title: Drinking Behavior and Associated Factors among Middle School Students in Shanghai, China.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nutrition Hygiene, Shanghai Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai 20036, China.
authors.forename: Zheng Yuan
authors.initials: ZY
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Department of Nutrition Hygiene, Shanghai Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai 20036, China.
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Song
authors.affiliation: Department of Nutrition Hygiene, Shanghai Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai 20036, China.
authors.forename: Jia Jie
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Zang
authors.affiliation: Department of Nutrition Hygiene, Shanghai Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai 20036, China.
authors.forename: Cui Hua
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.affiliation: Department of Nutrition Hygiene, Shanghai Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai 20036, China.
authors.forename: Shu Rong
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Zou
authors.affiliation: National Institute for Nutrition and Health, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 10050, China.
authors.forename: Guan Sheng
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Ma
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000523:psychology*; D002681:China; D003625:Data Collection; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D033062:Friends; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D016017:Odds Ratio; D012307:Risk Factors; D012907:Smoking; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors