Table 1.

Social and demographic characteristics of a sample of male smokers in Egypt

	Nondaily smokers (n = 42)					Light daily smokers (n = 223)					Heavy smokersa (n = 769)
	n	%	OR	95% CI		n	%	OR	95% CI		n	%
Age (years)
18–24	14	33.3	4.0	1.6	10.3	25	11.2	0.6	0.3	0.9	99	13.3
25–44	21	50.0	1.5	0.6	3.2	108	48.4	0.5	0.4	0.8	444	59.8
>45	7	16.7	ref.			90	40.3	ref.			200	26.9
Total	42	100				223	100				743	100
Marital status
Single	15	35.7	2.8	1.4	5.3	41	18.4	1.1	0.8	1.6	129	16.8
Ever married	27	64.3	ref.			182	81.6	ref.			639	83.2
Total	42	100				223	100				768	100
Education
Illiterate	7	16.7	ref.			66	29.6	ref.			244	31.7
Primary	13	31.0	1.4	0.5	3.5	88	39.5	1.0	0.7	1.4	326	42.4
Secondary	22	52.4	3.9	1.6	9.2	69	30.9	1.3	0.9	1.9	199	25.9
Total	42	100				223	100				769	100
Occupation
Unskilled laborer	19	46.3	ref.			118	53.2	ref.			455	59.7
Does not work	4	9.8	1.8	0.6	5.6	34	15.3	2.5	1.6	4.1	52	6.8
Skilled laborer	6	14.6	1.1	0.4	2.8	30	13.5	0.9	0.6	1.4	133	17.5
Professional	12	29.2	2.4	1.1	5.0	40	18.0	1.3	0.8	1.9	122	16.0
Total	41	100				222	100				762	100

Note. n, number of subjects and OR, odds ratio.

^aModerate-to-heavy daily smokers are the reference group.