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Table 1 Adolescent Sample Characteristics by AOD Risk Groups on the PESQ

From: Influence of mental health and alcohol or other drug use risk on adolescent reported care received in primary care settings

 

Full Sample (n = 1279)

PESQ Risk Group

Green Flag

(n = 886)

Yellow Flag

(n = 195)

Red Flag

(n = 221)

Age**

15.6 (0.2)

15.2 (0.2)

16.3 (0.1)

16.7 (0.1)

Gender***

 Male

40.4

42.1

40.9

33.2

 Female

59.6

57.9

59.1

66.8

Race***

 White

15.0

14.8

16.6

14.5

 Black

26.3

28.5

24.9

19.1

 Hispanic

52.0

48.8

55.4

61.4

 Multiethnic/Other

6.6

7.9

3.1

5.0

Mother’s Education

 Less than college

67.1

65.2

67.9

73.4

 At least some college

32.9

34.8

32.1

26.6

MHI-5 Score (0–100)***

68.5 (1.0)

69.9 (0.7)

70.3 (2.0)

61.5 (1.0)

  1. AOD Alcohol or drug use, PESQ Personal Experience Screening Questionnaire; 228 cases were imputed for missing data on mother’s education; Analyses are adjusted for clustering within clinic; **p < .01; ***p < .001
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