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Table 3 The relationship between the first drinking/drunk age and current drinking status

From: Analysis of the alcohol drinking behavior and influencing factors among emerging adults and young adults: a cross-sectional study in Wuhan, China

 

Age at the first drinking

z

p

Age at the first drunk

z

p

≤14

≥15

≤14

≥15

Male

  

2.49

0.0129

  

2.46

0.0138

 Light drinkers

15 (78.9)

299 (94.0)

  

4 (57.1)

143 (88.8)

  

 Moderate drinkers

3 (15.8)

11 (3.5)

  

2 (28.6)

12 (7.5)

  

 Heavy drinkers

1 (5.3)

8 (2.5)

  

1 (14.3)

6 (3.7)

  

Total

19

318

  

7

161

  

Female

  

−0.68

0.4972

  

−0.60

0.5470

 Light drinkers

7 (100.0)

313 (93.7)

  

3 (100.0)

117 (88.6)

  

 Moderate drinkers

0 (0.0)

12 (3.6)

  

0 (0.0)

8 (6.1)

  

 Heavy drinkers

0 (0.0)

9 (2.7)

  

0 (0.0)

7 (5.3)

  

Total

7

334

  

4

132

  

Overall

  

2.57

0.0101

  

1.77

0.0765

 Light drinkers

21 (80.8)

612 (93.9)

  

7 (70.0)

260 (88.7)

  

 Moderate drinkers

4 (15.4)

23 (3.5)

  

2 (20.0)

20 (6.8)

  

 Heavy drinkers

1 (3.9)

17 (2.6)

  

1 (10.0)

13 (4.5)

  

Total

26

652

  

10

293

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