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Table 3 Estimated prevalence differences (PD, in percentage points, representing average marginal effects) and corresponding odds ratios (OR) for alcohol drinking behaviours according to symptoms of anxiety and depression in gender-specific quartiles, with the first quartile serving as reference

From: Anxiety and depression symptoms and alcohol use among adolescents - a cross sectional study of Norwegian secondary school students

 

Boys

Girls

PD (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

PD (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

Depression symptoms

 Early onset

  2nd quartile (II)

6 (1–11)

1.3 (1.0–1.7)

5 (1–10)

1.3 (1.1–1.7)

  3rd quartile (III)

8 (3–12)

1.4 (1.1–1.7)

9 (4–14)

1.5 (1.2–2.0)

  4th quartile (IV)

8 (3–13)

1.4 (1.1–1.8)

14 (9–19)

1.9 (1.5–2.5)

 Frequent consumption

  2nd quartile (II)

3 (−2–7)

1.1 (0.9–1.5)

6 (2–10)

1.4 (1.1–1.7)

  3rd quartile (III)

4 (0–8)

1.2 (1.0–1.5)

11 (7615)

1.7 (1.4–2.2)

  4th quartile (IV)

10 (5–14)

1.6 (1.3–2.0)

13 (8–17)

1.9 (1.5–2.4)

 Frequent intoxication

  2nd quartile (II)

0 (−4–4)

1.0 (0.8–1.3)

7 (4–11)

1.7 (1.3–2.2)

  3rd quartile (III)

5 (1–8)

1.3 (1.1–1.7)

8 (4–13)

1.8 (1.4–2.4)

  4th quartile (IV)

7 (3–12)

1.6 (1.2–2.0)

11 (7–15)

2.1 (1.6–2.8)

Anxiety symptoms

 Early onset

  2nd quartilea (II)

4 (−1–8)

1.2 (1.0–1.5)

  3rd quartile (III)

1 (−3–5)

1.0 (0.9–1.3)

7 (2–12)

1.4 (1.1–1.8)

  4th quartile (IV)

2 (−3–7)

1.1 (0.9–1.3)

10 (5–15)

1.6 (1.3–2.0)

 Frequent consumption

  2nd quartilea (II)

1 (−3–5)

1.0 (0.8–1.3)

  3rd quartile (III)

4 (0–8)

1.2 (1.0–1.5)

3 (−2–8)

1.2 (0.9–1.5)

  4th quartile (IV)

3 (−2–7)

1.2 (0.9–1.4)

8 (3–12)

1.5 (1.2–1.8)

 Frequent intoxicaton

  2nd quartilea (II)

3 (0–7)

1.3 (1.0–1.6)

  3rd quartile (III)

2 (−2–5)

1.1 (0.9–1.4)

3 (−1–8)

1.3 (0.9–1.7)

  4th quartile (IV)

3 (−1–7)

1.2 (0.9–1.6)

6 (2–10)

1.5 (1.1–1.9)

  1. aFor anxiety symptoms in boys only three groups could be identified (see Table 2)
  2. Model adjusted for school year and family socioeconomic status