Table 2.
Effects of smoking behavior on different level body weight using the logit model
| Dependent variable | Effects of current smoker | Effects of number of cigarettes consumed daily | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coefficient | S.E. | 95 % C.I. | Coefficient | S.E. | 95 % C.I. | |
| Underweight | 0.169*** | 0.045 | (0.08, 0.258) | 0.042** | 0.016 | (0.01, 0.073) |
| Healthy Weight | 0.213*** | 0.022 | (0.17, 0.257) | 0.079*** | 0.008 | (0.063, 0.095) |
| Over weight | −0.263*** | 0.022 | (-0.305, -0.22) | −0.093*** | 0.008 | (-0.109, -0.077) |
| Obese | −0.275*** | 0.023 | (-0.321, 0.229) | -0.113*** | 0.01 | (-0.133, -0.094) |
Note:
** significant at the 5 % level;
*** significant at the 1 % level
Std. errors are robust
Underweight (BMI < 18.5), healthy weight (18.5 < =BMI < 22.9), overweight (23 = <BMI), obese(25 = <BMI)
Socio-economic status, health behaviors as well as demographic characters, year dummy and district dummy are included. The full results are available from the authors upon request