001

  

Get adults outside shop to buy it

7.79

6.51

9.32

<0.001

2.13

1.82

2.49

<0.001

1.48

1.22

1.80

<0.001

1.40

1.21

1.62

<0.001

Drink type

 

Alcopops

ns

   

0.82

0.72

0.94

<0.01

ns

   

ns

   

consumed$

 

Beer Cans or Bottles

1.39

1.24

1.57

<0.001

1.24

1.08

1.43

<0.01

1.24

1.04

1.47

<0.05

ns

   
  

Cider Cans or Bottles

ns

   

ns

   

ns

   

ns

   
  

Wine

0.77

0.66

0.89

<0.001

ns

   

ns

   

ns

   
  

Spirits

1.44

1.28

1.63

<0.001

1.49

1.31

1.71

<0.001

ns

   

1.22

1.10

1.36

<0.001

  

Large Value Cider Bottles

2.78

2.27

3.40

<0.001

1.29

1.07

1.56

<0.01

1.39

1.12

1.73

<0.01

1.31

1.10

1.57

<0.01

Drinking

 

Less than once a month (ref)

   

<0.001

   

<0.01

ns

   

ns

   

frequency

 

1-3 times a month

1.39

1.11

1.75

<0.005

0.97

0.74

1.25

0.796

        
  

Once a week

1.71

1.34

2.17

<0.001

1.05

0.80

1.38

0.724

        
  

Twice a week

1.76

1.33

2.31

<0.001

1.35

1.00

1.81

0.050

        
  

3+ Times a week

1.65

1.14

2.38

<0.01

1.84

1.26

2.68

<0.01

        

Binge

 

Never (ref)

   

<0.001

   

<0.001

   

<0.001

   

<0.001

frequency

 

Less than once a month

1.83

1.41

2.37

<0.001

1.85

1.36

2.52

<0.001

1.37

0.90

2.09

0.143

1.97

1.62

2.40

<0.001

  

1-3 times a month

2.55

1.94

3.36

<0.001

3.05

2.19

4.23

<0.001

1.65

1.09

2.51

<0.05

2.80

2.29

3.43

<0.001

  

Once a week

3.24

2.43

4.34

<0.001

4.47

3.19

6.28

<0.001

2.63

1.73

3.98

<0.001

3.62

2.93

4.48

<0.001

  

Twice a week

5.46

3.93

7.57

<0.001

7.34

5.08

10.60

<0.001

5.27

3.48

7.96

<0.001

4.72

3.77

5.91

<0.001

  

3+ Times a week

4.15

2.52

6.83

<0.001

7.32

4.35

12.34

<0.001

7.09

4.31

11.64

<0.001

4.49

3.16

6.38

<0.001

  1. AOR = Adjusted Odds Ratio; 95% CIs = 95% Confidence Intervals; ns = not significant. $Categories in these sections are separate binary variables (e.g. alcopop consumer yes/no, beer in cans or bottles consumer yes/no, buy my own yes/no, etc) and so are included in the model as separate variables. Reference categories thus consist of persons not reporting having consumed that drink, and not accessing alcohol from that source.
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