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. 2019 Jun 25;9(6):e026320. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-026320

Table 3.

Weighted percentage difference in cost of smoking for sociodemographics and cost-minimising strategies from GAM, stratified by social grade

Social grade P value for interaction, high vs low
Low (n=7032) Middle (n=8138) High (n=1797)
100β with 95% CI 100β with 95% CI P value for interaction, middle vs low 100β with 95% CI
Age
 Per 10 years increase −0.23 (−1.04 to 0.59) −0.18 (−0.65 to 1.00) 0.27 (−1.65 to 2.19)
Gender
 Male ref ref ref
 Female 0.54 (2.10 to 3.18) 0.17 (−2.44 to 2.78) −1.55 (−7.56 to 4.46)
Factory-made cigarette consumption
 Per 10 cigarettes decrease −11.70 (−11.41 to −11.98) −13.20 (−12.93 to −13.47) <0.001 −15.36 (−14.74 to −15.98) <0.001
RYO cigarette consumption
 Per 10 cigarettes decrease −4.95 (−4.68 to −5.21) −6.15 (−5.84 to −6.45) 0.007 −7.90 (−7.10 to −8.70) 0.004
Use of illicit sources
 No use of illicit sources in last 6 months ref ref ref
 Used illicit sources in last 6 months −12.25 (−16.72 to −7.78) −7.11 (−12.02 to −2.21) 0.028 −5.63 (−19.09 to 7.84) 0.078
Cross-border purchase
 No cross-border purchase in last 6 months ref ref ref
 Cross-border purchase in last 6 months −13.01 (−19.03 to −6.72) −9.99 (−14.46 to −5.53) 0.264 −7.24 (−15.80 to 1.33) 0.053

All models were adjusted for all variables in the table.

GAM, generalised additive models; RYO, roll -your-own.