Table 3 Unadjusted modified Poisson regression investigating tobacco use with demographic characteristics and health outcomes^a

 Male^b

1

1

1

1

1

 Female

0.33 (0.27–0.40)

0.17 (0.12–0.24)

5.45 (3.47–8.58)

0.001*

28.62 (9.19–89.14)

< 0.001*

0.76 (0.64–0.90)

 18–24^b

1

1

1

1

1

 25–34

1.27 (0.70–2.30)

1.95 (0.65–5.86)

1.07 (0.41–2.82)

0.888

1.56 (0.38–6.32)

0.535

1.68 (0.74–3.78)

 35–44

1.12 (0.62–1.99)

1.85 (0.63–5.42)

1.66 (0.67–4.11)

0.278

2.52 (0.66–9.66)

0.177

2.10 (0.96–4.61)

 45–54

1.43 (0.80–2.56)

2.52 (0.86–7.43)

1.48 (0.59–3.76)

0.406

2.15 (0.55–8.41)

0.272

2.37 (1.08–5.24)

 55–65

1.66 (0.90–3.07)

3.07 (1.01–9.35)

1.66 (0.61–4.53)

0.321

2.81 (0.68–11.63)

0.154

2.76 (1.23–6.22)

 65+

2.16 (0.97–4.78)

1.92 (0.26–14.17)

0

–

0

–

1.15 (0.18–7.44)

 Low^b

1

1

1

1

1

 Average

1.00 (0.68–1.47)

0.76 (0.48–1.18)

1.21 (0.64–2.30)

0.554

1.60 (0.69–3.71)

0.276

0.97 (0.70–1.35)

 High

0.98 (0.67–1.44)

0.61 (0.39–0.97)

1.10 (0.58–2.10)

0.767

1.20 (0.51–2.82)

0.675

0.74 (0.52–1.03)

 Married^b

1

1

1

1

1

 Cohabiting

0.93 (0.68–1.27)

1.26 (0.83–1.92)

1.19 (0.70–2.03)

0.524

1.23 (0.61–2.50)

0.566

1.22 (0.89–1.68)

 Never married

0.79 (0.65–0.96)

0.88 (0.65–1.18)

1.27 (0.91–1.78)

0.166

1.65 (1.07–2.54)

0.023*

1.11 (0.90–1.38)

 Others

0.82 (0.60–1.13)

0.88 (0.55–1.41)

1.33 (0.82–2.14)

0.246

1.68 (0.94–3.03)

0.082

1.11 (0.81–1.52)

 Unemployed^b

1

1

1

1

1

 Employed

1.28 (1.06–1.54)

1.50 (0.13–1.98)

0.75 (0.57–0.97)

0.031*

0.65 (0.47–0.90)

0.010*

1.04 (0.88–1.24)

  < Grade 12^b

1

1

1

1

1

 Grade 12

0. 81 (0.64–1.02)

0.78 (0.56–1.08)

0.55 (0.37–0.80)

0.002*

0.50 (0.32–0.80)

0.003*

0.64 (0.51–0.82)

  > Grade 12

1.18 (0.93–1.48)

0.98 (0.67–1.43)

0.56 (0.34–0.93)

0.023*

0.47 (0.25–0.89)

0.020*

0.74 (0.55–0.99)

  < one year^b

1

1

1

1

1

 1–3 years

1.40 (0.84–2.38)

1.15 (0.61–2.16)

0.86 (0.39–1.92)

0.714

0.63 (0.27–1.45)

0.275

0.98 (0.63–1.51)

 4–6 years

1.24 (0.74–2.08)

0.94 (0.50–1.77)

1.10 (0.52–2.34)

0.806

0.84 (0.39–1.81)

0.652

1.94 (0.62–1.44)

 7+ years

1.08 (0.65–1.80)

0.80 (0.43–1.48)

1.31 (0.63–2.72)

0.463

0.96 (0.46–2.01)

0.912

0.92 (0.61–1.39)

 Low VL^b

1

1

1

1

1

 Moderate VL

1.09 (0.72–1.65)

1.49 (0.90–2.45)

0.61 (0.25–1.51)

0.283

0.60 (0.21–1.77)

0.359

1.14 (0.77–1.68)

 High VL

0.79 (0.43–1.45)

0.93 (0.43–2.01)

0.19 (0.03–1.29)

0.089

0

–

0.55 (0.26–1.18)

 Non-significant^b

1

1

1

1

1

 Significant

1.00 (0.84–1.19)

1.10 (0.85–1.43)

1.55 (1.18–2.03)

0.002*

1.71 (1.23–2.38)

0.001*

1.29 (1.08–1.53)