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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Addict Behav. 2016 May 31;62:35–41. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2016.05.021

Table 2.

Multivariable models to identify factors associated with menthol cigarette use among current tobacco users—WEIGHTED.

Variable Current Tobacco Users (n=1,104)
Model 1 Model 2 Model 3 Model 4
OR 95% CI p OR 95% CI p OR 95% CI p OR 95% CI p
Age
 18–24 0.84 (0.54–1.32) 0.452 0.96 (0.61–1.53) 0.875 0.77 (0.46–1.27) 0.305 0.78 (0.47–1.29) 0.335
 25–34 ref ref ref ref
Gender
 Male ref ref ref ref
 Female 1.99 (1.34–2.97) 0.001 2.22 (1.47–3.34) 0.001 2.07 (1.35–3.17) 0.001 2.08 (1.35–3.18) 0.001
Race/ethnicity
 White, non-Hispanic ref ref ref ref
 Black, non-Hispanic 3.53 (1.72–7.24) 0.001 4.90 (2.35–10.20) 0.001 5.37 (2.59–11.11) 0.001 5.31 (2.56–10.99) 0.001
 Other, non-Hispanic 1.72 (0.76–3.91) 0.197 2.39 (1.07–5.32) 0.033 2.44 (1.12–5.32) 0.025 2.72 (1.22–6.07) 0.015
 Hispanic 1.95 (1.08–3.51) 0.027 2.29 (1.26–4.18) 0.007 2.13 (1.12–4.04) 0.020 2.46 (1.26–4.80) 0.008
Education
 Less than high school 1.35 (0.62–2.91) 0.448 1.13 (0.51–2.50) 0.762 1.40 (0.62–3.17) 0.417 1.33 (0.60–2.92) 0.484
 High school ref ref ref ref
 Some college 1.27 (0.77–2.09) 0.343 1.40 (0.84–2.34) 0.200 1.26 (0.75–2.14) 0.379 1.29 (0.77–2.18) 0.338
Income to FPL
 < 1.0 1.45 (0.89–2.37) 0.140 1.28 (0.76–2.16) 0.346 1.21 (0.72–2.05) 0.469 1.21 (0.72–2.04) 0.464
 ≥ 1.0 ref ref ref ref
Self-identified smoking status
 Smoker/social/occasional smoker 8.79 (4.66–16.58) 0.001 10.17 (5.19–19.94) 0.001 10.42 (5.28–20.53) 0.001
 Ex-smoker/tried smoking/ non-smoker ref ref ref ref

Note: Parent(s) smoked during childhood, sexual identity, PHQ-GAD, and sensation seeking were included in the models but were excluded from the table because they were not associated with menthol cigarette use among current tobacco users.