Table 4.
Multivariate analysis of ever smoked and never smoked current non-smokers with smoking susceptibility (n = 4613)
| |
Ever smoked (n = 529) |
Never smoked (n = 4084) |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristics | OR b (95% CI) | p-value | OR b (95% CI) | p-value |
|
Sex |
|
|
|
|
| Male |
1 |
|
1 |
|
| Female |
1.02 (0.57-1.82) |
0.930 |
1.80 (1.43-2.28) |
<0.001 |
|
Age in years (categorical) |
|
|
|
|
| ≤ 13 |
1 |
|
1 |
|
| >13 |
1.99 (1.22-3.24) |
0.006 |
0.92 (0.70-1.19) |
0.537 |
|
Parents’ smoking status |
|
|
|
|
| None |
1 |
|
1 |
|
| At least one parent smokes |
1.23 (0.83-1.83) |
0.287 |
1.65 (1.31-2.07) |
<0.001 |
| I don’t know |
1.65 (0.43-6.28) |
0.463 |
1.62 (0.82-3.23) |
0.167 |
|
Friends’ smoking status |
|
|
|
|
| Do not have friends who smoke |
1 |
|
1 |
|
| Have friends who smoke |
2.75 (1.82-4.14) |
<0.001 |
2.12 (1.66-2.71) |
<0.001 |
|
Knowledge of harmful effects of smoking |
|
|
|
|
| Poor |
1 |
|
1 |
|
| Good |
0.69 (0.40-1.19) |
0.189 |
0.48 (0.37-0.62) |
<0.001 |
|
Access to anti-smoking media |
|
|
|
|
| No |
1 |
|
1 |
|
| Yes |
1.12 (0.73-1.70) |
0.598 |
0.72 (0.57-0.92) |
0.007 |
|
Exposure to newspaper/magazines cigarette marketing |
|
|
|
|
| No |
1 |
|
1 |
|
| Yes | 1.30 (0.88-2.15) | 0.156 | 1.40 (1.10-1.78) | 0.006 |
ORb = Odds ratios adjusted for gender, age, parents’ smoking status, friends’ smoking status, Knowledge of harmful effects of smoking, access to antismoking media, exposure to cigarette marketing.