Table 2.
Demographic and clinical parameters in adolescents who reported no prior smoking history at intake, stratified on smoking initiation during follow-up
| Never smoked (n = 88) |
Initiated Smoking (n = 21) |
Statistic | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 14.9 (1.3) | 14.8 (1.5) | 0.49 | NS |
| Gender | 0.01 | NS | ||
| male | 37 (42.0) | 9 (42.9) | ||
| female | 51 (58.0) | 12 (57.1) | ||
| Ethnicity | 0.33 | NS | ||
| Caucasian | 40 (45.5) | 11 (52.4) | ||
| Non-Caucasian | 48 (54.5) | 10 (47.6) | ||
| Socioeconomic score1 | 44.5 (10.7) | 44.0 (12.6) | 0.18 | NS |
| Follow-up interval (years) | 3.5 (1.1) | 4.0 (0.9) | 1.84 | .07 |
| Diagnosis at baseline | 1.41 | NS | ||
| normal | 32 (36.4) | 5 (23.8) | ||
| high-risk | 28 (31.8) | 7 (33.3) | ||
| depression | 28 (31.8) | 9 (42.9) | ||
| Hamilton Depression Rating Scale | 7.0 (9.3) | 9.0 (9.7) | 0.88 | NS |
| Beck Depression Inventory | 8.4 (10.2) | 7.6 (8.7) | 0.30 | NS |
| Children’s Global Assessment Scale | 71.7 (16.8) | 70.1 (18.9) | 0.38 | NS |
| Stressful life experiences | 3.9 (3.6) | 5.1 (5.5) | 1.20 | .09 |
1
Higher score is associated with higher socioeconomic status (Hollingshead Scale)
Data are presented as means or raw numbers; data in parentheses reflect standard deviations or percentages