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. 2019 Jul-Aug;45(4):e20170080. doi: 10.1590/1806-3713/e20170080

Table 3. Logistic regression analysis of the determinants of the scores for the University of São Paulo Reasons for Smoking Scale domains.

USP-RSS domain OR 95% CI p*
Determinant
Physical dependence
Smoking history
< 10 pack-years
11-20 pack-years 6.2 (1.6-26.8) 0.009
21-30 pack-years 15.8 (3.9-63.2) < 0.001
> 30 pack-years 15.1 (4.3-52.7) < 0.001
Symptoms of depression 3.7 (1.7-8.1) 0.001
Pleasure of smoking
Smoking history
< 10 pack-years
11-20 pack-years
21-30 pack-years 3.9 (1.3-12.0) 0.01
> 30 pack-years 5.7 (2.2-52.7) < 0.001
Female gender 2.1 (1.0-4.3) 0.04
≤ 4 years of schooling 2.7 (1.0-7.0) 0.04
Tension reduction
Smoking history
< 10 pack-years
11-20 pack-years 4.3 (1.3-14.4) 0.01
21-30 pack-years
> 30 pack-years 4.6 (1.7-7.4) 0.006
Female gender 3.5 (1.0-4.3) < 0.001
Level of education
≤ 4 years of schooling 6.6 (2.3-18.8) < 0.001
5-8 years of schooling 4.9 (1.7-14.4) 0.004
9-12 years of schooling 4.3 (1.5-12.0) 0.004
≥ 13 years of schooling
Stimulus
≤ 4 years of schooling 5.9 (1.2-29.1) 0.03
Symptoms of depression 3.6 (1.4-8.8) 0.006
Automatism
Handling
Social smoking
Symptoms of depression 3.2 (1.3-7.7) 0.01
Weight control
Female gender 3.4 (1.3-9.1) 0.01
Close association
COPD 3.2 (1.4-7.8) 0.007
Symptoms of depression 2.7 (1.2-5.5) 0.009
> 30 pack-year smoking history 3.5 (1.1-11.2) 0.02

USP-RSS: University of São Paulo Reasons for Smoking Scale.