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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 4.

Mean nicotine dependence and mean number of cigarettes smoked per day among current smokers as a function of trauma types

Category of Trauma Nicotine Dependence Mean (SE) p-value Cigarettes per day Mean (SE) p-value

Type of trauma in last year
Current Smoking in Past Year
Unwanted Sexual Contact n=201 n=360
None 2.21 (.20) referent 7.25 (.62) referent
1 or more 2.61 (.38) ns 8.03 (2.37) ns
Physical Assault n=237 n=423
None 1.98 (.18) referent 6.71 (.56) referent
1 or more 3.09 (44) 0.03 7.58 (1.46) ns
None 1.98 (.18) referent 6.71 (.56) referent
1 of 3 Types 2.85 (.34) 0.03 7.63 (1.51) ns
2 - 3 Types 3.67 (1.24) ns 7.44 (3.66) ns
Interpersonal Violence n=200 n=359
None 2.27 (.25) referent 7.11 (.69) referent
1 or more 2.28 (.24) ns 8.00 (1.21) ns
None 2.27 (.25) referent 7.11 (.69) referent
1 to 2 times 1.63 (.27) ns 4.31 (.97) 0.01
3 to 5 times 2.18 (.69) ns 5.83 (1.21) ns
greater than 6 times 2.58 (.30) ns 10.72 (2.03) ns

Type of Trauma before 6th grade
Current Regular Smoking
CSA b/f 6th grade n=3089 n=3962
None 3.24 (.06) referent 11.67 (.25) referent
Yes 3.97 (.22) 0.002 13.96 (1.15) 0.05
None 3.24 (.06) referent 11.67 (.25) referent
1 to 2 times 4.25 (.28) 0.0007 15.00 (1.15) 0.04
3 to 5 times 3.34 (.49) ns 10.38 (1.55) ns
Greater than 6 times 3.36 (.44) ns 12.58 (1.54) ns
CPA b/f 6th grade
None 3.16 (.08) referent 11.50 (.29) referent
Yes 3.53 (.10) 0.004 12.57 (.37) 0.01
None 3.16 (.08) referent 11.50 (.29) referent
1 to 2 times 3.48 (.17) ns 12.75 (.56) 0.03
3 to 5 times 3.38 (.23) ns 12.15 (.69) ns
greater than 6 times 3.67 (.15) 0.003 12.64 (.57) 0.06