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Table 4 Multivariable regression: odds ratio (OR) and 95 % confidence interval (95 % CI) for alcohol consumption

From: Alcohol consumption among university students: a Sino-German comparison demonstrates a much lower consumption of alcohol in Chinese students

Variables

OR

95 % CI

“Less than once a week” vs. “Never”a (Chineseb)

 Having a partner, yes vs. noc

1.47**

1.16–1.85

 Income, sufficient vs. insufficientc

0.72*

0.54–0.96

 Physical activity, less than once a week vs. at least three times a weekc

0.55***

0.40–0.75

 Physical activity, 1–2 times a week vs. at least three times a weekc

0.70*

0.54–0.93

 Age

1.12***

1.06–1.18

 BMI

1.09***

1.04–1.13

“At least once a week” vs. “Never”a (Chineseb)

 Father’s education, high vs. lowc

4.25***

2.67–6.78

 Income, sufficient vs. insufficientc

0.49**

0.29–0.82

 Nutrition, important vs. unimportantc

0.49*

0.27–0.89

 Physical activity, less than once a week vs. at least three times a weekc

0.27***

0.15–0.48

 Physical activity, 1–2 times a week vs. at least three times a weekc

0.43***

0.27–0.69

 Age

1.33***

1.21–1.46

 BMI

1.09*

1.02–1.18

“Less than once a week” vs. “Never”a (Germand)

 Income, sufficient vs. insufficientc

0.74*

0.56–0.99

“At least once a week” vs. “Never”a (Germand)

 Female vs. malec

0.40***

0.30–0.53

 Father’s education, high vs. lowc

1.32*

1.01–1.72

 Income, sufficient vs. insufficientc

0.67**

0.51–0.88

 Physical activity, less than once a week vs. at least three times a weekc

0.69*

0.49–0.96

 Age

0.97*

0.94–0.99

“Problem drinking” vs. “No problem drinking”a (Germane)

 Female vs. malec

0.32***

0.26–0.40

 Father’s education, high vs. lowc

1.32**

1.09–1.60

 Physical activity, less than once a week vs. at least three times a weekc

0.73*

0.56–0.95

 Perceived stress scale scores

1.08***

1.04–1.13

  1. Significance of Wald test: *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001
  2. aReference category of the dependent variables
  3. bNagelkerke R 2 = 0.13 (df = 24, N = 1571, p < 0.001)
  4. cReference category of the independent variables
  5. dNagelkerke R 2 = 0.09 (df = 24, N = 2954, p < 0.001)
  6. eNagelkerke R 2 = 0.10 (df = 10, N = 2907, p < 0.001)