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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 2.

Association Between Baseline Characteristics and Becoming an Established Smoker by Wave 3

Baseline Characteristics
(N = 1791)
Established Smokers
by Wave 3
(N = 235; 13.1%)
Minimally Adjusted RR
(95% CI)a
Fully Adjusted RR
(95% CI)b

n Row%
Movie smoking exposurec
  First quartile 502 6.6 1.00 1.00
  Second quartile 472 10.8 1.54 (1.07–2.21)d 1.36 (0.95–1.94)
  Third quartile 431 15.6 2.17 (1.54–3.05)e 1.68 (1.15–2.44)f
  Fourth quartile 386 21.8 2.88 (2.08–3.98)e,g,h 1.98 (1.35–2.90)e
Sociodemographics
  Age, y
  10–11 593 8.8 1.00 1.00
  12 561 14.6 1.68 (1.19–2.37) 1.56 (1.17–2.08)
  13–14 637 15.9 1.80 (1.34–2.42) 1.40 (1.08–1.83)
Gender
  Male 821 15.8 1.00 1.00
  Female 970 10.8 0.68 (0.61–0.77) 0.86 (0.74–1.00)
Social influences
  Either parent smokes
    No 1335 10.8 1.00 1.00
    Yes 456 20.0 1.91 (1.58–2.31) 1.36 (1.05–1.76)
  Any friends smoke
    No 1393 10.3 1.00 1.00
    Yes 398 23.1 2.14 (1.63–2.80) 1.51 (1.06–2.16)
  Any siblings smoke
    No 1639 12.0 1.00 1.00
    Yes 152 25.7 2.12 (1.50–2.98) 1.27 (0.90–1.78)
  Receptive to tobacco promotions
    No 1534 11.7 1.00 1.00
    Yes 257 21.8 1.69 (1.27–2.25) 0.89 (0.64–1.23)
Child characteristics
  School performance
    Excellent 831 8.7 1.00 1.00
    Good 677 12.3 1.33 (0.88–2.03) 1.05 (0.70–1.59)
    Average/below average 283 28.3 2.99 (2.23–4.02) 1.84 (1.29–2.61)
  Sensation seeking
    First quartile 593 6.9 1.00 1.00
    Second quartile 492 12.2 1.70 (1.10–2.64) 1.34 (0.83–2.16)
    Third quartile 312 17.0 2.29 (1.64–3.20) 1.50 (1.00–2.25)
    Fourth quartile 394 20.6 2.68 (1.69–4.25) 1.46 (0.81–2.60)
  Rebelliousness
    First quartile 564 6.9 1.00 1.00
    Second quartile 402 11.2 1.56 (1.05–2.34) 1.39 (0.88–2.19)
    Third quartile 449 14.3 1.90 (1.40–2.59) 1.38 (0.95–2.00)
    Fourth quartile 376 23.1 3.06 (2.19–4.27) 1.66 (1.03–2.65)
  Self-esteem
    First quartile 456 19.3 1.00 1.00
    Second quartile 506 10.1 0.53 (0.40–0.69) 0.75 (0.56–0.98)
    Third quartile 521 11.1 0.57 (0.43–0.77) 0.91 (0.66–1.26)
    Fourth quartile 308 12.3 0.64 (0.44–0.93) 1.28 (0.91–1.80)
Parent characteristics
  Maternal demandingness
    First quartile 410 16.6 1.00 1.00
    Second quartile 454 12.6 0.77 (0.59–0.99) 0.93 (0.75–1.14)
    Third quartile 521 11.1 0.67 (0.54–0.84) 0.82 (0.64–1.05)
    Fourth quartile 406 12.8 0.80 (0.61–1.04) 1.03 (0.77–1.39)
  Maternal responsiveness
    First quartile 344 18.0 1.00 1.00
    Second quartile 384 14.3 0.76 (0.58–1.00) 1.00 (0.78–1.29)
    Third quartile 472 10.4 0.58 (0.41–0.83) 0.87 (0.61–1.24)
    Fourth quartile 591 11.7 0.68 (0.52–0.88) 1.04 (0.75–1.43)
  Parent education
    Both completed high school 1560 11.9 1.00 1.00
    Neither or 1 completed high school 231 21.2 1.96 (1.39–2.74) 1.32 (0.94–1.85)
  Parental disapproval of smoking
    Both disapprove 1490 12.5 1.00 1.00
    Neither or mixed disapprove 301 16.3 1.30 (0.95–1.78) 0.97 (0.71–1.34)
a

RR for age at baseline adjusted for gender and school. RR for gender adjusted for age and school. All other RRs adjusted for age at baseline, gender, and school.

b

RR adjusted for school and all other variables in the table.

c

First quartile, 0 to 531 occurrences of smoking; second quartile, 532 to 960 occurrences; third quartile 961 to 1664 occurrences; and fourth quartile, 1665 to 5308 occurrences.

d

P<.05 versus first quartile.

e

P<.001 versus first quartile.

f

P<.01 versus first quartile.

g

P<.01 versus second quartile.

h

P<.05 versus third quartile.