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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Jun 26.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Health Behav. 2012 Mar;36(2):218–229. doi: 10.5993/AJHB.36.2.7

Table 2.

Multivariable Logistic Regression for Smoking Status

Characteristic/Behavior Nondaily Smokers vs.
Non-smokers Ψ
Daily Smokers vs.
Non-smokersΨ
Nondaily Smokers vs.
Daily SmokersΨΨ

AOR* 95% CI* p-value AOR* 95% CI* p-value AOR* 95% CI* p-value

Demographic Factors

Gender
  Females vs. Males 0.95 0.79–1.16 0.636 0.99 0.76–1.29 0.944 0.96 0.72–1.28 0.797

Age 1.03 0.99–1.07 0.203 1.15 1.10–1.21 <0.001 0.89 0.84–0.94 <0.001

Race: Non-Hispanic White (referent)
  African-American 0.82 0.54–1.26 0.374 0.33 0.15–0.75 0.008 2.52 1.04–6.14 0.041
  Hispanic 1.00 0.61–1.65 0.999 0.83 0.37–1.85 0.642 1.24 0.52–2.93 0.628
  Asian/Pacific-Islander 1.40 0.86–2.30 0.177 1.42 0.66–3.04 0.373 0.76 0.33–1.73 0.511
  Other 0.81 0.49–1.34 0.411 0.53 0.25–1.12 0.097 1.34 0.58–3.11 0.495

Mother’s education level
  4 yr. College degree or higher vs. Some college or less (referent) 1.26 1.01–1.56 0.038 0.91 0.68–1.22 0.533 1.41 1.02–1.93 0.035

Father’s education level
  4 yr. College degree or higher vs. Some college or less (referent) 1.02 0.82–1.27 0.876 1.05 0.78–1.41 0.754 1.02 0.74–1.40 0.912

Contextual Factors

Residence location:
  On vs. Off campus (referent) 1.03 0.82–1.29 0.827 0.96 0.70–1.31 0.778 1.09 0.77–1.54 0.622

Fraternity/Sorority member 1.16 0.86–1.56 0.328 0.62 0.36–1.07 0.088 1.79 1.02–3.14 0.043

College Campus
  Private vs. Public (referent) 0.67 0.44–1.01 0.055 0.21 0.10–0.43 <0.001 3.29 1.61–6.72 0.001

Health Risk Behaviors

Drank alcohol in past 30 days 2.59 1.78–3.79 <0.001 1.52 0.94–2.45 0.084 1.53 0.83–2.82 0.178

High-Risk Drinking
  Binge drank in past 30 days 2.57 1.87–3.53 <0.001 1.71 1.08–2.69 0.021 1.37 0.82–2.30 0.230
  Gets drunk in a typical week 1.73 0.93–3.22 0.084 0.90 0.29–2.73 0.847 1.98 0.60–6.58 0.264
  Both binge drank & gets drunk Neither (referent) 4.26 3.22–5.63 <0.001 3.45 2.33–5.13 <0.001 1.18 0.75–1.84 0.481

Marijuana use in past 30 days 2.93 2.36–3.63 <0.001 3.62 2.68–4.88 <0.001 0.78 0.58–1.07 0.124

Illegal drug use, ever 1.59 1.27–1.99 <0.001 2.94 2.20–3.92 <0.001 0.54 0.39–0.73 <0.001

Had multiple sexual partners in past 30 days 1.92 1.42–2.62 <0.001 2.63 1.77–3.91 <0.001 0.72 0.49–1.06 0.093

Note.

*

AOR = Adjusted Odds Ratio; 95% CI = 95% Confidence Interval for AOR;

Ψ

Polytomous clustered logistic regression with Non-smokers as referent group;

ΨΨ

Dichotomous clustered logistic regression with Daily smokers as referent group

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