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Table 3 Associations of socio-demographic characteristics with current polytobacco product use in 1139 current smokers

From: Polytobacco product use among current cigarette smokers in Hong Kong, China: results from population surveys (2015–17)

 

Current polytobacco product use

n (%)

Crude OR (95% CI)

AOR (95% CI) a

(n = 905)

Sex

 Female

207 (18.2)

1

1

 Male

932 (81.8)

1.15 (0.73–1.82)

2.01 (1.12–3.61)*

Age (years)

  ≥ 60

443 (42.0)

1

1

 50–59

250 (23.7)

1.53 (0.91–2.57)

1.34 (0.69–2.58)

 40–49

166 (15.8)

1.87 (1.07–3.28) *

1.95 (0.94–4.06)

 30–39

107 (10.2)

3.93 (2.26–6.86) ***

4.15 (1.90–9.07) ***

 15–29

88 (8.30)

5.44 (3.09–9.58) ***

4.65 (1.87–11.6) ***

 P for trend

 

< 0.001

< 0.001

Educational attainment

 Primary or below

241 (21.3)

1

1

 Secondary

660 (58.3)

1.71 (1.01–2.92) *

1.10 (0.59–2.05)

 Tertiary or above

231 (20.4)

3.69 (2.09–6.52) ***

1.32 (0.64–2.72)

 P for trend

 

< 0.001

0.30

Marriage

 Married/cohabited

785 (69.4)

1

1

 Divorced/widowed

143 (12.6)

1.02 (0.58–1.80)

1.18 (0.62–2.24)

 Single

204 (18.0)

2.57 (1.74–3.80) ***

1.06 (0.59–1.89)

Employment

 Economically non-active

492 (43.4)

1

1

 Economically active

641 (56.6)

1.62 (1.13–2.32) **

0.82 (0.47–1.44)

Monthly household income (HK$) b

  ≤ 19,999

397 (40.7)

1

1

 20,000–29,999

171 (17.5)

1.35 (0.78–2.33)

0.87 (0.46–1.65)

  ≥ 30,000

407 (41.7)

1.80 (1.19–2.73) **

1.30 (0.78–2.16)

 P for trend

 

< 0.01

0.21

  1. a All variables were mutually adjusted
  2. b US$ 1 = HK$ 7.8
  3. * P < 0.05; ** P < 0.01; *** P < 0