Table 4.

Adjusted odds ratios (AOR) of binge drinking, drug use, depression, and anxiety in relation to tobacco use among adults aged 50 years or older: models controlling for sociodemographic variables (N=10,891)

Adjusted logistic regressiona	Prevalence of the condition in the first column	Past-year cigarette smoking vs. no		Past-year cigar use vs. no		Past-year smokeless tobacco useb vs. no		Past-month daily cigarette smokingc vs. no
Aged 50-64 years	% (SE)	AOR	95% CI	AOR	95% CI	AOR	95% CI	AOR	95% CI
Binge alcohol	17.8 (0.86)**	2.60	2.11–3.19‡	2.39	1.79–3.19‡	1.33	0.88–2.00	1.90	1.57–2.31‡
Illicit/nonmedical drug use	7.9 (0.43)**	3.00	2.38–3.78‡	2.71	2.01–3.66‡	1.92	0.94–3.95	2.16	1.67–2.79‡
Depression	9.1 (0.46)**	1.21	0.95–1.54	1.16	0.75–1.79	1.22	0.57–2.60	1.12	0.83–1.49
Anxiety	5.7 (0.33)**	1.73	1.31–2.30‡	1.15	0.70–1.87	2.15	0.91–5.09	1.66	1.23–2.23‡

Aged 65+ years	% (SE)	AOR	95% CI	AOR	95% CI	AOR	95% CI	AOR	95% CI
Binge alcohol	9.2 (0.64)	2.20	1.40–3.46‡	3.07	1.64–5.75‡	1.29	0.69–2.39	1.89	1.07–3.33*
Illicit/nonmedical drug use	1.5 (0.26)	3.55	1.96–6.45‡	1.19	0.34–4.15	1.95	0.51–7.41	1.41	0.50–3.94
Depression	4.5 (0.39)	1.14	0.57–2.29	0.53	0.13–2.22	1.30	0.26–6.44	1.31	0.54–3.16
Anxiety	3.2 (0.39)	1.02	0.43–2.41	2.20	0.69–7.01	0.89	0.10–7.95	1.04	0.36–2.99

CI: confidence intervals.

^**χ² (df=1) P<0.001 by age group (50-64 years vs. 65+ years)

^*P<0.05

^‡P<0.001.

^aEach adjusted logistic regression model adjusted for age, sex, race/ethnicity, education, marital status, family income, employment status, county type, and survey year.

^bSmokeless tobacco use included chewing tobacco and snuff.

^cPast-year daily use data are not available.