Table 4 Significant predictors of current smokers among the Polish community in Dublin (backward elimination logistic regression modeling)
From: Smoking characteristics of Polish immigrants in Dublin
Variables | Adjusted Odds Ratios (AOR) | 95% Confidence Intervals (CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Education | p < 0.0001 | ||
Graduates/Higher | Reference | ||
Secondary | 2.13 | 1.56–2.91 | |
Primary | 3.76 | 2.46–5.74 | |
Employment | p = 0.01 | ||
Unemployed | Reference | ||
Employed | 2.89 | 1.25–6.69 | |
Duration of stay | p = 0.002 | ||
>2 years | Reference | ||
1–2 years | 0.97 | 0.68–1.38 | |
<1 year | 0.61 | 0.45–0.83 |