Table 2.
Distribution of tobacco parameters observed in both group of participants
| Parameter | Medical (N1 = 515) | Nonmedical (N2 = 349) | Z, P values | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tobacco prevalence (%) | Sex wise | Male | 26.2 | 61.2 | 8.9, <0.002 |
| Female | 2.9 | 9.8 | 2.4, 0.0164 | ||
| Total | 18.3 | 43.3 | 7.9, <0.002 | ||
| Mode wise | Smoking | 14.9 | 40.7 | 8.3, <0.002 | |
| Chewing | 7.4 | 6.6 | 1.76, 0.0784 | ||
| Both | 4.1 | 4.0 | 0.07, 0.9442 | ||
| Exposure rate (%) at college | 10.4 | 31.5 | 6.0, <0.002 | ||
| Given up* (%) | 16.1 | 7.9 | 2.02, 0.0394 | ||
| Gradual increase in daily dose (%) | 25.5 | 40.8 | 2.6, 0.0094 | ||
| Increase in daily use during mental tension (%) | 71.3 | 53.3 | 2.89, 0.0038 | ||
| Correct belief regarding filter-tipped cigarette (%) | 61.6 | 41.8 | 5.8, <0.002 | ||
| Awareness regarding the ill-effects of tobacco use (%) | Hypertension | 84.3 | 30.4 | 18.4, <0.002 | |
| C.H.D. | 65.1 | 37.6 | 8.2, <0.002 | ||
| Stroke | 48.4 | 36.3 | 3.6, <0.002, | ||
| Bronchitis | 54.2 | 44.7 | 2.75, <0.006, | ||
| Gastritis | 53.4 | 30.7 | 6.9, <0.002 | ||
| Ca-oropharynx | 80.2 | 71.8 | 2.9, <0.0038 | ||
| Ca-esophagus | 66.2 | 32.7 | 10.3, <0.002 | ||
| Ca-stomach | 42.7 | 27.5 | 4.7, <0.002 | ||
| Ca-kidney | 22.1 | 9.46 | 5.2, <0.002 | ||
| Ca-lung | 87.6 | 79.9 | 2.96, <0.003 | ||
| Ca-larynx | 85.2 | 62.5 | 7.5, <0.002 | ||
| Ca-any part of body | 14.2 | 10.3 | 1.8, 0.0718 | ||
| Positive attitude toward quitting (%) | 67 | 66.9 | 0.02, 0.984 | ||
| Proportional tobacco use (as %) | Smoking | 81.9 | 94.0 | 3.75, <0.002 | |
| Chewing | 40.4 | 15.2 | 4.3, <0.002 | ||
| Both | 22.3 | 9.3 | 2.7, 0.007 |
*
% of total (ever-exposed and current) users