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Table 4 Variables associated with nicotine dependency among tobacco users

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

 

Nicotine dependent

Univariate OR (95% CI)*

Multivariate OR (95% CI)*

Gender (n,%)

   

Male

889 (9.7)

1

1

Female

267 (3.0)

0.29 (0.25–0.33)

0.44 (0.34–0.57)

Age group, years (n, %)

   

14–29

190 (2.5)

1

1

30–39

274 (6.9)

2.89 (2.40–3.50)

1.61 (1.29–2.02)

40–49

271 (9.3)

4.02 (3.32–4.86)

1.77 (1.39–2.25)

50–59

227 (12.8)

5.79 (4.74–7.08)

2.22 (1.72–2.87)

60 plus

194 (12.0)

5.36 (4.35–6.60)

1.92 (1.44–2.56)

Population groups (n, %)

   

Settler

415 (6.8)

1

1

Non-settler

350 (4.7)

0.67 (0.58–0.78)

0.64 (0.55–0.74)

Ranchi

232 (11.4)

1.78 (1.50–2.11)

1.21 (1.00–1.47)

Nicobarese

143 (7.6)

1.13 (0.93–1.37)

0.88 (0.71–1.09)

Pre-42

16 (3.5)

0.50 (0.30–0.83)

0.47 (0.28–0.80)

Educational status (n, %)

   

0–4 years

459 (9.7)

3.08 (2.51–3.78)

1.77 (1.40–2.23)

5–10 years

576 (5.9)

1.80 (1.47–2.19)

1.32 (1.07–1.63)

>10 years

121 (3.4)

1

1

Marital status (n, %)

   

Never married

134 (2.5)

1

1

Married/living with partner

920 (8.0)

3.45 (2.87–4.15)

1.25 (0.98–1.60)

Widowed/Divorced/Seperated

102 (9.3)

4.05 (3.10–5.28)

1.58 (1.12–2.24)

Employement (n, %)

   

Employed

789 (11.0)

1

1

Unemployed

151 (6.6)

0.57 (0.47–0.68)

0.70 (0.56–0.87)

Student

10 (0.4)

0.03 (0.02–0.06)

0.13 (0.07–0.24)

Home makers

206 (3.5)

0.29 (0.25–0.34)

0.64 (0.48–1.44)

Mental health status (n, %)

   

Normal

984 (6.1)

1

1

Poor

172 (9.5)

1.26 (1.01–1.58)

1.19 (0.98–1.44)

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (n, %)

   

PTSD score > 6

54 (6.0)

1

 

PTSD score < 6

1102 (6.4)

1.07 (0.81–1.42)

 

Alcohol dependency (n, %)

   

No

867 (5.1)

1

1

Yes

289 (33.6)

9.51 (8.13–11.13)

4.30 (3.61–5.12)

Co-morbidities (n, %)

   

No

738 (5.1)

1

1

Yes

417 (12.3)

2.63 (2.32–2.99)

1.57 (1.36–1.82)

  1. *Multiple logistic regression results.