Research Article

Mid-Adolescent Predictors of Adult Drinking Levels in Early Adulthood and Gender Differences: Longitudinal Analyses Based on the South Australian School Leavers Study

Table 1

Mean (SD) standard drinks for the low and high consumption groups across 5 years.

Year 1
M (SD)
Year 2
M (SD)
Year 3
M (SD)
Year 4
M (SD)
Year 5
M (SD)

Men
 Lower81.2 (635.6)109.0 (348.21)215.9 (593.53)372.4 (998.20)315.4 (658.88)
 Higher305.4 (11.07)346.7 (13.8)746.0 (38.1)1165.5 (116.7)962.2 (152.8)

Women
 Lower53.6 (339.93)64.2 (298.41)120.0 (280.16)185.8 (360.19)198.1 (357.46)
 Higher448.5 (11.80)237.3 (103.76)239.5 (198.68)288.9 (312.53)341.9 (332.19)

Overall61.2 (505.04)326.8 (75.91)530.5 (145.39)865.7 (235.62)606.3 (229.30)