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Table 2 Factors associated with increased smoking in over-indebted individuals (reference category: decreased or unchanged tobacco consumption)

From: Factors associated with self-assessed increase in tobacco consumption among over-indebted individuals in Germany: a cross-sectional study

 

Increase in smoking

Model 1 c

Model 2 cd

 

Row percentages

aOR

95% CI

aOR

95% CI

Sex

p=.018, df=1 a

    

Male (ref.)

35.0

1

 

1

 

Female

25.9

0.66

0.44-0.99

0.67

0.45-0.99

Age

p=.393, df=3 a

    

18-30 (ref.)

26.7

1

 

1

 

31-40

35.0

1.03

0.57-1.84

1.00

0.56-1.80

41-50

31.7

0.80

0.45-1.44

0.78

0.43-1.42

51+

27.2

0.63

0.30-1.30

0.62

0.30-1.29

Educational level

p=.665, df=570 b

    

≤ 9 years (ref.)

30.0

1

 

1

 

> 9 years

31.8

1.08

0.73-1.62

1.12

0.75-1.68

Income

p=.119, df=570 b

    

≤ 1500 € (ref.)

29.0

1

 

1

 

> 1500 €

36.2

1.34

0.84-2.12

1.38

0.86-2.20

Marital status

p=.251, df=2 a

    

Married (ref.)

32.1

1

 

1

 

Unmarried

26.4

0.73

0.42-1.26

0.78

0.45-1.36

Divorced/Separated/Widowed

33.8

1.10

0.68-1.77

1.14

0.70-1.86

Duration of over-indebtedness

p=.010, df=551 b

    

≤ 5 years (ref.)

26.4

1

 

1

 

6 to 10 years

29.0

1.05

0.65-1.68

1.04

0.64-1.68

> 10 years

39.2

1.76

1.00-2.73

1.66

1.00-2.76

Social support

p<.001, df=563 b

    

High (ref.)

22.5

1

 

1

 

Less than high

26.6

1.21

0.71-2.06

1.10

0.64-1.89

More than low

36.7

1.88

1.07-3.30

1.51

0.83-2.74

Low

45.6

2.78

1.45-5.26

1.99

0.99-3.98

Health awareness

p<.001, df=566 b

    

High (ref.)

22.2

1

 

1

 

Medium

33.2

1.59

1.03-2.47

1.66

1.07-2.58

Low

42.0

1.98

1.15-3.43

2.15

1.23-3.76

Changes in social embeddedness since onset of over-indebtedness

p<.001, df=559 b

    

No withdrawal (ref.)

24.1

  

1

 

Friends or relatives withdrawn

35.5

  

1.45

0.91-2.31

Friends and relatives withdrawn

41.7

  

1.82

1.06-3.14

  1. Notes: OI-survey; a chi2 test; b t-test (Spearman correlation); c multivariate binary logistic regression (n=572); d changes in social embeddedness following onset of over-indebtedness was additionally included in the analysis.