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. 2014 Sep 9;9(9):e107451. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0107451

Table 2. Prevalence of tobacco smoking among the various groups of HIV-infected men.

MSM French-natives SSA migrants Other migrants IDU p-value**
%* [95% CI] %* [95% CI] %* [95% CI] %* [95% CI] %* [95% CI]
Overall
Smoking status
Regular smokers 33.6 [30.4,36.8] 29.1 [23.0,35.2] 13.5 [7.3,19.8] 20.6 [5.4,35.9] 66.7 [59.8,73.5] <0.001
Occasional smokers 8.2 [6.4,10.0] 3.7 [1.5,5.9] 7.8 [3.4,12.1] 3.8 [–1.3,8.9] 7.6 [3.6,11.7]
Past smokers 24.6 [21.3,27.9] 38.2 [31.5,45.0] 18.6 [12.2,25.0] 28.2 [13.8,42.7] 21.6 [15.6,27.5]
Never smokers 33.6 [30.3,36.9] 29.0 [22.3,35.6] 60.1 [51.6,68.6] 47.3 [29.6,65.0] 4.1 [1.5,6.7]
Among regular smokers
Heavy smoking 67.8 [62.7,73.0] 60.3 [49.6,71.0] 38.6 [15.7,61.4] 81.1 [56.9,105.4] 68.8 [61.1,76.5] 0.03
Strong nicotine dependence 63.7 [57.9,69.5] 49.0 [37.9,60.1] 29.8 [9.6,50.1] 77.0 [50.3,103.6] 57.2 [48.6,65.9] 0.006
Among ever smokers
Ex-smokers 37.0 [32.4,41.5] 53.4 [45.7,61.1] 46.7 [33.3,60.1] 53.6 [30.3,76.8] 22.4 [16.3,28.6] <0.001

*Weighted percentages.

**χ2 test of comparison across the various groups of HIV-infected men.

MSM: Men who have sex with men, SSA: Sub-Saharan African, IDU: Intravenous drug users.

CI: Confidence Interval.