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. 2023 Feb 3;48(2):241–249. doi: 10.4103/ijcm.ijcm_102_22

Table 3a.

Regression model for male use of different forms of tobacco in India by socio-demographic characteristics

Background Characteristics Smoking Only RRR (95% CI), P Smokeless Only RRR (95% CI), P Dual User RRR (95% CI), P
Residence
 Urban Ref.
 Rural 1.23 (1.14,1.32), <0.001 1.27 (1.18,1.36), <0.001 1.19 (1.06,1.33), <0.001
Region
 North 3.65 (3.16,4.24), <0.001 0.43 (0.38,0.49), <0.001 2.08 (1.61, 2.69), <0.001
 Central 2.05 (1.75,2.40), <0.001 1.43 (1.28,1.60), <0.001 4.30 (3.37,5.50), <0.001
 NE 1.61 (1.36,1.90), <0.001 1.76 (1.57,1.97), <0.001 4.31 (3.36,5.52), <0.001
 East 5.10 (4.35,5.99), <0.01 2.05 (1.81,2.32), <0.01 12.65 (9.89,16.17), <0.01
 West Ref.
 South 2.02 (1.74,2.34), <0.001 0.32 (0.28,0.36), <0.001 0.82 (0.62,1.09), 0.172
Age Group
 15-24 years Ref.
 25-44 years 2.42 (2.06, 2.86), <0.001 1.62 (1.43, 1.85), <0.001 2.01 (1.67, 2.47), <0.001
 45-64 years 3.39 (2.85,4.03), <0.001 1.46 (1.26,1.68), <0.001 1.81 (1.45, 2.26), <0.001
 65+ years 2.35 (1.93, 2.86), <0.001 1.12 (0.95,1.33), 0.179 0.92 (0.69, 1.21), 0.543
Marital Status
 Unmarried Ref.
 Cohabitated 1.36 (1.20,1.55), <0.001 1.46 (1.30,1.64), <0.001 1.50 (1.25,1.79), <0.001
 Separated 1.50 (1.15,1.96), <0.01 1.83 (1.43,2.35), <0.001 2.16 (1.51,3.08), <0.001
Religion
 Hindu 1.43 (1.27,1.60), <0.001 2.03 (1.79,2.30), <0.001 1.42 (1.20,1.68), <0.001
 Muslim 1.74 (1.50,2.02), <0.001 1.93 (1.65,2.26), <0.001 1.29 (1.03,1.61), 0.023
 Others Ref.
Occupation
 Employed Ref.
 Self-Employed 1.26 (1.09,1.45), <0.01 1.35 (1.16,1.57), <0.001 1.48 (1.18,1.86), <0.01
 Homemaker 1.35 (1.01,1.82), 0.049 1.08 (0.77,1.50), 0.663 1.33 (0.82,2.15), 0.241
 Student 0.40 (0.31,0.53), <0.001 0.33 (0.26,0.42), <0.001 0.40 (0.27,0.59), <0.001
 Others 1.29 (1.12,1.48), <0.001 1.37 (1.18,1.59), <0.001 1.64 (1.31,2.05), <0.001
Education
 Uneducated 4.99 (4.30,5.79), <0.01 3.17 (2.74,3.66), <0.01 6.85 (5.34,8.79), <0.01
 Up to Primary 3.50 (3.05,4.03), <0.01 2.77 (2.42,3.17), <0.01 5.71 (4.51,7.23), <0.01
 Up to Secondary 2.00 (1.76,2.27), <0.01 1.89 (1.67,2.14), <0.01 2.88 (2.30,3.61), <0.01
 Above Secondary Ref.
Awareness
 Unaware 1.46 (1.06,2.02), 0.022 1.45 (1.07,1.97), 0.017 1.17 (0.73,1.88), 0.507
 Partially Aware 1.17 (1.02,1.34), 0.024 1.15 (1.01,1.31), 0.031 1.12 (0.92,1.35), 0.250
 Aware Ref.
Wealth Index
 Poorest 1.51 (1.34,1.70), <0.001 2.26 (1.98,2.57), <0.001 1.49 (1.23,1.80), <0.001
 Poor 1.4 (1.24,1.56), <0.001 2.21 (1.94,2.52), <0.001 1.48 (1.23,1.79), <0.001
 moderate 1.28 (1.13,1.44), <0.001 1.97 (1.73,2.24), <0.001 1.41 (1.17,1.70), <0.001
 Rich 1.18 (1.05,1.33), <0.01 2.00 (1.76,2.28), <0.001 1.40 (1.16,1.69), <0.001
 Richest Ref.
Caste
 SC 1.17 (1.05,1.30), 0.003 1.37 (1.24,1.52), <0.001 1.39 (1.18,1.62), <0.001
 ST 1.85 (1.63,2.09), <0.01 1.67 (1.48,1.88), <0.001 1.51 (1.26,1.81), <0.001
 OBC 0.83 (0.76,0.91), <0.001 1.04 (0.96,1.13), 0.341 1.11 (0.96,1.26), 0.145
 Others Ref.