Table 3.
Influence of health education about hypertension on smoking risk behavior
Health awareness | n | Exsmokers | Current smoker | ||
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“I have ever heard of hypertension” | % (n) | OR (95% CI) | % (n) | OR (95% CI) | |
No | 116 | 7.76 (9) | 1.00 | 75 (87) | 1.00 |
Yes | 156 | 6.41 (10) | 0.50 (0.17–1.43) | 65.38 (102) | 0.53 (0.29–0.97) |
Abbreviations: OR, odds ratio by multinomial logistic regression; CI, confidence interval.