Table 5.
Adolescents’ current use of snus explained by adolescent- and parent-related factors
| aAll | bComprehensive | bUpper secondary | bVocational | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (N = 183,226) | (N = 99,597) | (N = 46,644) | (N = 36,985) | |
| OR (95 % CI) | OR (95 % CI) | OR (95 % CI) | OR (95 % CI) | |
| Gender | ||||
| boys vs. girls | 9.9 (9.4–10.4) | 10.3 (9.6–11.0) | 11.1 (10.1–12.1) | 8.4 (7.7–9.2) |
| School type | ||||
| USS vs. CS | 0.8 (0.6–1.0) | - | - | - |
| VS vs. CS | 1.4 (1.1–1.8) | |||
| Smoking | ||||
| current smoker vs. not at all | 32.8 (26.1–41.1) | 29.2 (21.9–38.8) | 50.7 (27.9–91.9) | 39.3 (23.0–67.3) |
| not currently vs. not at all | 10.1 (8.0–12.9) | 8.9 (6.5–11.7) | 13.7 (7.1–26.1) | 16.8 (9.5–29.9) |
| Alcohol consumption | ||||
| weekly or more vs. not at all | 27.4 (21.0–35.8) | 21.5 (14.7–31.5) | 21.3 (11.8–38.6) | 16.4 (9.4–28.6) |
| monthly vs. not at all | 13.5 (11.0–16.6) | 12.3 (9.6–15.7) | 14.0 (8.6–23.0) | 9.9 (6.1–16.3) |
| less than monthly vs. not at all | 5.9 (4.7–7.3) | 5.4 (4.2–6.9) | 5.1 (3.0–8.8) | 4.5 (2.6–7.9) |
| Attitudes towards smoking | ||||
| positive vs. else | 1.4 (1.3–1.6) | 1.4 (1.2–1.7) | 1.4 (1.1–1.7) | 1.4 (1.03–1.7) |
| Attitudes towards alcohol use | ||||
| positive vs. else | 0.6 (0.5–0.7) | 0.6 (0.5–0.7) | 0.3 (0.2–0.6) | 0.7 (0.5–1.0) |
| Parental smokingc | ||||
| current smoker vs. else | 1.0 (0.98–1.1) | 1.02 (0.96–1.1) | 0.99 (0.91–1.1) | 1.1 (0.98–1.1) |
| Parental educationd | ||||
| higher vs. primary or secondary | 1.4 (1.3–1.4) | 1.4 (1.3–1.5) | 1.3 (1.2–1.4) | 1.4 (1.3–1.5) |
OR Adjusted odds ratios with 95 %, CI confidence intervals, School type: CS comprehensive school, US upper secondary school, VS vocational school
aLogistic model adjusted by age and interaction terms; Interaction terms used for the models: school type*smoking; school type*alcohol consumption; smoking*alcohol consumption; smoking* attitude towards smoking; smoking*attitude towards alcohol consumption; alcohol consumption* attitude towards alcohol consumption
bLogistic models adjusted by age and interaction terms; Interaction terms used for the models: smoking*alcohol consumption; smoking* attitude towards smoking; smoking*attitude towards alcohol consumption; alcohol consumption* attitude towards alcohol consumption
cAt least one of the parents smoked
dThe highest educational level at least one of the parents achieved
(Primary or secondary level included CS, USS, VS; Higher level included vocational degree or university or polytechnics)