Table 3.
Multivariate associations between latent class membership with demographics, substance use, and tobacco prevention strategies among middle school students in 2018
| Middle School Students (n=1,134) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Television (17.1%) | Social Media (13.2%) | High Exposure (5.1%) | ||||
| aOR | (95% CI) | aOR | (95% CI) | aOR | (95% CI) | |
| Grade | ||||||
| 6 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |||
| 8 | 1.15 | (0.74–1.80) | 2.81 | (1.62–4.86) | 1.10 | (0.53–2.30) |
| Biological sex | ||||||
| Male | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |||
| Female | 0.92 | (0.61–1.39) | 1.12 | (0.70–1.81) | 0.93 | (0.50–1.76) |
| Race | ||||||
| NH White | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |||
| Non-White | 0.82 | (0.51–1.31) | 1.06 | (0.63–1.80) | 0.91 | (0.45–1.82) |
| Substance use (30-day) | ||||||
| Cigarette | 2.24 | (0.40–12.58) | 1.51 | (0.25–9.08) | 2.94 | (0.55–15.75) |
| E-cigarette | 1.70 | (0.79–3.63) | 3.48 | (1.69–7.15) | 3.06 | (1.16–8.06) |
| Alcohol | 7.67 | (0.49–120.16) | 13.18 | (0.95–182.97) | 17.10 | (1.35–217.27) |
| Cannabis | 1.61 | (0.41–6.33) | 2.00 | (0.62–6.47) | 3.32 | (0.79–13.90) |
| Prescription drug | 1.57 | (0.58–4.22) | 4.44 | (1.99–9.90) | 1.13 | (0.31–4.16) |
| Tobacco prevention strategies | ||||||
| Family rulesa | 0.77 | (0.50–1.21) | 1.36 | (0.76–2.46) | 0.67 | (0.35–1.30) |
| School ruleb | 1.94 | (1.13–3.34) | 1.38 | (0.75–2.55) | 1.98 | (0.76–5.28) |
| Prevention messagesc | 3.28 | (1.73–6.20) | 3.55 | (1.51–8.35) | 2.19 | (0.93–5.14) |
Abbreviations: aOR, adjusted odds ratio; 95% CI, 95% confidence interval; NH, non-Hispanic
a
Parents/guardians have clear rules about the use of cigarettes, tobacco, and e-cigarettes
b
Schools have a rule against using e-cigarettes or vape devices on school property
c
Exposure to prevention messages and advertisements about the harms of cigarettes, tobacco, e-cigarettes, or vape devices several times or at least once a month in the past 12 months