Table II.
The impacts of various factors on the prevalence rate of waterpipe smoking.
| Waterpipe smokers |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristics | n | n | % | Unadjusted OR (95% CI) | Adjusted OR (95% CI) |
| Gender | |||||
| Female | 272 | 55 | 20.2 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Male | 373 | 155 | 41.6 | 2.82 (1.96–4.04)a | 2.22 (1.45–3.40)a |
| Faculty | |||||
| Medical | 357 | 102 | 28.6 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Engineering | 288 | 108 | 37.5 | 1.50 (1.08–2.09)a | 1.19 (0.80–1.76) |
| Grade | |||||
| I | 290 | 88 | 30.3 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| II | 170 | 52 | 30.6 | 1.01 (0.67–1.53) | 1.15 (0.72–1.84) |
| III | 185 | 70 | 37.8 | 1.40 (0.95–2.06) | 1.35 (0.79–2.30) |
| Economic level of the family | |||||
| Poor | 27 | 9 | 33.3 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Moderate | 374 | 11 | 29.7 | 0.84 (0.37–1.94) | 1.45 (0.96–2.19) |
| Good | 244 | 90 | 36.9 | 1.17 (0.50–2.71) | 1.55 (0.55–4.36) |
| Residence of the family | |||||
| Rural | 204 | 62 | 30.4 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Urban | 441 | 148 | 33.6 | 1.16 (0.81–1.65) | 1.09 (0.70–1.69) |
| Living arrangements | |||||
| With the family | 210 | 66 | 31.4 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Separate from the family | 433 | 144 | 33.3 | 1.09 (0.76–1.55) | 1.31 (0.85–2.01) |
| Cigarette smoking | |||||
| Non-smoker | 567 | 147 | 25.9 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Smoker | 78 | 63 | 80.8 | 12.00 (6.63–21.73)a | 9.12 (4.76–17.46)a |
| Waterpipe smoker among family members | |||||
| No | 576 | 163 | 28.3 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Yes | 69 | 47 | 68.1 | 5.41 (3.16–9.27)a | 5.37 (2.93–9.86)a |
| Waterpipe smoker among friends | |||||
| No | 391 | 82 | 21.0 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Yes | 254 | 128 | 50.4 | 3.83 (2.71–5.41)a | 2.96 (1.98–4.43)a |
| Total | 645 | 210 | 32.7 | ||
aP < 0.05.