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Table 2 Prevalence and correlates of cigarette and waterpipe smoking

From: Prevalence, correlates and patterns of waterpipe smoking among secondary school students in southeast London: a cross-sectional study

Characteristic

Cigarettes

Waterpipe

n (%)

AOR (95 % CI)

n (%)

AOR (95 % CI)

Overall

667 (31.8)

 

841 (40.1)

 

Age

 - 11–14 years

286 (25.9)

1.00

387 (35.1)

1.00

 - 14–17 years

381 (38.3)

2.23 (1.71, 2.89)**

454 (45.7)

1.07 (0.84, 1.35)

Gender

 - Female

295 (31.4)

1.00

327 (34.8)

1.00

 - Male

372 (32.2)

0.82 (0.63, 1.07)

514 (44.4)

1.47 (1.16, 1.87)*

Ethnicity

 - White

198 (31.1)

1.00

201 (31.6)

1.00

 - Black

316 (31.8)

0.48 (0.35, 0.65)**

440 (44.3)

2.40 (1.79, 3.20)**

 - Other

153 (32.7)

0.50 (0.35, 0.72)**

200 (42.7)

2.15 (1.54, 3.02)**

Cigarette smoker

 - No

-

-

283 (19.8)

1.00

 - Yes

-

-

558 (83.7)

42.04 (30.60, 57.77)**

Waterpipe smoker

 - No

109 (8.7)

1.00

-

-

 - Yes

558 (66.4)

42.33 (30.75, 58.26)*

-

-

  1. *p < 0.01, **p < 0.001; two-level random intercept model which accounts for clustering at borough-level