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Table 3 Factors associated with any binge drinking in multivariable analyses among male and female university students in nine ASEAN countries

From: Health and behavioral factors associated with binge drinking among university students in nine ASEAN countries

Variables in the model

Male

Female

AOR (95% CI)†

AOR (95% CI)‡

Age groups

 18–19

Reference

Reference

 20–21

2.30 (1.61–3.28)***

1.46 (1.15–1.85)**

 22 or older

4.67 (3.30–6.59)***

1.86 (1.44–2.41)***

Living situation

 Not with parents/guardians

Reference

Reference

 With parents/guardians

0.69 (0.55–0.86)***

1.12 (0.87–1.45)

Family economic status

 Not well off/poor

 

Reference

 Wealthy/quite well off

 

0.61 (0.49–0.77)***

Country category

 Upper-middle/high income

Reference

Reference

 Lower-middle income

0.88 (0.69–1.11)

0.37 (0.29–0.47)***

Level of involvement in organized religious activity

 Low

Reference

Reference

 Medium

1.30 (0.96–1.68)

1.42 (1.10–1.83)**

 High

0.72 (0.48–1.07)

0.85 (0.60–1.21)

Level of involvement in non-organized religious activity

 Low

Reference

Reference

 Medium

0.95 (0.67–1.33)

1.19 (0.92–1.54)

 High

0.29 (0.19–0.44)***

0.35 (0.25–0.48)***

Knowledge of alcohol-heart disease link

0.79 (0.64–0.98)*

0.67 (0.56–0.82)***

Knowledge of alcohol-high blood pressure link

 

1.22 (1.01–1.49)*

Weak beliefs in importance of limiting alcohol

0.89 (0.85–0.93)***

0.84 (0.81–0.88)***

Subjective health status

0.92 (0.72–0.99)*

 

Level of life satisfaction

 Low

Reference

Reference

 Medium

0.54 (0.42–0.69)***

0.53 (0.42–0.67)***

 High

0.46 (0.30–0.72)***

0.71 (0.51–0.99)*

Current tobacco use

3.50 (2.50–4.91)***

6.01 (3.89–9.29)***

Past year illicit drug use

2.94 (2.24–3.87)***

2.58 (2.05–3.25)***

Depressive symptoms

1.58 (1.10–2.27)*

1.38 (1.02–1.87)*

Physical activity

 Low

Reference

Reference

 Medium

0.99 (0.76–1.29)

1.06 (0.85–1.32)

 High

1.50 (1.15–1.97)**

1.38 (1.06–1.79)*

  1. Abbreviations: AOR adjusted odds ratio, CI confidence interval; COR crude odds ratio
  2. *P < 0.05; **P < 0.01; ***P < 0.001
  3. † Hosmer & Lemeshow Chi-square = 13.57, P = 0.09; Nagelkerke R 2 = 0.31
  4. ‡ Hosmer & Lemeshow Chi-square = 26.64, P < 0.001; Nagelkerke R 2 = 0.25