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Table 2 Factors associated with susceptibility to smoking among the secondary and high school students from Piotrkowski district

From: Susceptibility to cigarette smoking among secondary and high school students from a socially disadvantaged rural area in Poland

Characteristic

Crude

Adjusted

OR

95 % CI

p-value

OR

95 % CI

p-value

Gender

 Male

1.46

1.24–1.72

0.0001

1.39

1.15–1.67

0.001

 Female

1.00

Ref.

 

1.00

Ref.

 

Age in years (continuous variable)

1.23

1.07–1.18

0.0001

1.09

1.03–1.15

0.002

Father’s education

 Low

1.71

1.36–2.16

0.0001

   

 Medium

1.10

0.84–1.44

0.5

   

 High

1.00

Ref.

    

Mother’s education

 Low

4.26

3.40–5.32

0.0001

4.10

3.20–5.25

0.0001

 Medium

2.66

2.08–3.10

0.0001

1.84

1.41–2.41

0.0001

 High

1.00

Ref.

 

1.00

Ref.

 

Smoking experience

 Ever smoker

4.76

4.00–5.67

0.0001

3.51

2.89–4.26

0.0001

 Never smoker

1.00

Ref.

 

1.00

Ref.

 

Parental smoking

 None

1.00

Ref.

    

 One or both parents

1.51

1.28–1.78

0.0001

   

Friends’ smoking status

 Don’t have friends who smoke

1.00

Ref.

 

1.00

Ref.

 

 Have friends who smoke

3.27

2.61–4.10

0.0001

2.30

1.78–2.96

0.0001

Seen people using tobacco when watched TV, videos, or movies

 Yes

1.02

0.80–1.30

0.8

   

 No

1.00

Ref.

    

Smoking ban at home

 Yes

1.00

Ref.

 

1.00

Ref.

 

 No

1.88

1.59–2.23

0.0001

1.38

1.14–1.67

0.001

Smoke free school

 Yes

1.00

Ref.

    

 No

1.07

0.90–1.27

0.4

   

Ever seen friend smoking on the school premises

 Yes

1.13

0.96–1.34

0.1

   

 No

1.00

Ref.

    

Ever seen school personnel smoking on the school premises

 Yes

1.90

1.55–2.33

0.0001

1.81

1.42–2.31

0.0001

 No

1.00

Ref.

 

1.00

Ref.

 

School training on tobacco harm

 Yes

1.00

Ref.

    

 No

1.61

1.36–1.89

0.0001

   

Boys who smoke are more or less attractive

 Less attractive or no difference

1.00

Ref.

    

 More attractive

2.32

1.51–3.57

0.0001

   

Girls who smoke are more or less attractive

 Less attractive or no difference

1.00

Ref.

 

1.00

Ref.

 

 More attractive

5.51

3.61–8.41

0.0001

3.83

2.40–6.13

0.0001