Appendix Table 2.
Factors Associated with Cigarette Smoking Status Among US Adults - Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS) 5, Cycle 4, 2020
| Cigarette smoking status | ||||||
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| Everyday smoker vs Never smoker | Some days smoker vs Never smoker | Former smoker vs Never smoker | ||||
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| Variable | aOR (95% CI) | p-value | aOR (95% CI) | p-value | aOR (95% CI) | p-value |
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| Age group | ||||||
| 18–34 years | 0.2 (0.1– 1.0) | 0.05 | 0.4 (0.1– 1.6) | 0.19 | 0.2 (0.1– 0.4) | <0.001 |
| 35–49 years | 1.2 (0.6– 2.3) | 0.64 | 1.7 (0.5– 5.1) | 0.36 | 0.7 (0.4– 1.3) | 0.23 |
| ≥50 years | ref | ref | ref | |||
| Sex | ||||||
| Female | ref | ref | ref | |||
| Male | 1.6 (0.9– 2.9) | 0.13 | 2.8 (1.3– 6.2) | 0.01 | 1.7 (1.0– 2.9) | 0.05 |
| Sexual orientation | ||||||
| Heterosexual, or straight | ref | ref | ref | |||
| Homosexual, or gay or lesbian | 2.5 (0.3–20.3) | 0.38 | 1.1 (0.1–19.8) | 0.94 | 0.6 (0.2– 1.7) | 0.36 |
| Bisexual | 0.3 (0.1– 1.6) | 0.16 | 1.6 (0.3– 8.5) | 0.59 | 0.5 (0.1– 1.7) | 0.26 |
| Something else | 0.9 (0.0–31.4) | 0.93 | 1.4 (0.0–462.9) | 0.90 | 2.0 (0.2–26.9) | 0.57 |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||
| Non-Hispanic White | ref | ref | ref | |||
| Non-Hispanic Black or African American | 1.2 (0.4– 3.3) | 0.77 | 1.2 (0.3– 5.2) | 0.83 | 0.4 (0.2– 0.7) | 0.005 |
| Hispanic | 0.5 (0.1– 1.7) | 0.26 | 0.8 (0.2– 2.5) | 0.67 | 0.4 (0.2– 0.7) | 0.002 |
| Non-Hispanic Asian | 0.6 (0.1– 2.8) | 0.49 | 3.0 (0.3–31.2) | 0.35 | 0.3 (0.1– 1.5) | 0.14 |
| Non-Hispanic Other | 0.6 (0.0– 6.9) | 0.64 | 0.4 (0.1– 2.7) | 0.33 | 0.5 (0.1– 1.8) | 0.27 |
| Educational attainment | ||||||
| <High school | ref | ref | ref | |||
| High school graduate | 0.4 (0.1– 1.6) | 0.20 | 4.0 (0.5–30.9) | 0.17 | 1.0 (0.3– 3.2) | 0.94 |
| Some college | 0.5 (0.1– 2.2) | 0.37 | 3.2 (0.5–19.8) | 0.20 | 0.8 (0.2– 2.9) | 0.76 |
| ≥College graduate | 0.1 (0.0– 0.4) | 0.003 | 1.2 (0.2– 9.3) | 0.83 | 0.5 (0.1– 1.6) | 0.22 |
| Income level | ||||||
| $0 to $9,999 | 1.6 (0.5– 5.0) | 0.38 | 2.7 (0.6–11.3) | 0.17 | 0.9 (0.3– 2.4) | 0.79 |
| $10,000 to $34,999 | 1.1 (0.5– 2.5) | 0.79 | 1.1 (0.3– 3.3) | 0.92 | 0.9 (0.5– 1.7) | 0.74 |
| $35,000 to $74,999 | ref | ref | ref | |||
| ≥$75,000 | 0.5 (0.2– 1.1) | 0.09 | 0.6 (0.2– 2.2) | 0.42 | 0.9 (0.6– 1.3) | 0.47 |
| Urban/rural status | ||||||
| Rural | ref | ref | ref | |||
| Urban | 0.8 (0.2– 2.8) | 0.72 | 0.7 (0.1– 6.4) | 0.73 | 1.0 (0.5– 2.1) | 0.96 |
| E-cigarette use status | ||||||
| Never | ref | ref | ref | |||
| Former e-cigarette user | 17.7 (6.5–47.9) | <0.001 | 13.2 (3.3–52.0) | <0.001 | 5.6 (3.0–10.2) | <0.001 |
| Current e-cigarette user | 11.4 (2.1–62.1) | 0.007 | 26.6 (5.2–135.6) | <0.001 | 5.0 (1.2–20.4) | 0.03 |
| Alcohol use status | ||||||
| Never drinker | ref | ref | ref | |||
| Drinker | 1.4 (0.8– 2.6) | 0.22 | 1.8 (0.7– 4.3) | 0.18 | 1.1 (0.7– 1.8) | 0.68 |
| Response to the question “How worried are you about getting cancer?” | ||||||
| Not at all/Slightly | ref | ref | ref | |||
| Somewhat | 1.3 (0.5– 3.1) | 0.58 | 0.5 (0.1– 1.7) | 0.24 | 1.1 (0.7– 1.8) | 0.70 |
| Moderately/Extremely | 1.8 (0.8– 3.8) | 0.12 | 0.7 (0.3– 1.9) | 0.46 | 1.0 (0.6– 1.5) | 0.94 |
Note: Adjusted odds ratio estimated from a multinomial logistic regression model were ‘Never smoker’ status was the reference category in the outcome variable. Boldface indicates statistical significance (p-value<0.05).