Table 5 Associations between substance (drug, tobacco, alcohol) use and psychological and behavioral problems
From: Prevalence, correlates, and associated psychological problems of substance use in Korean adolescents
|  | Illicit drug users (N = 311), % | Non-users (N = 71,749), % | AOR (95 % CI) | p-value | Tobacco users (n = 13,967), % | Non-users (n = 58,094), % | AOR (95 % CI) | p-value | Alcohol users (n = 30,566), % | Non-users (n = 41,494), % | AOR (95 % CI) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Perceived stress | 48.2 | 36.9 | 1.98 (1.88–2.08) | <0.001 | 42.3 | 35.7 | 1.32 (1.31–1.33) | <0.001 | 41.6 | 33.5 | 1.33 (1,32–1.34) | <0.001 |
Depressive mood | 57.6 | 26.6 | 3.34 (3.17–3.52) | <0.001 | 35.7 | 24.5 | 1.75 (1.73–1.76) | <0.001 | 33.2 | 21.8 | 1.71 (1.70–1.72) | <0.001 |
Suicide idea | 49.5 | 12.9 | 4.52 (4.29–4.76) | <0.001 | 18.8 | 11.6 | 1.83 (1.81–1.84) | <0.001 | 16.4 | 10.5 | 1.66 (1.65–1.67) | <0.001 |
Suicide plan | 41.0 | 4.3 | 9.93 (9.39–10.49) | <0.001 | 7.3 | 3.7 | 1.97 (1.94–2.00) | <0.001 | 5.9 | 3.3 | 1.87 (1.84–1.89) | <0.001 |
Suicide attempt | 34.1 | 2.8 | 13.13 (12.37–13.93) | <0.001 | 5.6 | 2.3 | 2.91 (2.86–2.96) | <0.001 | 4.0 | 2.1 | 2.26 (2.22–2.30) | <0.001 |
Problematic drinking | 45.2 | 6.3 | 12.90 (12.21–13.63) | <0.001 | 24.2 | 2.1 | 10.90 (10.77–11.04) | <0.001 | 15.1 | - |  |  |
Sexual relations with the opposite sex | 41.5 | 4.5 | 9.92 (9.39–10.48) | <0.001 | 14.3 | 2.3 | 5.15 (5.09–5.22) | <0.001 | 8.3 | 2.0 | 3.23 (3.18–3.28) | <0.001 |
Sexual relations with the same sex | 46.9 | 0.8 | 28.27 (26.43–30.24) | <0.001 | 2.7 | 0.6 | 3.02 (2.92–3.12) | <0.001 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 1.93 (1.87–2.00) | <0.001 |