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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Pediatrics. 2009 Apr;123(4):e551–e558. doi: 10.1542/peds.2008-2102

TABLE 1.

Comparison of Baseline Characteristics Among Those Who Completed All 3 Surveys Versus Those Who Were Lost to Follow-up After Wave 2

Characteristic Completed All 3
Surveys
(n = 1791; 68.8%)
Lost to Follow-up
After Wave 2
(n = 812; 31.2%)
P OR (95% CI) for Being
Lost to Follow-up


n Col% n Col%
Movie smoking exposure <.0001
  First quartile 502 28.0 149 18.4 1.00
  Second quartile 472 26.3 179 22.0 1.28 (0.99–1.64)
  Third quartile 431 24.1 220 27.1 1.72 (1.35–2.20)
  Fourth quartile 386 21.6 264 32.5 2.30 (1.81–2.93)
Sociodemographics
  Age, y .0037
    10–11 593 33.1 231 28.5 1.00
    12 561 31.3 238 29.3 1.09 (0.88–1.35)
    13–14 637 35.6 343 42.2 1.38 (1.13–1.69)
  Gender .0174
    Male 821 45.8 413 50.9 1.00
    Female 970 54.2 399 49.1 0.82 (0.69–0.97)
Social influences
  Either parent smokes <.0001
    No 1335 74.5 495 61.0 1.00
    Yes 456 25.5 317 39.0 1.88 (1.57–2.24)
  Any friends smoke <.0001
    No 1393 77.8 539 66.4 1.00
    Yes 398 22.2 273 33.6 1.77 (1.48–2.13)
  Any siblings smoke <.0001
    No 1639 91.5 697 85.8 1.00
    Yes 152 8.5 115 14.2 1.78 (1.38–2.30)
  Receptive to tobacco promotions <.0001
    No 1534 85.6 627 77.2 1.00
    Yes 257 14.4 185 23.8 1.76 (1.43–2.17)
Child characteristics
  School performance <.0001
    Excellent 831 46.4 282 34.7 1.00
    Good 677 37.8 329 40.5 1.43 (1.19–1.73)
    Average/below average 283 15.8 201 24.8 2.09 (1.67–2.62)
  Sensation seeking <.0001
    First quartile 593 33.1 199 24.5 1.00
    Second quartile 492 27.5 217 26.7 1.31 (1.05–1.65)
    Third quartile 312 17.4 172 21.2 1.64 (1.29–2.10)
    Fourth quartile 394 22.0 224 27.6 1.69 (1.35–2.13)
  Rebelliousness <.0001
    First quartile 564 31.5 207 25.5 1.00
    Second quartile 402 22.4 147 18.1 1.00 (0.78–1.28)
    Third quartile 449 25.1 219 27.0 1.33 (1.06–1.67)
    Fourth quartile 376 21.0 239 29.4 1.73 (1.38–2.17)
  Self-esteem .1714
    First quartile 456 25.5 220 27.1 1.00
    Second quartile 506 28.2 241 29.7 0.99 (0.79–1.23)
    Third quartile 521 29.1 239 29.4 0.95 (0.76–1.19)
    Fourth quartile 308 17.2 112 13.8 0.75 (0.58–0.99)
Parent characteristics
  Maternal demandingness .2419
    First quartile 410 22.9 207 25.5 1.00
    Second quartile 454 25.4 212 26.1 0.93 (0.73–1.17)
    Third quartile 521 29.1 234 28.8 0.89 (0.71–1.12)
    Fourth quartile 406 22.7 159 19.6 0.78 (0.61–0.99)
  Maternal responsiveness .0951
    First quartile 344 19.2 182 22.4 1.00
    Second quartile 384 21.4 187 23.0 0.92 (0.72–1.18)
    Third quartile 472 26.4 207 25.5 0.83 (0.65–1.06)
    Fourth quartile 591 33.0 236 29.1 0.76 (0.60–0.95)
  Parent education .0003
    Both completed high school 1560 87.1 663 81.7 1.00
    Neither or one completed high school 231 12.9 149 18.3 1.52 (1.21–1.90)
  Parental disapproval of smoking .5098
    Both disapprove 1490 83.2 667 82.1 1.00
    Neither or mixed disapprove 301 16.8 145 17.9 1.08 (0.87–1.34)
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