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. 2016 Apr 15;26(5):822–826. doi: 10.1093/eurpub/ckw044

Table 3.

Factors associated with smoking at least one cigarette in the past 30 days among children living in Romanian foster care homes (n = 791)

Unadjusted ORs (95% CI) Adjusted ORs (95% CI)
Sociodemographics
    Male 1.57 (1.14–2.16) 0.75 (0.50–1.41)
    13–17 years old (vs. 8–12) 5.90 (3.68–9.45) 4.07 (2.27–7.29)
    Time in the foster care home (vs. <1 year)
        1–5 Years 0.47 (0.29–0.77) 0.51 (0.28–0.95)
        5+ Years 0.49 (0.29–0.84) 0.34 (0.17–0.66)
Peers
    At least one of my five most important friends has smoke at least one cigarette per week (vs. none) 6.70 (4.31–10.42) 4.39 (2.53–7.61)
Foster family
    Foster mother smokes 2.79 (1.97–3.96) 2.25 (1.38–3.69)
    Foster father smokes 2.47 (1.73–3.51) 1.17 (0.71–1.94)
    At least one sibling smokes 3.80 (2.66–5.42) 2.72 (1.75–4.21)
    Perceive mother would be angry (vs. not) if she knew you smoked 0.23 (0.16–0.34) 0.65 (0.32–1.29)
    Perceive father would be angry (vs. not) if they knew you smoke 0.20 (0.14–0.30) 0.48 (0.24–0.96)