Table 2: Logistic regression models* of consumption of alcohol mixed with energy drinks among students in grades 7 to 12, by sex, grade level, ethnic origin, risk-taking behaviours, school measures, weekly spending money and province of residence
VariableAdjusted OR (95% CI)
Model 1Model 2Model 3
Sex
Male1.07 (0.93–1.23)1.08 (0.94–1.24)1.09 (0.94–1.25)
Female111
Grade level
70.65 (0.50–0.86)1.49 (1.10–2.01)1.63 (1.22–2.20)
80.79 (0.62–1.02)1.40 (1.06–1.84)1.52 (1.15–2.01)
90.85 (0.67–1.08)1.14 (0.89–1.47)1.24 (0.96–1.60)
100.73 (0.58–0.92)0.84 (0.66–1.07)0.89 (0.70–1.14)
110.87 (0.69–1.09)0.86 (0.68–1.08)0.90 (0.72–1.14)
12111
Ethnic origin
Asian0.60 (0.42–0.86)0.89 (0.62–1.27)0.88 (0.62–1.26)
Aboriginal1.25 (1.00–1.66)1.25 (0.98–1.61)1.23 (0.95–1.57)
Black1.05 (0.68–1.65)1.48 (0.93–2.37)1.48 (0.93–2.35)
Other1.01 (0.82–1.25)1.32 (1.05–1.66)1.30 (1.03–1.64)
White111
Risk-taking behaviours
Current smoker2.01 (1.54–2.64)1.51 (1.18–1.94)1.52 (1.19–1.95)
Nonsmoker111
Heavy drinking3.40 (2.83–4.08)3.41 (2.84–4.09)
No drinking0.26 (0.21–0.32)0.25 (0.21–0.30)
Light drinking111
Marijuana use4.49 (3.80–5.31)2.30 (1.91–2.77)2.29 (1.90–2.76)
No marijuana use111
Individual school measures
Grade average ≥ 70%0.76 (0.65–0.89)0.79 (0.67–0.93)0.80 (0.68–0.94)
Grade average < 70%111
School connectedness0.94 (0.92–0.96)0.95 (0.93–0.97)0.96 (0.93–0.98)
Absence from school ≥ 3 days2.70 (2.16–3.37)2.00 (1.56–2.57)2.06 (1.60–2.65)
Absence from school 1–2 days1.66 (1.36–2.02)1.24 (1.03–1.50)1.26 (1.04–1.52)
No absence from school111
School team sports1.29 (1.12–1.48)1.17 (1.01–1.35)1.16 (1.01–1.34)
No school team sports111
Weekly spending money
≥ $401.51 (1.26–1.79)1.51 (1.26–1.79)1.51 (1.27–1.80)
Unknown1.14 (0.88–1.47)1.07 (0.85–1.35)1.06 (0.84–1.34)
< 40111
Province of residence
Newfoundland and Labrador0.82 (0.71–0.95)
Prince Edward Island0.66 (0.56–0.78)
Quebec0.70 (0.57–0.86)
Ontario0.87 (0.75–1.00)
Manitoba0.65 (0.57–0.76)
Saskatchewan0.64 (0.52–0.78)
Alberta0.98 (0.78–1.22)
British Columbia0.96 (0.80–1.15)
Nova Scotia1
Observations36 70936 15536 155

Note: CI = confidence interval, OR = odds ratio. 
*Model 1 included all covariates with the exception of heavy drinking and province of residence. Model 2 added heavy drinking to the analysis, and model 3 added province of residence.