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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Apr 30.
Published in final edited form as: J Adolesc Health. 2008 Mar;42(3):266–274. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2007.08.029

Table 3.

Percent and adjusted odds ratio of onset of lifetime ever-regular smoking by childhood sexual and physical abuse

Prevalence of Trauma
Ever-Regular Smoking After 6th Grade
Category of Trauma % %
Odds Ratio (95% CI)*
p value
CSA b/f 6th grade n = 9551
None 95.5 41 1 referent
Yes 4.5 48.3 1.43 (1.07,1.92) 0.02
None 95.5 41 1 referent
1 to 2 times 2.93 50.3 1.61 (1.10,2.34) 0.01
3 to 5 times 0.78 40 .99 (.48,2.02) ns
Greater than 6 times 0.79 49 1.36 (0.74,2.48) ns
CPA b/f 6th grade n = 9286
None 67.69 39.3 1 referent
Yes 32.31 45.4 1.28 (1.13,1.45) 0.0001
None 67.69 39.3 1 referent
1 to 2 times 13.74 44 1.15 (.99,1.35) ns
3 to 5 times 7.18 44.3 1.40 (1.11,1.78) 0.005
greater than 6 times 11.39 48 1.37 (1.12,1.69) 0.002

*

Models adjusted for age, race, sex, highest level of education among parents, depressive symptoms, and parental smoking

** To correspond with exposure variables, individuals who began smoking prior to the 11 years of age (approximately 6th grade) did not contribute to the outcome