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. 2012 Jul 10;12:515. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-515

Table 3.

Variables associated with tobacco use

  Tobacco use Uni-variate OR (95% CI)* Multi-variate OR (95% CI)*
Gender (n,%)
 
 
 
Male
5878 (64.4)
1
1
Female
2936 (33.0)
0.27 (0.26–0.29)
0.25 (0.22–0.29)
Age group, years (n,%)
 
 
 
14–19
345 (13.7)
1
1
20–29
1988 (38.6)
3.95 (3.50–4.50)
2.02 (1.67–2.44)
30–39
2244 (56.1)
8.02 (7.00–9.10)
3.12 (2.52–3.86)
40–49
1886 (64.5)
11.40 (9.90–13.10)
3.61 (2.89–4.51)
50–59
1226 (69.3)
14.20 (12.20–16.50)
3.70 (2.91–4.69)
60 plus
1124 (69.5)
14.30 (12.20–16.70)
3.64 (2.84–4.68)
Population groups (n,%)
 
 
 
Settler
2957 (48.2)
1
1
Non-settler
3017 (40.2)
0.72 (0.67–0.77)
0.54 (0.50–0.59)
Ranchi
1084 (53.5)
1.23 (1.11–1.36)
0.78 (0.68–0.89)
Nicobarese
1589 (84.0)
5.65 (4.95–6.45)
5.63 (4.78–6.66)
Pre-42
167 (36.5)
0.62 (0.51–0.75)
0.57 (0.45–0.72)
Educational status (n,%)
 
 
 
0–4 years
3029 (64.3)
3.92 (3.58–4.30)
2.73 (2.39–3.11)
5–10 years
4661 (47.9)
2.01 (1.85–2.18)
1.75 (1.56–1.94)
>10 years
1123 (41.4)
1
1
Marital status (n,%)
 
 
 
Never married
1631 (30.0)
1
1
Married/living with partner
6527 (56.9)
3.08 (2.87–3.30)
1.05 (0.92–1.20)
Widowed/Divorced/Seperated
655 (59.5)
3.44 (3.01–3.93)
1.32 (1.08–1.63)
Employement (n,%)
 
 
 
Employed
4973 (69.5)
1
1
Unemployed
1158 (50.3)
0.45 (0.40–0.49)
0.70 (0.61–0.80)
Student
303 (11.5)
0.06 (0.05–0.07)
0.32 (0.26–0.39)
Home makers
2379 (40.2)
0.30 (0.27–0.32)
0.96 (0.84–1.01)
Mental health status (n,%)
 
 
 
Normal
7830 (48.3)
1
1
Poor
984 (54.5)
1.29 (1.16–1.42)
0.89 (0.79–1.01)
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (n,%)
 
 
 
PTSD score > 6
465 (51.9)
1
 
PTSD score < 6
8349 (48.8)
1.13 (0.99–1.30)
 
Alcohol use (n,%)
 
 
 
No
5354 (37.5)
1
1
Yes
3460 (92.7)
21.22 (18.67–24.12)
7.79 (6.78–8.96)
Co-morbidities (n, %)
 
 
 
CVD/HTN/Diabetes: No
7400 (46.6)
1
 
CVD/HTN/Diabetes: Yes
1414 (65.9)
2.21 (2.01–2.43)
 
Cancer: No
8792 (48.9)
1
 
Cancer: Yes
22 (62.9)
1.77 (0.89–3.51)
 
Depression/Anxiety/Suicidal tendency: No
8168 (48.0)
1
 
Depression/Anxiety/Suicidal tendency: Yes
646 (64.3)
1.95 (1.71–2.23)
 
Injuries: No
7999 (47.4)
1
 
Injuries: Yes
792 (74.8)
3.30 (2.86–3.80)
 
Any co-morbidities: No
6524 (44.8)
1
1
Any co-morbidities: Yes 2272 (67.0) 2.51 (2.32–2.72) 1.25 (1.13–1.38)

*Multiple logistic regression results.