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Table 3 Variables associated with tobacco use

From: Tobacco use and nicotine dependency in a cross-sectional representative sample of 18,018 individuals in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India

 

Tobacco use

Uni-variate OR (95% CI)*

Multi-variate OR (95% CI)*

Gender (n,%)

   

Male

5878 (64.4)

1

1

Female

2936 (33.0)

0.27 (0.26–0.29)

0.25 (0.22–0.29)

Age group, years (n,%)

   

14–19

345 (13.7)

1

1

20–29

1988 (38.6)

3.95 (3.50–4.50)

2.02 (1.67–2.44)

30–39

2244 (56.1)

8.02 (7.00–9.10)

3.12 (2.52–3.86)

40–49

1886 (64.5)

11.40 (9.90–13.10)

3.61 (2.89–4.51)

50–59

1226 (69.3)

14.20 (12.20–16.50)

3.70 (2.91–4.69)

60 plus

1124 (69.5)

14.30 (12.20–16.70)

3.64 (2.84–4.68)

Population groups (n,%)

   

Settler

2957 (48.2)

1

1

Non-settler

3017 (40.2)

0.72 (0.67–0.77)

0.54 (0.50–0.59)

Ranchi

1084 (53.5)

1.23 (1.11–1.36)

0.78 (0.68–0.89)

Nicobarese

1589 (84.0)

5.65 (4.95–6.45)

5.63 (4.78–6.66)

Pre-42

167 (36.5)

0.62 (0.51–0.75)

0.57 (0.45–0.72)

Educational status (n,%)

   

0–4 years

3029 (64.3)

3.92 (3.58–4.30)

2.73 (2.39–3.11)

5–10 years

4661 (47.9)

2.01 (1.85–2.18)

1.75 (1.56–1.94)

>10 years

1123 (41.4)

1

1

Marital status (n,%)

   

Never married

1631 (30.0)

1

1

Married/living with partner

6527 (56.9)

3.08 (2.87–3.30)

1.05 (0.92–1.20)

Widowed/Divorced/Seperated

655 (59.5)

3.44 (3.01–3.93)

1.32 (1.08–1.63)

Employement (n,%)

   

Employed

4973 (69.5)

1

1

Unemployed

1158 (50.3)

0.45 (0.40–0.49)

0.70 (0.61–0.80)

Student

303 (11.5)

0.06 (0.05–0.07)

0.32 (0.26–0.39)

Home makers

2379 (40.2)

0.30 (0.27–0.32)

0.96 (0.84–1.01)

Mental health status (n,%)

   

Normal

7830 (48.3)

1

1

Poor

984 (54.5)

1.29 (1.16–1.42)

0.89 (0.79–1.01)

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (n,%)

   

PTSD score > 6

465 (51.9)

1

 

PTSD score < 6

8349 (48.8)

1.13 (0.99–1.30)

 

Alcohol use (n,%)

   

No

5354 (37.5)

1

1

Yes

3460 (92.7)

21.22 (18.67–24.12)

7.79 (6.78–8.96)

Co-morbidities (n, %)

   

CVD/HTN/Diabetes: No

7400 (46.6)

1

 

CVD/HTN/Diabetes: Yes

1414 (65.9)

2.21 (2.01–2.43)

 

Cancer: No

8792 (48.9)

1

 

Cancer: Yes

22 (62.9)

1.77 (0.89–3.51)

 

Depression/Anxiety/Suicidal tendency: No

8168 (48.0)

1

 

Depression/Anxiety/Suicidal tendency: Yes

646 (64.3)

1.95 (1.71–2.23)

 

Injuries: No

7999 (47.4)

1

 

Injuries: Yes

792 (74.8)

3.30 (2.86–3.80)

 

Any co-morbidities: No

6524 (44.8)

1

1

Any co-morbidities: Yes

2272 (67.0)

2.51 (2.32–2.72)

1.25 (1.13–1.38)

  1. *Multiple logistic regression results.