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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Feb 23.
Published in final edited form as: J Adolesc Health. 2008 Mar 6;43(1):55–63. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2007.12.003

Table 4. Odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals of adolescent smoking (ages 15–19) by timing and type of abuse: NHSII (N = 68,107).

Variable Model 1: childhood only Model 1: childhood and adolescence Model 2 Model 3




OR (95% CI) p-value OR (95% CI) p-value OR (95% CI) p-value OR (95% CI) p-value
Physical and sexual abuse
Childhood
 None 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
 Physical abuse only 1.4 (1.4–1.5) <.0001 1.1 (1.0–1.1) <.0001 1.1 (1.0–1.1) .004 1.1 (1.0–1.1) .023
 Sexual abuse only 1.3 (1.2–1.4) <.0001 1.2 (1.1–1.3) <.0001 1.2 (1.1–1.3) <.0001 1.2 (1.1–1.3) <.0001
 Both physical and sexual abuse 1.7 (1.6–1.8) <.0001 1.1 (1.1–1.2) <.0001 1.1 (1.0–1.2) .005 1.1 (1.0–1.1) .040
Adolescence
 None 1.0 1.0 1.0
 Physical abuse only 1.6 (1.6–1.7) <.0001 1.6 (1.5–1.7) <.0001 1.6 (1.5–1.7) <.0001
 Sexual abuse only 1.5 (1.4–1.6) <.0001 1.5 (1.4–1.6) <.0001 1.5 (1.4–1.5) <.0001
 Both physical and sexual abuse 2.2 (2.1–2.4) <.0001 2.2 (2.0–2.3) <.0001 2.1 (2.0–2.3) <.0001
Age at baseline 1.0 (1.0–1.0) <.0001 1.0 (1.0–1.0) <.0001 1.0 (1.0–1.0) <.0001 1.0 (1.0–1.0) <.0001
Race/ethnicity
 White, non-Hispanic 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
 Black, non-Hispanic 0.6 (0.5–0.7) <.0001 0.6 (0.5–0.7) <.0001 0.6 (0.5–0.7) <.0001 0.6 (0.5–0.7) <.0001
 Hispanic 0.6 (0.5–0.7) <.0001 0.6 (0.5–0.7) <.0001 0.6 (0.5–0.8) <.0001 0.6 (0.5–0.7) <.0001
 Asian 0.3 (0.3–0.4) <.0001 0.3 (0.3–0.4) <.0001 0.4 (0.3–0.5) <.0001 0.4 (0.3–0.5) <.0001
 Others 0.9 (0.8–1.0) .075 0.9 (0.7–1.0) 0.044 0.9 (0.7–1.0) .048 0.9 (0.7–1.0) .044
Parental smoking during childhood
 None smoked 1.0 1.0
 Father smoked 1.5 (1.4–1.6) <.0001 1.5 (1.4–1.6) <.0001
 Mother smoked 2.0 (1.9–2.2) <.0001 2.0 (1.9–2.2) <.0001
 Both parents smoked 2.0 (1.9–2.0) <.0001 1.9 (1.9–2.0) <.0001
Emotional support from family member*
 Never 1.0
 Rarely 1.0 (0.9–1.2) .573
 Sometimes 1.0 (0.9–1.1) .849
 Often 0.9 (0.8–1.0) .161
 Very often 0.9 (0.8–1.0) .060

CI = confidence interval; OR = odds ratio.

*

p < .0001 for trend test.