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

Table 2. Association Between Independent Variables and Current and Ever Tobacco Smoking Habits in the Multivariate Logistic Regression Model: the CASPIAN-IV Study.

Variables Current Smoker Ever Smoker
OR (95% CI) P Value OR (95% CI) P Value
Age, y a 1.37 (1.29, 1.44) < 0.001 1.31 (1.26, 1.36) < 0.001
Sex (F/M) 0.51 (0.38, 0.70) < 0.001 0.54 (0.43, 0.67) < 0.001
Residence (rural/urban) 0.62 (0.40, 0.97) 0.037 0.74 (0.55, 0.99) 0.05
Type of school (nonprofit/governmental) 1.08 (0.7, 1.67) 0.73 1.04 (0.74, 1.45) 0.80
Mother’s educational level
Illiterate 1 - 1 -
High school 0.97 (0.65, 1.47) 0.9 1.42 (1.06, 1.91) 0.02
Academic 1.18 (0.59, 2.35) 0.64 1.58 (0.95, 2.61) 0.08
Father’s educational level
Illiterate 1 - 1 -
High school 1.24 (0.75, 2.06) 0.4 0.87 (0.64, 1.18) 0.38
Academic 0.82 (0.42, 1.58) 0.55 0.67 (0.43, 1.03) 0.07
Maternal occupational status
Housekeeper status 1 - 1 -
Worker 0.69 (0.39, 1.22) 0.2 0.85 (0.58, 1.26) 0.42
Other 1.32 (0.72, 2.41) 0.37 0.82 (0.51, 1.31) 0.4
Father’s occupational status
Unemployed 1 - 1 -
Worker 1.23(0.64, 2.38) 0.54 1.07 (0.69, 1.65) 0.76
Farmer 1.00(0.46, 2.21) 0.99 1.41 (0.85, 2.34) 0.18
Self-employed 1.32 (0.69, 2.52) 0.39 1.26 (0.80, 1.98) 0.35
Living with parents
None 1 - 1 -
One parent 2.02 (0.42, 9.63) 0.37 4.85 (1.41, 16.63) 0.01
Both parents 1.36 (0.34, 5.46) 0.66 2.49 (0.79, 7.86) 0.11
Family size (> 4 or ≤ 4) 0.82 (0.63, 1.08) 0.17 - -
Days spent with friends per week
No. of days 1 - 1 -
1 - 3 1.43 (1.07, 1.91) 0.02 1.37 (1.13, 1.67) 0.001
> 3 1.96 (1.38, 2.79) < 0.001 1.68( 1.31, 2.16) < 0.001
Physical activity
Mild 1 - 1 -
Moderate 1.02 (0.74, 1.42) 0.87 0.89 (0.72, 1.11) 0.34
Vigorous 1.11 (0.80, 1.54) 0.50 0.93 (0.74, 1.17) 0.57
Sleep time, hour 1.06 (0.96, 1.16) 0.24 1.05 (0.99, 1.11) 0.1
Hookah smoking by father 3.02 (2.15, 4.25) < 0.001 2.16 (1.65, 2.83) < 0.001
Hookah smoking by mother 1.16 (0.68, 1.97) 0.59 1.13 (0.76, 1.68) 0.53
Hookah smoking by sister(s) or brother(s)s 4.01 (2.76, 5.8) < 0.001 3.91 (2.93, 5.23) < 0.001
Cigarette smoking by father 1.63 (1.26, 2.1) < 0.001 1.28 (1.07, 1.55) 0.008
Cigarette smoking by mother 0.5 (0.05, 4.5) 0.53 0.79 (0.24, 2.6) 0.7
Cigarette smoking by sister(s) or brother(s) 0.57 (0.23, 1.42) 0.23 0.78 (0.43, 1.42) 0.41
Screen time (> 2 or ≤ 2) 1.64 (1.26, 2.14) < 0.001 1.49 (1.25, 1.78) < 0.001
Birth order (number) 0.99 (0.88, 1.12) 0.91 0.92 (0.85, 1.00) 0.06

aAre presented as the mean (95% CI).