Binge Drinking among 12-to-14-Year-Old Canadians: Findings from a Population-Based Study

Table 1

Unadjusted and adjusted odds ratio of binge drinking at least once in past 12 months among 12-to-14-year-olds.

	Unadjusted odds (𝑛 = 6,172)		𝑃 value	Fully adjusted odds (𝑛 = 5727)		𝑃 value
	OR	95% CI		OR	95% CI
Sex
Male	1.00	Referent		1.00	Referent
Female	1.07	(0.83, 1.37)	<0.001	1.06	(0.82, 1.37)	0.65
Race
White	1.74	(1.21, 2.52)	0.003	1.88	(1.26, 2.80)	0.002
Non-White	1.00	Referent		1.00	Referent
Immigrant
No	1.73	(0.98, 3.07)	0.06	1.25	(0.68, 2.30)	0.48
Yes	1.00	Referent		1.00	Referent
Household income
Missing data	1.30	(0.92, 1.83)	0.13	1.37	(0.96, 1.95)	0.08
<$29,999	1.69	(1.19, 2.41)	0.004	1.92	(1.33, 2.76)	<0.001
$30,000–$49,999	1.66	(1.18, 2.33)	0.004	1.62	(1.14, 2.31)	0.007
≥$50,000	1.00	Referent		1.00	Referent
Self-rated health
Good to excellent	0.88	(0.48, 1.60)	0.67	1.12	(0.60, 2.08)	0.73
Poor to fair	1.00	Referent		1.00	Referent
Chronic health conditions
0	1.00	Referent		1.00	Referent
1 or 2	1.74	(1.31, 2.31)	<0.001	1.70	(1.27, 2.28)	<0.001
3 or more	2.75	(1.70, 4.45)	<0.001	2.41	(1.44, 4.02)	0.001
ADL^1 limitations
Yes	1.68	(0.66, 4.26)	0.27	3.42	(1.20, 9.70)	0.02
No	1.00	Referent		1.00	Referent
Recreational physical activity level
Active	1.52	(1.08, 2.14)	0.02	1.48	(1.04, 2.11)	0.03
Moderate	1.00	Referent		1.00	Referent
Inactive	1.53	(1.04, 2.24)	0.03	1.58	(1.07, 2.34)	0.02
Mood disorder
No	1.00	Referent		1.00	Referent
Yes	4.13	(2.27, 7.55)	<0.001	3.12	(1.54, 6.32)	0.002
Anxiety disorder
No	1.00	Referent		1.00	Referent
Yes	2.28	(1.17, 4.46)	0.02	0.92	(0.41, 2.10)	0.85

1ADL: activities of daily living.
Source: Canadian Community Health Survey cycle 3.1.