Table 1.
Bivariate Associations of Independent Variables and Smokeless Tobacco Use Status
| Variable | Past Month ST Users (N=66) Frequency (%) |
ST Non-users (N=432) Frequency (%) |
P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | |||
| Male | 66 (100%) | 379 (91.1%) | .012* |
| Female | 0 (0%) | 37 (8.9%) | |
| Race | |||
| White | 62 (96.9%) | 374 (91.7%) | .144 |
| Non-white | 2 (3.1%) | 34 (8.3%) | |
| Educational Level | |||
| High school or less | 44 (66.7%) | 251 (58.1%) | .296 |
| College or more | 22 (33.3%) | 168 (38.9%) | |
| Married | |||
| Yes | 45 (68.2%) | 284 (65.7%) | .948 |
| No | 21 (31.8%) | 135 (31.3%) | |
| Past month cigarette use | |||
| Yes | 10 (15.2%) | 132 (30.6%) | .010* |
| No | 56 (84.8%) | 300 (69.4%) | |
| AUDIT (Problem Drinking) | |||
| Yes | 27 (41.5%) | 129 (31.4%) | .105 |
| No | 38 (58.5%) | 282 (68.6%) | |
| CES-D (Depression) | |||
| Yes | 31 (48.4) | 189 (46.6) | .779 |
| No | 33 (51.6) | 217 (53.4) | |
| Variable | Past Month ST Users (N=66) Mean (SD) |
ST Non-users (N=432) Mean (SD) |
P-value |
| Age | 39.6 (9.5) | 43.4 (9.2) | .002* |
| Number of Cigarettes Smoked a Day | 11.4 (7.3) | 20.6 (12.8) | .027* |
| MOS Sleep Scale | 69.9 (20.3) | 70.3 (16.8) | .853 |
| Physical Activity Score | 42.3 (5.1) | 42.6 (5.3) | .416 |
| BMI | 30.4 (5.4) | 30.2 (5.8) | .763 |
*
p <0.05
Data do not always sum to total sample size because of missing data
Percentages are based on total for each category and may not always total 100 due to rounding