From: Predictors of smoking relapse in a cohort of adolescents and young adults in Monastir (Tunisia)
Factors | Median delay (months) | 95% CI | p-value |
---|---|---|---|
Age | |||
Adolescent | 0.75 | 0.42 – 1.07 | < 0.01 |
Young adult | 2.5 | 2.14 – 2.86 | |
Gender | |||
Female | 2.0 | 1.60 – 2.40 | 0.52 |
Male | 1.8 | 0.70 – 3.30 | |
Current activity | |||
Permanent profession/training | 2.0 | 1.60 – 2.39 | 0.70 |
Unemployed | 1.9 | 0.70 – 3.29 | |
Age at smoking initiation | |||
< 13 years of age | 1.2 | 0.87 – 1.84 | 0.21 |
≥ 13 years of age | 2.0 | 1.61 – 2.38 | |
Age at regular smoking | |||
< 18 years of age | 1.5 | 0.88 – 2.11 | 0.31 |
≥ 18 years of age | 2.5 | 2.10 – 2.89 | |
Current alcohol use | |||
Yes | 2.0 | 1.07 – 2.92 | 0.22 |
No | 3.0 | 1.80 – 4.19 | |
FTND | |||
Very low dependence | 18.5 | 9.30 – 25.20 | 0.015 |
Low / Medium dependence | 3.0 | 0.85 – 5.14 | |
High dependence | 2.0 | 1.40 – 2.60 | |
Daily cigarette use | |||
< 20 | 2.0 | 1.71 – 3.82 | 0.081 |
≥ 20 | 3.0 | 1.58 – 2.41 | |
Anxiety | |||
Yes | 2.0 | 1.01 – 2.98 | 0.26 |
No | 2.5 | 2.01 – 2.98 | |
Depression | |||
Yes | 1.3 | 0.54 – 2.06 | 0.22 |
No | 2.0 | 1.61 – 2.38 | |
Smoking friends | |||
Yes | 1.5 | 0.80-2.19 | 0.011 |
No | 3.0 | 2.60-3.40 | |
Number of visits to the medical center | |||
<3 | 1.0 | 0.63-1.36 | <0.001 |
3 or more | 3.0 | 1.25-5.66 | |
Use of pharmacological treatment | |||
No | 4.0 | 2.62-9.13 | <0.01 |
Yes | 2.0 | 1.63-2.37 |