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. 2013 Mar 13;8:12. doi: 10.1186/1747-597X-8-12

Table 2.

Factors associated with increased smoking in over-indebted individuals (reference category: decreased or unchanged tobacco consumption)

  Increase in smoking Model 1c Model 2cd
 
Row percentages
aOR
95% CI
aOR
95% CI
Sex
p=.018, df=1a
 
 
 
 
Male (ref.)
35.0
1
 
1
 
Female
25.9
0.66
0.44-0.99
0.67
0.45-0.99
Age
p=.393, df=3a
 
 
 
 
18-30 (ref.)
26.7
1
 
1
 
31-40
35.0
1.03
0.57-1.84
1.00
0.56-1.80
41-50
31.7
0.80
0.45-1.44
0.78
0.43-1.42
51+
27.2
0.63
0.30-1.30
0.62
0.30-1.29
Educational level
p=.665, df=570b
 
 
 
 
≤ 9 years (ref.)
30.0
1
 
1
 
> 9 years
31.8
1.08
0.73-1.62
1.12
0.75-1.68
Income
p=.119, df=570b
 
 
 
 
≤ 1500 € (ref.)
29.0
1
 
1
 
> 1500 €
36.2
1.34
0.84-2.12
1.38
0.86-2.20
Marital status
p=.251, df=2a
 
 
 
 
Married (ref.)
32.1
1
 
1
 
Unmarried
26.4
0.73
0.42-1.26
0.78
0.45-1.36
Divorced/Separated/Widowed
33.8
1.10
0.68-1.77
1.14
0.70-1.86
Duration of over-indebtedness
p=.010, df=551b
 
 
 
 
≤ 5 years (ref.)
26.4
1
 
1
 
6 to 10 years
29.0
1.05
0.65-1.68
1.04
0.64-1.68
> 10 years
39.2
1.76
1.00-2.73
1.66
1.00-2.76
Social support
p<.001, df=563b
 
 
 
 
High (ref.)
22.5
1
 
1
 
Less than high
26.6
1.21
0.71-2.06
1.10
0.64-1.89
More than low
36.7
1.88
1.07-3.30
1.51
0.83-2.74
Low
45.6
2.78
1.45-5.26
1.99
0.99-3.98
Health awareness
p<.001, df=566b
 
 
 
 
High (ref.)
22.2
1
 
1
 
Medium
33.2
1.59
1.03-2.47
1.66
1.07-2.58
Low
42.0
1.98
1.15-3.43
2.15
1.23-3.76
Changes in social embeddedness since onset of over-indebtedness
p<.001, df=559b
 
 
 
 
No withdrawal (ref.)
24.1
 
 
1
 
Friends or relatives withdrawn
35.5
 
 
1.45
0.91-2.31
Friends and relatives withdrawn 41.7     1.82 1.06-3.14

Notes: OI-survey; a chi2 test; b t-test (Spearman correlation); c multivariate binary logistic regression (n=572); d changes in social embeddedness following onset of over-indebtedness was additionally included in the analysis.