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. 2015 Jun 30;18(5):817–826. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntv147

Table 3.

Prevalence of Polytobacco Use and Characteristics Associated With Polytobacco Users Among Current Cigarette Smokers, Current Cigar Users, Current Chewing Tobacco Users, and Current Snuff Users: Multivariate Logistic Regression Analysis

Polytobacco use among cigarette smokers ( N = 24 818) Polytobacco use among cigar users ( N = 2410) Polytobacco use among chewing tobacco users ( N = 1099) Polytobacco use among snuff users ( N = 1513)
%Poly AOR (95% CI) %Poly AOR (95% CI) %Poly AOR (95% CI) %Poly AOR (95% CI)
All 7.6 51.1 51.9 44.7
Year
 1998 7.4 REF 53.9 REF 57.4 REF 47.4 REF
 2000 6.8 0.93 (0.79–1.09) 51.7 0.92 (0.71–1.19) 47.4 0.67 (0.48–0.93 ) 42.1 0.84 (0.60–1.18)
 2005 7.7 1.05 (0.90–1.24) 50.1 0.85 (0.65–1.11) 47.8 0.71 (0.51–0.99 ) 47.0 0.95 (0.69–1.30)
 2010 8.6 1.18 (0.99–1.40) 50.3 0.89 (0.68–1.18) 54.8 1.00 (0.70–1.42) 42.5 0.82 (0.63–1.06)
Gender
 Men 13.2 11.22 (9.12–13.81 ) 50.1 0.57 (0.40–0.82 ) 52.3 1.03 (0.57–1.85) 46.1 3.16 (1.98–5.04 )
 Women 1.2 REF 70.3 REF 43.6 REF 24.6 REF
Age
 18–24 10.1 REF 66.7 REF 70.3 REF 65.7 REF
 25–44 8.1 0.89 (0.72–1.10) 56.9 1.11 (0.81–1.53) 54.3 0.63 (0.42–0.93 ) 41.9 0.46 (0.33–0.65 )
 45–64 6.6 0.75 (0.60–0.93 ) 46.1 0.82 (0.59–1.15) 49.0 0.51 (0.31–0.83 ) 39.7 0.46 (0.31–0.68 )
 ≥65 3.6 0.48 (0.35–0.67 ) 25.5 0.24 (0.15–0.37 ) 26.3 0.15 (0.08–0.26 ) 26.8 0.23 (0.14–0.39 )
Race/ethnicity
 Non-Hispanic  white 8.2 REF 51.0 REF 51.9 REF 44.4 REF
 Hispanic 5.9 0.46 (0.37–0.58 ) 56.7 0.62 (0.44–0.87 ) 56.5 1.11 (0.62–2.00) 55.9 1.62 (0.88–3.00)
 Non-Hispanic  black 5.5 0.57 (0.47–0.70 ) 50.1 0.44 (0.33–0.58 ) 42.6 0.82 (0.52–1.28) 37.8 1.66 (1.07–2.57 )
 Non-Hispanic  Asian 1.7 0.14 (0.07–0.31 ) 31.3 0.55 (0.18–1.65) 59.1 1.88 (1.21–2.91 ) 16.1 0.25 (0.04–1.39)
 Non-Hispanic  Others 9.8 1.16 (0.75–1.81) 75.8 1.41 (0.59–3.37) 72.3 1.78 (0.77–4.14) 66.4 1.79 (0.75–4.31)
Education
 Less than HS 8.6 REF 75.1 REF 52.1 REF 48.6 REF
 HS graduate 7.4 0.83 (0.69–0.99 ) 60.3 0.50 (0.38–0.67 ) 49.0 0.61 (0.39–0.94 ) 46.6 0.76 (0.54–1.07)
 Some college 7.4 0.83 (0.69–1.01) 51.4 0.34 (0.25–0.46 ) 60.4 0.92 (0.58–1.46) 46.0 0.75 (0.52–1.06)
 College  graduate 7.0 0.84 (0.66–1.06) 26.8 0.14 (0.10–0.19 ) 40.2 0.45 (0.26–0.75 ) 32.0 0.51 (0.33–0.80 )
Family income
 Poor 8.0 REF 73.2 REF 51.4 REF 50.5 REF
 Low 8.0 0.86 (0.70–1.07) 67.0 0.85 (0.62–1.16) 53.4 1.35 (0.88–2.08) 50.9 0.89 (0.58–1.37)
 Middle 7.6 0.77 (0.64–0.93 ) 56.5 0.63 (0.47–0.84 ) 55.3 1.38 (0.87–2.17) 46.2 0.75 (0.51–1.10)
 High 7.6 0.72 (0.58–0.88 ) 36.7 0.37 (0.28–0.49 ) 48.1 0.93 (0.59–1.47) 35.9 0.50 (0.33–0.75 )
 Unknown 6.7 0.81 (0.62–1.06) 52.7 0.64 (0.45–0.91 ) 51.4 1.09 (0.64–1.87) 50.1 0.83 (0.53–1.30)
Region
 Northeast 5.7 REF 41.2 REF 50.1 REF 45.7 REF
 Midwest 7.2 1.16 (0.94–1.42) 49.1 1.19 (0.88–1.61) 55.1 1.21 (0.66–2.21) 48.5 1.30 (0.90–1.88)
 South 8.9 1.60 (1.32–1.95 ) 59.5 2.01 (1.52–2.66 ) 51.6 1.41 (0.77–2.58) 42.2 0.96 (0.68–1.37)
 West 7.1 1.16 (0.93–1.46) 49.5 1.33 (0.95–1.85) 48.3 0.76 (0.40–1.45) 46.1 1.16 (0.79–1.71)
Binge drinking status
 No 4.9 REF 45.9 REF 45.0 REF 39.0 REF
 Yes 12.3 1.85 (1.62–2.11 ) 56.5 1.61 (1.31–1.99 ) 60.3 1.49 (1.15–1.94 ) 50.1 1.35 (1.05–1.73 )

AOR = adjusted odds ratio; CI = confidence interval; HS = high school; %Poly = prevalence of polytobacco use. Ellipsis indicates not included in the model. Statistically significant AOR results are noted in bold. The sample sizes by subgroups of current cigarette smokers, current cigar users, current chewing tobacco users, and current snuff users are the same as those shown in the sample size columns of Table 2 .