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Table 3 Multivariate adjusted logistic regression for variables associated with marijuana use (MU) among U. S adolescents

From: Race/ethnicity differences in risk and protective factors for marijuana use among U.S. adolescents

 

Past-month MU

(n = 64,036)

Past-year MU

(n = 64,036)

Lifetime MU

(n = 66,391)

Perceived availability of marijuana

6.257***

4.774***

4.580***

(5.401–7.250)

(4.362–5.225)

(4.181–5.016)

Parental disapproval of marijuana use

0.477***

0.600***

0.637***

(0.406–0.560)

(0.524–0.686)

(0.560–0.725)

Peers disapproval of marijuana use

0.355***

0.347***

0.371***

(0.316–0.399)

(0.314–0.383)

(0.340–0.406)

Close friends disapproval of marijuana use

0.321***

0.343***

0.370***

(0.281–0.367)

(0.313–0.376)

(0.340–0.402)

Risk perception of marijuana use

0.245***

0.259***

0.288***

(0.194–0.310)

(0.224–0.300)

(0.255–0.324)

Race and gender

 Black

1.104

1.119

1.156**

  (Ref: White)

(0.944–1.291)

(0.996–1.258)

(1.053–1.270)

 Hispanic

1.042

1.083

1.200***

(0.898–1.209)

(0.986–1.191)

(1.109–1.298)

 Asian

0.663*

0.580***

0.585***

(0.459–0.957)

(0.450–0.747)

(0.466–0.735)

 Native Hawaiians, Pacific

1.170

0.993

1.123

(0.514–2.662)

(0.545–1.809)

(0.608–2.077)

 Native-Americans

3.088***

2.742***

2.552***

(2.184–4.367)

(2.013–3.734)

(1.977–3.294)

 Mixed-race

1.227*

1.161

1.167*

(1.051–1.433)

(0.989–1.364)

(1.005–1.356)

 Male (ref: female)

1.167**

0.992

1.026

(1.046–1.301)

(0.916–1.075)

(0.960–1.097)

Poverty level (ref: < 100%)

 100–199%

0.921

0.882**

0.807***

(0.817–1.038)

(0.809–0.961)

(0.734–0.889)

 200%+

0.761***

0.791***

0.638***

(0.675–0.857)

(0.708–0.883)

(0.575–0.708)

Urbanicity

 Small metro

0.991

1.005

1.077

  (ref: Large metro)

(0.904–1.087)

(0.928–1.088)

(0.998–1.163)

 Non-metro

0.876

0.961

1.105

(0.732–1.048)

(0.832–1.110)

(0.936–1.304)

Age (ref: 12, 13)

 14–15

2.421***

2.571***

2.602***

(1.924–3.045)

(2.264–2.921)

(2.305–2.939)

 16–17

3.828***

3.890***

4.626***

(3.141–4.665)

(3.407–4.442)

(4.068–5.261)

Year (ref: 2015)

 2016

0.843*

0.900*

0.878*

(0.726–0.980)

(0.814–0.996)

(0.795–0.969)

 2017

0.815*

0.912

0.886

(0.688–0.966)

(0.796–1.045)

(0.780–1.007)

 2018

0.787**

0.858**

0.821***

(0.676–0.916)

(0.767–0.961)

(0.737–0.914)

 2019

1.036

1.044

0.970

0.843*

(0.917–1.188)

(0.876–1.075)

  1. 95% confidence intervals (CI) in parentheses; Ref: Reference group
  2. *** p < 0.001, ** p < 0.01, * p < 0.05