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Table 5 Comparison of Parameter Estimates Between Different Sexes (Men vs. Women) Using Wald Test

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

Variables

Tobacco Use Outcomes

Cigarettes

LCCs

E-cigarettes

Hookah

Value

df

p

Value

df

p

Value

df

p

Value

df

p

Sexual orientation (ref = heterosexual)

 Homosexual

0.001

1

.979

7.995

1

.005

0.198

1

.656

0.019

1

.889

 Bisexual

3.589

1

.058

5.915

1

.015

3.285

1

.070

1.307

1

.253

Age

2.496

1

.114

0.499

1

.480

3.983

1

.046

0.036

1

.850

Hispanic

0.045

1

.833

0.015

1

.902

1.028

1

.311

0.087

1

.769

Race (ref = White)

 Black

1.644

1

.200

8.277

1

.004

0.121

1

.728

0.893

1

.345

 Other

3.609

1

.058

1.282

1

.258

0.015

1

.901

0.141

1

.707

School type (ref = private)

 Public

0.883

1

.347

1.329

1

.249

2.535

1

.111

1.135

1

.287

 HBCU

0.288

1

.592

0.515

1

.473

0.283

1

.595

0.002

1

.964

 Technical

0.151

1

.697

0.247

1

.619

0.130

1

.719

0.593

1

.441

Parental education (ref = ≥ Bachelor’s)

  < Bachelor’s degree

4.779

1

.029

1.806

1

.179

4.006

1

.045

0.696

1

.404