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Table 1 Descriptive statistics and missing observations within the study population (N = 4554)

From: Early and risky adolescent alcohol use independently predict alcohol, tobacco, cannabis and other drug use in early adulthood in Ireland: a longitudinal analysis of a nationally representative cohort

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Unweighted

Weighted

Missing (N (%)

Exposures

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Age at first alcoholic drink N (%)

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0 (0.00)

≤â¶Ä‰14

1065 (23.39)

1232 (27.05)

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15

810 (17.79)

763 (16.74)

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16

1362 (29.91)

1241 (27.26)

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17

874 (19.19)

878 (19.29)

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≥â¶Ä‰18

326 (7.16)

305 (6.69)

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No alcohol use

117 (2.57)

135 (2.96)

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AUDIT score at 17 years old N (%)

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302 (6.63)

Low-risk (0–7)

2675 (62.91)

2650 (62.33)

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Increasing risk (8–15)

1369 (32.20)

1368 (32.18)

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High-risk (> 15)

208 (4.90)

234 (5.49)

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Outcomes

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AUDIT score at 20 years old N (%)

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0 (0.00)

Low/increasing risk (≤ 15)

3871 (85.00)

3941 (86.53)

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High-risk (> 15)

683 (15.00)

613 (13.47)

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Tobacco use at 20 years old N (%): yes

1736 (38.12)

1744 (38.29)

0 (0.00)

Cannabis use at 20 years old N (%): yes

1233 (27.08)

1109 (24.35)

0 (0.00)

Other drug use at 20 years old N (%): yes

1266 (27.80)

1270 (27.90)

0 (0.00)

Covariates

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0 (0.00)

Age at outcome mean (SD)

20.10 (0.29)

20.07 (0.29)

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Sex N (%): female

2362 (51.87)

2270 (49.84)

0 (0.00)

Drumcondra reading test median (IQR)

77.80 (63.90–88.90)

72.50 (52.50–85.00)

84 (1.85)

TIPI Extraversion median (IQR)

3.50 (2.50–5.50)

3.50 (2.50–5.50)

&±ô³Ù; 0.66%*

TIPI Agreeableness median (IQR)

5.50 (3.50–7.00)

5.00 (3.50–7.00)

&±ô³Ù; 0.66%*

TIPI Emotional Stability median (IQR)

4.50 (3.00–6.50)

4.00 (3.00–6.50)

&±ô³Ù; 0.66%*

TIPI Openness to experiences median (IQR)

4.50 (3.00–6.50)

5.00 (3.00–6.50)

&±ô³Ù; 0.66%*

TIPI Conscientiousness median (IQR)

4.50 (3.00–6.50)

4.00 (2.50–7.00)

&±ô³Ù; 0.66%*

Parental monitoring median (IQR)

42.0 (39.0–44.0)

42 (38–44)

&±ô³Ù; 0.66%*

SDQ Conduct N (%)

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0 (0.00)

Normal

3563 (78.24)

3344 (73.44)

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Borderline

534 (11.73)

602 (13.22)

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Abnormal

457 (10.04)

608 (13.35)

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SDQ Hyperactivity N (%)

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0 (0.00)

Normal

3598 (79.01)

3341 (73.36)

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Borderline

353 (7.75)

423 (9.29)

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Abnormal

603 (13.24)

790 (17.35)

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Household social class N (%)

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0 (0.00)

Professional

824 (18.09)

466 (10.23)

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Managerial & technical

1890 (41.50)

1485 (32.60)

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Non-manual

831 (18.25)

887 (19.47)

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Manual

805 (17.68)

1230 (27.02)

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Other

204 (4.48)

486 (10.68)

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Parental education N (%)

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0 (0.00)

3rd level degree

2082 (45.72)

1295 (28.44)

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3rd level non-degree

1137 (24.97)

1038 (22.80)

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High secondary &/TechVoc

1077 (23.65)

1551 (34.05)

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Low secondary or less

258 (5.67)

670 (14.71)

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Household structure N (%)

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0 (0.00)

Two-parent

4060 (89.15)

3662 (80.42)

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One-parent

494 (10.85)

892 (19.58)

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Familial AUD/drug-use N (%): yes

455 (9.99)

586 (12.88)

0 (0.00)

Parental smoking N (%): yes

1967 (43.19)

2271 (49.86)

0 (0.00)

Peer drunkenness N (%): yes

4321 (95.53)

4285 (94.74)

31 (0.68)

Peer tobacco use N (%): yes

3635 (80.40)

3632 (80.34)

33 (0.72)

Peer cannabis use N (%): yes

2632 (58.32)

2571 (56.97)

41 (0.90)

Neighbourhood substance use N (%): common

9%*

12%*

&±ô³Ù; 0.66%*

  1. N = count, SD = standard deviation, IQR = Interquartile Range, AUDIT = Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test, TIPI = Ten-Item Personality Inventory, SDQ = Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire, TechVoc = technical and vocational, AUD = alcohol use disorder
  2. *Exact numbers suppressed due to cell counts < 30