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Table 3 Odds Ratios and 95% Confidence Intervals for Developing Obesity in Relation to Tobacco use

From: Weight gain and incident obesity among male snus users

Tobacco use 2002 and 2007

Obese cases (n/N)

OR (95% CI) 1

OR (95% CI) 2

OR (95% CI) 3

Never tobacco

No tobacco use

105/3607

Referent

Referent

Referent

Daily snus use

Stable current use

21/410

1.68 (1.03-2.72)

1.77 (1.06-2.95)

1.93 (1.13-3.30)

 

Stable former use

3/112

0.91 (0.28-2.90)

0.74 (0.22-2.46)

0.85 (0.25-2.88)

 

Quit during follow-up

8/167

1.56 (0.74-3.27)

1.04 (0.48-2.26)

1.13 (0.51-2.50)

 

Began during follow-up

0/47

   

Daily smoking

Stable current use

26/653

1.46 (0.94-2.26)

1.71 (1.07-2.72)

1.31 (0.78-2.22)

 

Stable former use

47/1352

1.35 (0.93-1.95)

1.18 (0.80-1.72)

1.09 (0.72-1.66)

 

Quit during follow-up

16/260

2.26 (1.32-3.90)

2.37 (1.33-4.23)

1.87 (0.99-3.53)

 

Began during follow-up

6/53

4.49 (1.87-10.76)

3.94 (1.52-10.21)

3.53 (1.24-10.09)

Other

Including combined snus use and smoking

107/2367

1.61 (1.22-2.12)

1.44 (1.08-1.92)

1.25 (0.91-1.73)

  1. 1 Adjusted for age.
  2. 2 Adjusted for age and baseline weight.
  3. 3 Adjusted for age, baseline weight, alcohol consumption, physical activity, education, consumption of fruit and berries, and frequency of having breakfast.