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Table 5 Cross-tabulation of drinking status and smoking in Sri Lankan adults

From: Prevalence, patterns and correlates of alcohol consumption and its’ association with tobacco smoking among Sri Lankan adults: a cross-sectional study

  

Drinking

  

Never

Former

Current - NH

Current - H

p value*

Smoking

Never*

85.9%

4.3%

9.5%

0.3%

<0.0001

Former*

19.8%

41.8%

33.7%

4.7%

<0.0001

 

Current*

11.8%

18.1%

60.3%

9.8%

<0.0001

  1. Never – lifetime abstainers, Former – past drinkers and smokers, Non-Hazardous (NH), Hazardous (H).
  2. *p value for trend.
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BMC Public Health

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