Table 3.
Tobacco smoking among nursing students of Verona University by demographic characteristics
| n | Past smokers (n = 146) | Occasional smokers (n = 169) | Regular smokers (n = 407) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gendera | 0.002 | ||||
| Men | 312 | 39 (12.5) | 37 (11.9) | 111 (35.6) | |
| Women | 1070 | 105 (9.8) | 130 (12.1) | 283 (26.4) | |
| Classa | 0.137 | ||||
| 1st | 430 | 30 (7.0) | 60 (14.0) | 122 (28.4) | |
| 2nd | 461 | 62 (13.4) | 50 (10.8) | 118 (25.6) | |
| 3rd | 512 | 54 (10.5) | 58 (11.3) | 166 (32.4) | |
| Centre | 0.430 | ||||
| Verona | 549 | 48 (8.7) | 65 (11.8) | 168 (30.6) | |
| Vicenza | 236 | 21 (8.9) | 30 (12.7) | 69 (29.2) | |
| Legnago | 197 | 24 (12.2) | 21 (10.7) | 59 (29.9) | |
| Trento | 172 | 21 (12.2) | 25 (14.5) | 35 (20.3) | |
| Bolzano | 251 | 32 (12.7) | 28 (11.2) | 76 (30.3) |
Numbers of past, occasional and regular smokers were reported with percent frequencies in parentheses. p-values were computed by Fisher’s exact test for gender, chi-square test for trend for class and chi-square test for centre. Significant results are highlighted in bold
aInformation on gender and university class was not reported by 25 and 2 students, respectively