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Table 2 Description of alcohol and drug consumption characteristics of the adolescents according to adherence and results of statistical tests

From: Relations of drug use and socioeconomic factors with adherence to dental treatment among adolescents

Variable

Total (N = 325)

Adherence

CI (95%)

Yes (N = 164)

RP

Lower

Upper

p

Tried alcohol, n (%)

     

0.035

 No

98 (30.2)

58 (35.6)

1.00

   

 Yes

226 (69.8)

06 (64.4)

0.79

0.63

0.97

 

Age when you tried alcohol

 

1.06

0.98

1.14

0.155c

 mean ± SD

14.4 ± 1.97

14.6 ± 1.98

    

Where alcohol was used

House, n (%)

     

0.453

 Yes

257 (79.8)

132 (81.5)

1.00

   

Own home or friend’s home, n (%)

     

0.434

 Yes

57 (17.7)

26 (16)

0.89

0.65

1.21

 

School, n (%)

     

0.497a

 Yes

1 (0.3)

0 (0)

&

   

Street or park, n (%)

     

0.554

 Yes

25 (7.8)

14 (8.6)

1.12

0.78

1.62

 

Bar or club, n (%)

     

0.718

 Yes

28 (8.7)

15 (9.3)

1.07

0.75

1.54

 

Restaurants, n (%)

     

0.722a

 Yes

7 (2.2)

3 (1.9)

0.85

0.36

2.01

 

Elsewhere, n (%)

     

0.155

 Yes

51 (15.8)

21 (13)

0.79

0.56

1.12

 

How many times did you drink alcohol in the last 30 days, n (%)

    

0.220b

 None

226 (69.8)

122 (74.8)

1.00

   

 1 to 2 times

66 (20.4)

29 (17.8)

0.81

0.60

1.10

 

 3 to 9 times

24 (7.4)

9 (5.5)

0.69

0.41

1.18

 

 + 10 times

8 (2.5)

3 (1.8)

0.69

0.28

1.71

 

How many times did you have alcohol problems in the last 30 days, n (%)

    

0.262b

 None

293 (90.4)

147 (90.2)

1.00

   

 1 to 2 times

21 (6.5)

10 (6.1)

0.95

0.60

1.51

 

 3 to 9 times

6 (1.9)

5 (3.1)

1.66

1.14

2.42

 

 + 10 times

4 (1.2)

1 (0.6)

0.50

0.09

2.73

 

In your life, how many times have you been drunk, n (%)

    

0.301b

 None

238 (73.5)

126 (77.3)

1.00

   

 1 to 2 times

71 (21.9)

31 (19)

0.82

0.62

1.10

 

 3 to 9 times

12 (3.7)

4 (2.5)

0.63

0.28

1.41

 

 + 10 times

3 (0.9)

2 (1.2)

1.26

0.56

2.83

 

If you came home drunk, how would your family react, n (%)

    

0.388

 Would not notice

28 (8.7)

14 (8.6)

1.00

   

 Would notice. But would not care

14 (4.3)

4 (2.5)

0.57

0.23

1.42

 

 Would notice and would get upset

54 (16.7)

31 (19.1)

1.15

0.74

1.78

 

 Would notice and would get very upset

155 (48)

75 (46.3)

0.97

0.65

1.45

 

 Do not know

72 (22.3)

38 (23.5)

1.06

0.69

1.62

 

Do your parents drink, n (%)

    

0.809b

 No

149 (46)

73 (44.8)

1.00

   

 Father

100 (30.9)

48 (29.4)

0.98

0.75

1.27

 

 Mother

22 (6.8)

13 (8)

1.21

0.82

1.77

 

 Both

50 (15.4)

27 (16.6)

1.10

0.81

1.49

 

 Do not know

3 (0.9)

2 (1.2)

1.36

0.60

3.08

 

Drink alcohol, n (%)

     

0.222

 No

164 (50.6)

88 (54)

1.00

   

 Yes

160 (49.4)

75 (46)

0.87

0.70

1.09

 

Drink with friends, n (%)

     

0.145

 No

198 (61.1)

106 (65)

1.00

   

 Yes

126 (38.9)

57 (35)

0.85

0.67

1.07

 

Drink with family members, n (%)

     

0.746

 No

290 (89.5)

145 (89)

1.00

   

 Yes

34 (10.5)

18 (11)

1.06

0.76

1.48

 

Drink with other people, n (%)

     

> 0.999a

 No

317 (97.8)

159 (97.5)

1.00

   

 Yes

7 (2.2)

4 (2.5)

1.14

0.59

2.18

 

Drink alone, n (%)

     

0.029a

 No

319 (98.5)

163 (100)

1.00

   

 Yes

5 (1.5)

0 (0)

&

   

Tried drugs, n (%)

     

0.049

 No

306 (94.4)

158 (96.9)

1.00

   

 Yes

18 (5.6)

5 (3.1)

0.54

0.25

1.14

 

Age when tried drugs

 

0.81

0.52

1.25

0.426c

 média ± SD

14.8 ± 1.38

14.4 ± 1.52

    

Did any type of drugs in the past 90 days, n (%)

    

0.540a

 No

314 (96.9)

159 (97.5)

1.00

   

 Yes

10 (3.1)

4 (2.5)

0.79

0.37

1.70

 

How many times have used any drugs in the past 30 days, n (%)

    

0.445b

 None

314 (96.9)

159 (97.5)

1.00

   

 1 to 2 times

5 (1.5)

3 (1.8)

1.19

0.57

2.44

 

 3 to 9 times

1 (0.3)

0 (0)

&

   

 + 10 times

4 (1.2)

1 (0.6)

0.49

0.09

2.70

 

Your friends do drugs, n (%)

    

0.005

 No

188 (58)

107 (65.6)

1.00

   

 Yes

136 (42)

56 (34.4)

0.72

0.57

0.92

 

You do drugs, n (%)

    

0.347

 No

313 (96.6)

159 (97.5)

1.00

   

 Yes

11 (3.4)

4 (2.5)

0.72

0.32

1.58

 
  1. Source: Elaborated by the author based on data from the city of Piracicaba.Chi-square test; a Fisher exact test; b Probability ratio test; c Student’s t-test; PR Prevalence Ratio, CI Confidence Interval; Not all patients have all the information; & it cannot be estimated