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Table 1 Characteristics of the respondents and separate bivariate age-adjusted logistic regression models for snus use, cigarette smoking, and dual use

From: Sports activity and the use of cigarettes and snus among young males in Finland in 1999-2010

Characteristics

n (%)

OR for snus use

OR for cigarette smoking

OR for dual use

Intensity of sport activity

    

Leisure-time sport activity

    

   no physical activity

4267 (27)

1

1

1

   light activity < 5 h/wk

5837 (36)

1.7 (1.2-2.2)

0.7 (0.6-0.7)

0.8 (0.7-0.9)

   moderate activity 5 h/wk

4320 (27)

3.6 (2.8-4.8)

0.3 (0.3-0.4)

0.8 (0.7-1.0)

   regular competitive sports training

1638 (10)

10.2 (7.8-13.5)

0.2 (0.1-0.3)

1.3 (1.1-1.6)

Self-reported physical fitness

    

   Poor

2500 (15)

1

1

1

   Average

6712 (41)

1.0 (0.7-1.4)

1.0 (0.9-1.1)

0.9 (0.8-1.1)

   Good

5774 (36)

2.5 (1.9-3.3)

0.5 (0.4-0.6)

1.0 (0.9-1.2)

   Excellent

1289 (8)

6.1 (4.5-8.3)

0.2 (0.1-0.3)

0.7 (0.6-0.9)

Sport type

    

Weekly walking

    

   No

11402 (70)

1

1

1

   Yes

4865 (30)

0.5 (0.4-0.6)

1.1 (1.0-1.2)

0.7 (0.6-0.7)

Weekly running

    

   No

11806 (73)

1

1

1

   Yes

4460 (27)

1.5 (1.2-1.7)

0.4 (0.4-0.5)

0.6 (0.5-0.6)

Weekly swimming

    

   No

15282 (94)

1

1

1

   Yes

984 (6)

0.8 (0.5-1.1)

0.8 (0.7-0.9)

1.0 (0.8-1.2)

Weekly cycling

    

   No

14063 (87)

1

1

1

   Yes

2203 (14)

0.8 (0.6-1.0)

0.6 (0.6-0.7)

0.5 (0.4-0.6)

Weekly team sports (not ice hockey)

    

   No

12031 (74)

1

1

1

   Yes

4237 (26)

2.5 (2.1-2.9)

0.7 (0.6-0.7)

1.7 (1.5-1.9)

Weekly weight training

    

   No

12458 (77)

1

1

1

   Yes

3809 (23)

2.0 (1.7-2.3)

0.6 (0.6-0.7)

1.2 (1.1-1.3)

Weekly combat training

    

   No

15307 (94)

1

1

1

   Yes

959 (6)

1.2 (0.9-1.6)

0.7 (0.6-0.8)

1.1 (0.9-1.3)

Weekly skiing

    

   No

14560 (92)

1

1

1

   Yes

1328 (8)

0.9 (0.7-1.2)

0.5 (0.4-0.6)

0.4 (0.3-0.5)

Weekly ice hockey

    

   No

12662 (80)

1

1

1

   Yes

3227 (20)

2.1 (1.8-2.3)

0.8 (0.8-0.9)

2.0 (1.8-2.2)

Weekly downhill skiing

    

   No

14112 (89)

1

1

1

   Yes

1775 (11)

1.0 (0.8-1.4)

1.2 (1.1-1.4)

1.4 (1.2-1.6)

Sociodemographic background

    

Urbanization level of residence

    

   Capital area (Helsinki and adjoining cities)

3447 (21)

2.6 (1.8-3.6)

0.8 (0.7-0.9)

1.4 (1.1-1.7)

   City/large town

6811 (41)

2.2 (1.6-3.1)

0.9 (0.8-1.0)

1.7 (1.5-2.1)

   Small town

2541 (15)

1.5 (1.1-2.3)

1.1 (0.9-1.2)

1.3 (1.1-2.1)

   Village

2080 (12)

1.6 (1.1-2.4)

0.9 (0.8-1.1)

1.3 (1.0-1.7)

   Sparsely populated rural municipality

1776 (11)

1

1

1

Childhood family composition

    

   Nuclear

14041 (85)

1

1

1

   Nonnuclear

2570 (15)

0.8 (0.6-1.0)

1.4 (1.3-1.6)

1.3 (1.1-1.3)

Level of education

    

   High

2326 (14)

1.4 (1.1-1.8)

0.3 (0.2-0.3)

0.5 (0.4-0.5)

   Middle

6522 (39)

0.9 (0.7-1.2)

0.7 (0.6-0.8)

0.6 (0.5-0.7)

   Low

7848 (47)

1

1

1

  1. Due to missing values, the sum of the respondents in different categories is less than the total number of 16,746 Reference category marked with 1