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. 2014 Aug 20;17(5):552–558. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntu165

Table 2.

Determinants of Cigarette Smoking Initiation, by Gender, Among a Cohort of Schoolchildren Aged 13 at Baseline, Irbid, Jordan, 2008–2011 (N = 1,454)

Boys (n = 670) Girls (n = 784)
Determinants OR (95% CI) AOR* (95% CI) OR (95% CI) AOR* (95% CI)
Smoke waterpipe 6.12 (4.30–8.70) 3.43 (2.06–5.69) 9.13 (6.28–13.27) 5.38 (3.43–8.42)
Parents smoke cigarettes 1.33 (0.99–1.79) 1.15 (0.71–1.85) 2.48 (1.73–3.55) 1.90 (1.20–3.00)
Sibling(s) smoke cigarettes 1.55 (1.11–2.18) 0.91 (0.53–1.55) 2.48 (1.75–3.51) 1.75 (1.11–2.75)
Friends smoke cigarettes 5.29 (3.71–7.54) 2.34 (1.40–3.91) 5.00 (3.53–7.07) 2.00 (1.22–3.28)
Accept cigarettes from friend 23.32 (15.91–34.17) 10.67 (6.14–18.56) 12.74 (8.48–19.14) 4.95 (2.70–9.08)
Intend to start smoking cigarettes next year 7.15 (5.14–9.94) 3.07 (1.77–5.32) 4.43 (2.90–6.78) 2.07 (1.09–3.94)

Note. AOR = adjusted odds ratio; CI = confidence interval.

*Odds ratios adjusted for all variables in the model. Variables with p > 0.20 in bivariate analysis were excluded from the final model.