Predictors of smoking relapse in a cohort of adolescents and young adults in Monastir (Tunisia)

Table 3 Unadjusted delay in smoking relapse among respondents at follow up (N = 221)

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

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