Variable

Energy beverages consumers

798 (29.9%)

P value

Energy-alcohol mixed beverages consumers

75 (2.8%)

P value

Non-consumers

1794 (67.3%)

P value

Total 2667 (100.0%)

n (%)

Social and demographic characteristics

· Gender:

○ Boys

500 (40.0)

<0.001

64 (5.1)

0.879

685 (54.8)

<0.001

1249 (46.8)

○ Girls

298 (21.0)

11 (0.8)

1109 (78.2)

1418 (53.2)

· Education Level:

○ Student/school

465 (29.7)

0.941

7 (0.5)

0.812

1093 (69.8)

0.058

1565 (58.7)

○ Student/high school

333 (30.2)

68 (6.2)

701 (65.4)

1102 (41.3)

· Socioeconomic status:

L vs M

L vs M

L vs M

○ Low (L)

211 (28.0)

0.536

8 (1.1)

0.302

533 (70.9)

0.105

752 (28.2)

○ Middle (M)

458 (30.7)

L vs H

38 (2.6)

L vs H

994 (66.7)

L vs H

1490 (55.9)

○ High (H)

129 (30.4)

0.726

29 (6.8)

0.804

267 (62.8)

0.025

425 (15.9)

Risk-taking behaviors

· Marijuana (Cannabis)

○ Yes

62 (46.6)

0.006

23 (17.3)

0.052

48 (36.1)

<0.001

133 (5.0)

○ No

736 (29.0)

52 (2.0)

1746 (68.9)

2534 (95.0)

· Cement (glue)

○ Yes

28 (52.8)

0.015

11 (20.8)

0.069

14 (26.4)

0.002

53 (2.0)

○ No

770 (29.5)

64 (2.4)

1780 (68.1)

2614 (98.0)

· Cocaine

○ Yes

28 (62.2)

<0.001

10 (22.2)

0.063

7 (16.6)

0.012

45 (1.7)

○ No

770 (29.4)

65 (2.5)

1787 (68.1)

2622 (98.3)

· Combined use of medicines that enhances the effects of legal and illegal drugs

○ Yes

51 (37.2)

0.316

39 (28.5)

0.003

47 (34.3)

<0.001

137 (5.1)

○ No

747 (29.5)

36 (1.4)

1747 (69.1)

2530 (94.9)

· Low risk perception of illegal drugs

○ Yes

48 (45.3)

0.029

13 (12.3)

0.387

55 (51.9)

0.016

106 (4.0)

○ No

750 (29.3)

62 (2.4)

1749 (68.3)

2561 (96.0)