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Table 3 Multivariate Multiple Regression Analyses Predicting Tobacco Use Behavior in the Past 30 Days among Men (N = 1207) and Women (N = 2179)

From: Sex and sexual orientation in relation to tobacco use among young adult college students in the US: a cross-sectional study

Variables

Cigarettes

LCCs

E-cigarettes

Hookah

OR

95% CI

p

OR

95% CI

p

OR

95% CI

p

OR

95% CI

p

MEN

 Sexual orientation (ref = heterosexual)

  Homosexual

1.62

1.11

2.37

.012

0.89

0.52

1.50

.650

1.05

0.69

1.59

.825

0.96

0.61

1.49

.847

  Bisexual

1.02

0.60

1.75

.932

0.69

0.34

1.42

.316

0.85

0.47

1.52

.573

0.88

0.49

1.59

.677

Age

1.00

0.96

1.05

.960

0.94

0.89

0.99

.030

0.93

0.89

0.97

.001

0.98

0.94

1.03

.528

Hispanic

0.89

0.63

1.26

.516

0.69

0.44

1.08

.105

1.26

0.91

1.75

.160

1.23

0.87

1.72

.235

 Race (ref = White)

  Black

0.71

0.51

0.99

.041

0.93

0.66

1.32

.686

0.58

0.40

0.84

.004

1.17

0.86

1.60

.323

  Other

1.11

0.88

1.40

.370

0.93

0.71

1.24

.630

0.90

0.71

1.15

.415

1.29

1.01

1.66

.042

 School type (ref = private)

  Public

0.99

0.81

1.20

.881

1.23

0.98

1.53

.067

1.05

0.86

1.29

.611

1.23

1.00

1.53

.056

  HBCU

0.96

0.51

1.81

.900

2.27

1.34

3.85

.002

1.75

1.00

3.08

.050

1.38

0.83

2.30

.210

  Technical

1.63

1.24

2.14

<.001

1.31

0.94

1.82

.106

1.76

1.33

2.31

<.001

1.02

0.74

1.40

.929

 Parental education (ref = ≥ Bachelor’s)

   < Bachelor’s

1.15

0.94

1.40

.166

1.01

0.81

1.26

.931

1.16

0.96

1.41

.134

1.13

0.91

1.39

.267

WOMEN

 Sexual orientation (ref = heterosexual)

  Homosexual

1.61

1.04

2.49

.032

2.22

1.55

3.17

<.001

0.89

0.50

1.58

.697

1.00

0.63

1.60

.993

  Bisexual

1.84

1.38

2.46

<.001

1.85

1.32

2.59

<.001

1.57

1.13

2.17

.006

1.31

0.94

1.82

.111

Age

1.05

1.01

1.09

.017

0.97

0.92

1.01

.118

0.99

0.95

1.04

.682

0.99

0.95

1.03

.638

Hispanic

0.94

0.68

1.28

.685

0.72

0.47

1.09

.121

0.99

0.71

1.39

.960

1.15

0.87

1.52

.330

 Race (ref = White)

  Black

0.54

0.43

0.69

<.001

1.69

1.37

2.08

<.001

0.63

0.48

0.81

<.001

1.40

1.14

1.73

.002

  Other

0.77

0.57

1.04

.088

1.21

0.85

1.71

.286

0.88

0.63

1.23

.447

1.39

1.07

1.79

.013

 School type (ref = private)

  Public

1.13

0.91

1.41

.253

1.49

1.17

1.92

.002

1.36

1.07

1.72

.011

1.45

1.18

1.78

<.001

  HBCU

1.17

0.83

1.66

.374

1.82

1.35

2.44

<.001

1.46

1.01

2.11

.044

1.40

1.07

1.84

.016

  Technical

1.74

1.42

2.14

<.001

1.45

1.13

1.88

.004

1.64

1.29

2.09

<.001

1.18

0.95

1.47

.132

 Parental education (ref = ≥ Bachelor’s)

   < Bachelor’s

0.86

0.72

1.02

.082

0.83

0.69

1.00

.046

0.88

0.73

1.06

.183

1.01

0.85

1.19

.948

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