Table 2.

Multivariate logistic regression models to predict current smoking by exposure to racial insults in the previous year among youth, Jujuy, Argentina, 2006–2007

	Current smoking 2007 OR (95% CI)
Discrimination and ethnicity interaction terms
Racial insults by ethnicity
Indigenous Amazonian	3.8 (1.4–10.4)
Indigenous Andean	0.8 (0.6–1.2)
Indigenous-unspecified	1.8 (1.1–2.8)
Indigenous European mix	1.2 (0.8–1.8)
European	1.3 (0.7–2.6)
Demographics
Sex
Male versus Female	1.5 (1.2–2.0)
Age in years
15–17 versus 13–14	1.3 (1.0–1.7)
Region
Mountain versus lowlands	0.5 (0.3–0.7)
Capital city versus lowlands	1.1 (0.7–1.5)
Race/ethnicity
Amazonian versus European	0.6 (0.2–2.0)
Andean versus European	1.7 (1.1–2.5)
Indigenous-unspecified versus European	1.2 (0.8–1.8)
Indigenous European mix versus European	1.3 (0.8–2.0)
Smoking behavior and exposure
Current smoking in previous year
Yes versus No	7.5 (5.7–10.0)
Ceremonial tobacco use
Yes versus No	1.3 (1.0–1.8)
Number of friends who smoke
1–4 versus none	1.6 (1.1–2.3)
5+ versus none	2.0 (1.5–2.6)
Attitudinal factors
Parent support
Sometimes versus almost never/never	1.1 (0.7–1.8)
Almost always/always versus almost never/never	0.7 (0.5–1.0)
Identification with conforming role model
A lot/a little versus almost nothing/nothing	0.7 (0.6–0.9)
Identification with defiant role model
A little/almost nothing versus nothing	1.3 (1.0–1.7)
A lot/some versus nothing	2.1 (1.5–2.9)

Analyses controlled for current smoking in 2006, religion, Indigenous language spoken in the family, low SES, two-parent household, exposure to secondhand smoke, expectations for the future, respect for parents, concern for family, social concern, concern for body image, religiosity, depressive symptoms, and thrill-seeking orientation