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. 2016 Jun 8;18(8):e31099. doi: 10.5812/ircmj.31099

Table 1. Association Between Independent Variables and Current and Ever Tobacco Smoking Habits in the Univariate Model: The CASPIAN-IV Study.

Variables Current Smoker Ever Smoker
Yes, % (95% CI) No, % (95% CI) P Value Yes, % (95% CI) No, % (95% CI) P Value
Age, y a 15.55 (15.28, 15.82) 12.39 (12.33, 12.45) < 0.001 15.14 (14.94, 15.34) 12.3 (12.25, 12.36) < 0.001
Sex < 0.001 < 0.001
Boys 3.49 (2.91, 4.18) 96.51 (95.82, 97.09) 7.48 (6.54, 8.54) 92.52(91.46, 93.46)
Girls 1.66(1.32, 2.08) 98.34 (97.92, 98.68) 4.19(3.6, 4.87) 95.81(95.13, 96.4)
Residence < 0.001 < 0.001
Urban 3.01 (2.58, 3.52) 96.99 (96.48, 97.43) 6.54 (5.84, 7.31) 93.46 (92.69, 94.16)
Rural 1.28 (0.9, 1.80) 98.73 (98.2, 99.1) 3.76 (2.94, 4.8) 96.24 (95.2, 97.06)
Type of school 0.16 0.18
Governmental 2.5 (2.14, 2.92) 97.5 (97.08, 97.86) 5.75 (5.15, 6.4) 94.25 (93.6, 94.85)
Nonprofit 3.37 (2.32, 4.87) 96.64 (95.13, 97.68) 7.16 (5.29, 9.62) 92.84 (90.38, 94.71)
Mother’s educational level 0.15 0.1
Illiterate 3.00 (2.28, 3.93) 97 (96.07, 97.72) 5.73 (4.70, 6.96) 94.27 (93.04, 95.3)
High school 2.57 (2.18, 3.03) 97.43 (96.97, 97.82) 6.06 (5.41, 6.77) 93.94 (93.23, 94.59)
Academic 1.8 (1.16, 2.78) 98.2 (97.22, 98.84) 4.37 (3.29, 5.78) 95.63 (94.22, 96.71)
Father’s educational level 0.004 0.004
Illiterate 2.52 (1.76, 3.6) 97.48 (96.41, 98.25) 6.53 (5.3, 8.02) 93.47 (91.98, 94.7)
High school 2.8 (2.40, 3.26) 97.2 (96.74, 97.6) 6.07 (5.43, 6.78) 93.93 (93.23, 94.57)
Academic 1.42 (0.98, 2.06) 98.58 (97.94, 99.02) 4.1 (3.21, 5.22) 95.9 (94.78, 96.79)
Maternal occupational status 0.07 0.235
Housekeeper 2.6 (2.23, 3.03) 97.4 (96.98, 97.77) 5.92 (5.32, 6.58) 94.08 (93.42, 94.68)
Worker 1.7 (1.08, 2.67) 98.3 (97.33, 98.92) 4.62 (3.47, 6.14) 95.38 (93.86, 96.53)
Others 3.67 (2.24, 5.96) 96.33 (94.04, 97.76) 6.11 (4.13, 8.97) 93.89 (91.03, 95.88)
Father’s occupational status 0.02 0.067
Unemployed 2.28 (1.39, 3.74) 97.72 (96.26, 98.61) 5.48 (3.94, 7.57) 94.52 (92.43, 96.06)
Worker 2.32 (1.93, 2.79) 97.68 (97.21, 98.07) 5.24 (4.61, 5.94) 94.76 (94.06, 95.39)
Farmer 1.86 (1.25, 2.77) 98.14 (97.23, 98.75) 6.07 (4.71, 7.8) 93.93 (92.2, 95.29)
Self-employed 3.06 (2.54, 3.69) 96.94 (96.31, 97.46) 6.46 (5.63, 7.40) 93.54 (92.6, 94.37)
Living with parents 0.19 0.003
None 2.19 (0.826, 5.66) 97.81 (94.34, 99.17) 6.01 (3.36, 10.54) 93.99 (89.46, 96.64)
One parent 3.61 (2.41, 5.38) 96.39 (94.62, 97.59) 9.03 (6.94, 11.67) 90.97 (88.33, 93.06)
Both parents 2.54 (2.19, 2.94) 97.46 (97.06, 97.81) 5.7 (5.13, 6.33) 94.3 (93.67, 94.87)
Family size 0.15 0.774
≤ 4 2.39 (1.99, 2.86) 97.61 (97.14, 98.01) 5.78 (5.10, 6.56) 94.22 (93.47, 94.9)
> 4 2.79 (2.33, 3.33) 97.21 (96.67, 97.67) 5.9 (5.19, 6.71) 94.1 (93.29, 94.81)
Days spent with friends per week < 0.001 < 0.001
No days 1.66 (1.32, 2.08) 98.34 (97.92, 98.68) 4.27 (3.66, 4.97) 95.73 (95.03, 96.34)
1 - 3 days 2.83 (2.33, 3.42) 97.17 (96.58, 97.67) 6.41 (5.64, 7.27) 93.59 (92.73, 94.36)
>3 days 4.48 (3.58, 5.59) 95.52 (94.41, 96.42) 8.82 (7.47, 10.37) 91.18 (89.63, 92.53)
Hookah smoking by father < 0.001 <0.001
Yes 8.12 (6.51, 10.1) 91.88 (89.9, 93.49) 12.74 (10.65, 15.17) 87.26 (84.83, 89.35)
No 2.14 (1.81, 2.52) 97.86 (97.48, 98.19) 5.31 (4.75, 5.92) 94.69 (94.08, 95.25)
Hookah smoking by mother < 0.001 < 0.001
Yes 5.73 (4.01, 8.12) 94.27 (91.88, 95.99) 10.17 (7.812, 13.13) 89.83 (86.87, 92.19)
No 2.45 (2.118, 2.86) 97.55 (97.14, 97.89) 5.68 (5.11, 6.32) 94.32 (93.68, 94.89)
Hookah smoking by sister(s) or brother(s) < 0.001 < 0.001
Yes 13.73 (11.09, 16.88) 86.27 (83.12, 88.91) 23.77 (20.11, 27.86) 76.23 (72.14, 79.89)
No 2.11 (1.8, 2.47) 97.89 (97.53, 98.2) 5.1 (4.58, 5.67) 94.9 (94.33, 95.42)
Cigarette smoking by father < 0.001 < 0.001
Yes 4.24 (3.51, 5.11) 95.76 (94.89, 96.49) 8.2 (5.31, 6.51) 91.8 (90.56, 92.89)
No 2.08 (1.76, 2.47) 97.92 (97.53, 98.24) 5.14 (4.59, 5.76) 94.86 (94.24, 95.41)
Cigarette smoking by mother 0.10 0.003
Yes 5.71 (2.153, 14.3) 94.29 (85.7, 97.85) 14.29 (7.866, 24.55) 85.71 (75.45, 92.13)
No 2.59 (2.24, 3.0) 97.41 (97, 97.76) 5.84 (5.27, 6.48) 94.16 (93.52, 94.73)
Cigarette smoking by sister(s) or brother(s) 0.009 < 0.001
Yes 5.47 (3.07, 9.57) 94.53 (90.43, 96.93) 12.94 (9.06, 18.14) 87.06 (81.86, 90.94)
No 2.56 (2.21, 2.96) 97.44 (97.04, 97.79) 5.78 (5.21, 6.41) 94.22 (93.59, 94.79)
Passive cigarette smoke exposure < 0.001 < 0.001
Yes 8.34 (7.36, 9.43) 91.66 (90.57, 92.64) 8.34 (7.36, 9.43) 91.66 (90.57, 92.64)
No 4.58 (4.04, 5.18) 95.42 (94.82, 95.96) 4.58 (4.04, 5.18) 95.42 (94.82, 95.96)
Physical activity 0.02 < 0.001
Mild 3.16 (2.59, 3.86) 96.84 (96.14, 97.41) 7.42 (6.44, 8.54) 92.58 (91.46, 93.56)
Moderate 2.2 (1.76, 2.75) 97.8 (97.25, 98.24) 4.97 (4.23, 5.86) 95.03 (94.17, 95.77)
Vigorous 2.47 (1.97, 3.09) 97.53 (96.91, 98.03) 5.3 (4.49, 6.26) 94.7 (93.74, 95.52)
Screen time < 0.001 < 0.001
> 2 hours/day 1.93 (1.64, 2.27) 98.07 (97.73, 98.37) 10.63 (9.209, 12.23) 89.37 (87.77, 90.79)
< 2 hours/day 5.53 (4.553, 6.71) 94.47 (93.29, 95.45) 4.79 (4.29, 5.35) 95.21 (94.65, 95.71)
Birth order a 2.27 (2.15, 2.39) 2.07 (2.05, 2.09) < 0.001 2.18 (2.10, 2.26) 2.07 (2.05, 2.09) 0.005
Sleeping hours/day a 8.7 5(8.56, 8.94) 9.02 (9.0, 9.05) < 0.001 8.80 (8.68, 8.91) 9.03 (9.0, 9.06) < 0.001

aAre presented as the mean (95% CI).