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Table 4 Multivariate analysis of ever smoked and never smoked current non-smokers with smoking susceptibility (n = 4613)

From: Prevalence and determinants of susceptibility to cigarette smoking among school students in Pakistan: secondary analysis of Global Youth Tobacco Survey

 

Ever smoked (n = 529)

Never smoked (n = 4084)

Characteristics

ORb(95% CI)

p-value

ORb(95% CI)

p-value

Sex

    

Male

1

 

1

 

Female

1.02 (0.57-1.82)

0.930

1.80 (1.43-2.28)

<0.001

Age in years (categorical)

    

≤ 13

1

 

1

 

>13

1.99 (1.22-3.24)

0.006

0.92 (0.70-1.19)

0.537

Parents’ smoking status

    

None

1

 

1

 

At least one parent smokes

1.23 (0.83-1.83)

0.287

1.65 (1.31-2.07)

<0.001

I don’t know

1.65 (0.43-6.28)

0.463

1.62 (0.82-3.23)

0.167

Friends’ smoking status

    

Do not have friends who smoke

1

 

1

 

Have friends who smoke

2.75 (1.82-4.14)

<0.001

2.12 (1.66-2.71)

<0.001

Knowledge of harmful effects of smoking

   

Poor

1

 

1

 

Good

0.69 (0.40-1.19)

0.189

0.48 (0.37-0.62)

<0.001

Access to anti-smoking media

   

No

1

 

1

 

Yes

1.12 (0.73-1.70)

0.598

0.72 (0.57-0.92)

0.007

Exposure to newspaper/magazines cigarette marketing

   

No

1

 

1

 

Yes

1.30 (0.88-2.15)

0.156

1.40 (1.10-1.78)

0.006

  1. ORb = Odds ratios adjusted for gender, age, parents’ smoking status, friends’ smoking status, Knowledge of harmful effects of smoking, access to antismoking media, exposure to cigarette marketing.