Table 3.

Multivariate Analysis of Smoking Initiation^a

	Linear regression						Logistic regression
			Beliefs of tobacco use				Motivation of initiation
	Age of initiation		Pros of smoking		Cons of smoking		Control body weight		Alleviate stress
	Estimate	p value	p value	p value	Estimate	p value	Odds ratio	95% CI	Odds ratio	95% CI
Final model	2.2444	0.0003	−0.8353	0.0305	0.6893	0.0653	16.464	2.582, 104.963	3.360	1.868, 6.042

^aIndependent variables.

Model 1: Gender.

• Model 3: Age of initiation: gender, education, occupation, marital, income, motivation of initiation.
• Motivation of initiation: gender, education, occupation, marital, income, age of initiation.
• Beliefs of tobacco use: gender, education, occupation, marital, income, age of initiation.

• Model 4: Age of initiation: gender, education, occupation, marital, income, beliefs of tobacco use.
• Motivation of initiation: gender, education, occupation, marital, income, beliefs of tobacco use.
• Beliefs of tobacco use: gender, education, occupation, marital, income, beliefs of tobacco use.

• Final model (Model 5): Age of initiation: gender, education, occupation, marital, income, motivation of initiation, beliefs of tobacco use.
• Motivation of initiation: gender, education, occupation, marital, income, age of initiation, beliefs of tobacco use.
• Beliefs of tobacco use: gender, education, occupation, marital, income, age of initiation, beliefs of tobacco use.