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Table 1 Relative frequency of consumers by sex and age group and different beverages

From: Underage drinking on saturday nights, sociodemographic and environmental risk factors: a cross-sectional study

 

12-13 years

(n = 230;

113 M - 97 F)

14-15 years

(n = 360;

253 M - 107 F)

16-17 years

(n = 212;

128 M - 84 F)

p

Beer

    

Males

18.05% (24/133)

25.30% (64/253)

46.88% (60/128)

<0.001

Females

17.53% (17/97)

11.21% (12/107)

21.43% (18/84)

0.15

Wine

    

Males

11.28% (15/133)

12.25% (31/253)

20.31% (26/128)

0.06

Females

7.22% (7/97)

5.61% (6/107)

8.33% (7/84)

0.75

Alcoholic cocktails

    

Males

19.55% (26/133)

20.95% (53/253)

46.09% (59/128)

<0.001

Females

16.49% (16/97)

24.30% (26/107)

33.33% (28/84)

0.03

All alcoholic beverages

    

Males

27.07% (36/133)

35.57% (90/253)

72.66% (93/128)

<0.001

Females

23.71% (23/97)

32.71% (35/107)

46.46% (39/84)

0.005

Binge drinking > 5 u.a.

    

Males

7.52 (10/133)

5.53 (14/253)

14.84 (19/128)

0.008

Females

3.09 (3/97)

0.00 (0/107)

4.76 (4/84)

0.09*

  1. p for Chi-squared test (2 df), except for * where p for Fisher's exact test.