Table 3 Factors associated with SLT chewing lifestyle

OR 95%CI

P value

OR 95%CI

P value

OR 95%CI

P value

Sex

 Male

17.9 (11.4–27.9)

 < 0.001

2.2(1.4–3.6)

 < 0.001

^a

 Female

Reference

Age Group

 15–19 years

0.5(0.3–0.8)

 < 0.001

0.3(0.2–0.5)

 < 0.001

0.9(0.5–1.4)

0.72

 20–24 years

Reference

Marital Status

 Unmarried

1.3(0.7–2.4)

0.34

0.3(0.2–0.6)

 < 0.001

1.8(1.0–3.3)

0.03

 Married

Reference

Educational Status

 School leavers

 < 0.001

0.98

11.1(1.4–37.9)

0.02

 < 0.001

0.98

 Currently engage in education

Reference

Employment status

 Employed

1.6(0.9–2.7)

0.97

1.7(1.0–2.8)

0.02

1.1(0.6–1.9)

0.60

 Unemployed

Reference

Ethnicity

 Sinhalese

4.0(2.1–7.4)

0.04

2.0(1.2–3.2)

0.99

3.5(2.0–6.2)

0.001

 Muslims

3.8(1.6–8.9)

0.02

4.1(2.0–8.3)

 < 0.001

1.7(0.7–4.0)

0.87

 Tamils

Reference

Smoking Lifestyle

 Ever smoker

4.4(2.9–6.6)

 < 0.001

1.7(1.1–2.5)

 < 0.001

3.2(2.1–4.9)

 < 0.001

 Never smoker

Reference