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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Subst Use Misuse. 2009;44(14):2128–2140. doi: 10.3109/10826080902864571

Table 3.

Odds ratios of independent variables in final multivariate model

Independent variables Odds Ratio Low vs. High (95% CI) Odds Ratio Daily vs. High (95% CI)

graphic file with name nihms82469t7.jpg Gender male 0.96 (0.43, 2.14) 0.55 (0.31, 0.95)
          female Referent Referent
College no 0.91 (0.40, 2.09) 1.40 (0.80, 2.43)
          yes Referent Referent

graphic file with name nihms82469t8.jpg Age of first cig 0.88 (0.75, 1.04) 0.90 (0.81, 1.01)
Cigs/lifetime < 100 1.23 (0.44, 3.40) 2.73 (0.83, 8.97)
                   ≥ 100 Referent Referent

graphic file with name nihms82469t9.jpg Consider self a smoker? no 19.57 (7.13, 53.75) 0.35 (0.10, 1.32)
                                      yes Referent Referent
How addicted? (1= not at all, 5=very) 0.55 (0.33, 0.92) 1.80 (1.27, 2.58)
How sure can quit? (1= not at all, 5=very) 1.38 (0.87, 2.18) 0.68 (0.52, 0.90)
Cigs/day 1.04 (0.92, 1.18) 1.14 (1.08, 1.21)

graphic file with name nihms82469t10.jpg No. of 4 closest friends who smoke (0–4) 1.12 (0.78, 1.62) 0.96 (0.74, 1.25)

graphic file with name nihms82469t11.jpg Smoke at parties
 1=Usually 0.29 (0.04, 1.91) 0.63 (0.23, 1.75)
 2=Sometimes 0.72 (0.11, 4.70) 0.86(0.25, 2.99)
 3=Rarely/Never 2.26 (0.24, 21.23) 1.81 (0.21, 15.58)
 4=Don’t go Referent Referent
Smoke at bars
 1=Usually 0.51 (0.17, 1.51) 1.13 (0.61, 2.10)
 2=Sometimes 0.62 (0.22, 1.75) 0.61 (0.25, 1.50)
 3=Rarely/Never 2.83 (0.75, 10.63) 0.16 (0.03, 0.78)
 4=Don’t go Referent Referent
Smoke with friends
 1=Usually 0.13 (0.33, 0.50) 3.87 (0.59, 25.42)
 2=Sometimes 0.24 (0.09, 0.68) 1.47 (0.23, 9.43)
 3=Rarely/Never Referent Referent

Note: values in bold are significant at p < .05