From: Substance use patterns among university students in Egypt
Variables | Total | Substance user N [%] | P value (Chi-square) | COR [95% CI] (Epi-info program) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Overall | 1138 | 74 [6.5] | - | - |
Age | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 < 20 | 550 | 21 [3.8] | ≤ 0.001 | 1r |
 ≥ 20 | 588 | 53 [9] |  | 2.5 [1.5-4.2] |
Sex | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Male | 650 | 67 [10.3] | ≤ 0.001 | 7.8 [3.6-17.4] |
 Female | 488 | 7 [1.4] |  | 1r |
College type | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Medical | 219 | 12 [5.5] | 0.9 | 1.1 [0.5-2.09] |
 Practical | 261 | 28 [10.7] | 0.002 | 2.2 [1.3-3.7] |
 Theoretical | 658 | 34 [5.2] |  | 1r |
Educational year | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 1st and 2nd year | 507 | 13 [2.6] |  | 1r |
 3rd year | 259 | 12 [4.6] | 0.1 | 1.8 [0.8-4.1] |
 4th year | 266 | 33 [12.4] | ≤ 0.001 | 5.4 [2.8-10.4] |
 5th and 6th year | 106 | 16 [15.1] | ≤ 0.001 | 6.7 [3.1-14.5] |
Residence | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Urban | 565 | 46 [8.1] | 0.03 | 1.7 [1.1-2.8] |
 Rural | 573 | 28 [4.9] |  | 1r |
Smoking | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Yes | 256 | 62 [24.2] | ≤ 0.001 | 23.1 [12.2-43.8] |
 No | 882 | 12 [1.4] |  | 1r |
Medical problem | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Yes | 265 | 10 [3.8] | 0.04 | 1r |
 No | 873 | 64 [7.3] |  | 2.01 [1.02-3.9] |
Working during study | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Yes | 152 | 21 [13.8] | ≤ 0.001 | 2.8 [1.6-4.8] |
 No | 986 | 53 [5.4] |  | 1r |
Marital status | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Single | 1102 | 68 [6.2] | 0.01 | 1r |
 Married | 36 | 6 [16.7] |  | 3.04 [1.2-7.5] |