Citation

Wang ZY, Song J, Zang JJ, Huang CH, Zou SR, Ma GS. Biomed. Environ. Sci. 2015; 28(10): 765-768.

Affiliation

National Institute for Nutrition and Health, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 10050, China.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention and Chinese Academy of Preventive Medicine, Publisher Academic Press)

DOI

10.3967/bes2015.106

PMID

26582098

Abstract

The purpose of our study was to assess drinking status in middle school students and to understand the associated factors. The adjusted drinking rates were 50.9%, 39.8%, and 15.1% for lifetime, past-year, and current drinking, respectively. Multivariable logistic regression revealed the following variables positively related to drinking during the past year: family income, maternal educational level, family members who drink, parents who support drinking, best friends who drink, friends who encourage drinking, frequently attending friends' parties, smoking, and actuation trend (P<0.05). The main risk factors were friends (OR=6.77, 95% CI: 6.17, 7.43) and smoking (OR=4.70, 95% CI: 3.44, 6.43). These results contribute to obtaining the potential associated factors and aid in targeted intervention into the drinking behavior of middle school students.

Language: en