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Table 5 Logistic regression model for identifying factors that affect smoking among male secondary students

From: Smoking related attitudes, motives, and behaviors of male secondary school students in an urban setting of China

Variable

OR

95% CI

p-value

Per capita household income

 High

1

  

 Average

1.25

(0.85, 1.85)

0.255

 Low

1.59

(1.00, 2.52)

0.048*

Father smoking status

 Non-smoker

1

 

0.001*

 Smoker

1.65

(1.25, 2.17)

 

The number of smoking friend

 None

1

  

 One or two

2.98

(1.93, 4.60)

<0.001*

 Three or more

5.92

(4.35, 8.05)

<0.001*

Attitude toward friends smoking

 Agree

1

  

 Neutral

0.43

(0.20, 0.91)

0.026*

 Disagree

0.18

(0.08, 0.39)

<0.001*

Attitude toward family member smoking

 Agree

1

  

 Neutral

1.63

(0.67, 3.93)

0.281

 Disagree

1.21

(0.50, 2.92)

0.667

  1. OR odds ratio, CI confidence intervals
  2. * Statistically significant (p < 0.05)