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Table 2 Associations between alcohol and tobacco use among elementary and high school students in Crete, Greece, 2007

From: The association between alcohol and tobacco use among elementary and high school students in Crete, Greece

 

Alcohol consumers (n = 271)

Non-alcohol consumers (n = 710)

p- value

Current smokers (n = 95)

Current non-smokers (n = 886)

p- value

Current smokers & alcohol consumers

Current non-smokers & non-alcohol consumers

p- value

 

n (%)

n (%)

 

n (%)

n (%)

 

(n = 60)

(n = 675)

 

Gender

Male

149 (32.3)

313 (67.7)

0.003

53 (11.5)

409 (88.5)

0.08

35 (10.6)

295 (89.4)

0.03

Female

122 (23.7)

393 (76.3)

 

42 (8.2)

473 (91.8)

 

25 (6.2)

376 (93.8)

 

Class of schooling

Elementary school

68 (11.6)

518 (88.4)

<0.001

22 (3.8)

564 (96.2)

<0.001

11 (2.1)

507 (97.9)

<0.001

Junior high school

39 (32.8)

80 (67.2)

 

21 (17.6)

98 (82.4)

 

10 (12.7)

69 (87.3)

 

Senior high school

161 (59.6)

109 (40.4)

 

51 (18.9)

219 (81.1)

 

38 (28.4)

96 (71.6)

 

Smoker in immediate family

No

55 (19.7)

224 (80.3)

<0.001

3 (1.1)

276 (98.9)

<0.001

3 (1.3)

224 (98.7)

0.40

Yes

207 (30.9)

463 (69.1)

 

91 (13.6)

579 (86.4)

 

57 (11.7)

429 (88.3)

 

Seen parents drink alcohol over the past month

No

206 (24.9)

622 (75.1)

<0.001

53 (6.4)

775 (93.6)

<0.001

35 (5.5)

604 (94.5)

<0.001

Yes

62 (53.0)

55 (47.0)

 

40 (34.2)

77 (65.8)

 

25 (38.5)

40 (61.5)

 

Seen siblings drink alcohol over the past month

No

242 (27.7)

631 (72.3)

<0.001

67 (7.7)

806 (92.3)

<0.001

44 (6.7)

608 (93.3)

<0.001

Yes

25 (53.2)

22 (46.8)

 

23 (48.9)

24 (51.1)

 

14 (51.9)

13 (48.1)

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