Table 2 Age-adjusted associations between risk behaviors and psychosocial characteristics among boys
| Â | Smoking | Alcohol use | Cannabis use | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Variable | OR | 95% CI | P | OR | 95% CI | P | OR | 95% CI | P |
Felt sad or hopeless ≥ 2 weeks in a row in past 12 months | 1.4 | 0.9-2.2 | ns | 1.2 | 0.8-1.8 | ns | 2.1 | 1.3-3.5 | 0.002 |
Often felt lonely in past 12 months | 2.4 | 1.3-4.5 | 0.008 | 1.3 | 0.7-2.3 | ns | 2.9 | 1.6-5.5 | 0.001 |
Was so worried about something that could not sleep at night in past 12 months | 2.8 | 1.5-5.2 | 0.002 | 2.1 | 1.0-4.3 | 0.039 | 4.9 | 2.7-9.1 | 0.000 |
Seriously considered attempting suicide in past 12 months | 2.6 | 1.5-4.4 | 0.001 | 1.9 | 1.1-3.2 | 0.023 | 3.8 | 2.2-6.5 | 0.000 |
Parents rarely/never check homework | 1.5 | 1.0-2.4 | 0.053 | 1.4 | 0.9-2.1 | 0.091 | 1.4 | 0.9-2.2 | Ns |
Parents rarely/never understand problems | 1.3 | 0.9-2.1 | ns | 1.3 | 0.9-2.0 | ns | 1.7 | 1.1-2.7 | 0.027 |
Parents rarely/never know what child is doing | 2.1 | 1.4-3.3 | 0.000 | 1.8 | 1.2-2.7 | 0.002 | 1.8 | 1.2-2.9 | 0.010 |
Pocket money ≥ 25 rupees per day | 1.4 | 0.8-2.2 | ns | 1.2 | 0.8-2.0 | ns | 0.8 | 0.5-1.6 | Ns |
School absence without permission ≥ 1 day in past 30 days | 3.9 | 2.5-6.1 | 0.000 | 2.8 | 1.8-4.1 | 0.000 | 4.7 | 2.9-7.7 | 0.000 |
Has less than 2 close friends | 1.0 | 0.6-1.8 | ns | 1.2 | 0.7-1.9 | ns | 1.8 | 1.1-3.1 | 0.026 |
Intraclass correlation (min-max) | 0.00-0.10 | 0.01-0.05 | 0.12-0.21 | ||||||
Sample size (min-max) | 537-595 | 482-531 | 588-637 | ||||||