From: Assessment of nicotine dependence among smokers in Nepal: a community based cross-sectional study
Variable | FTND | p-value | HSI | p-value |
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Median (IQR) | Median (IQR) | |||
Sex * | ||||
Male | 4 (2–5) | 0.92 | 2 (0–3) | 0.38 |
Female | 3 (2–5) | 2 (1–3) | ||
Age (years) ** | ||||
15–24 | 4 (2–5) | 0.91 | 1 (0–3) | 0.48 |
25–34 | 3 (2–5) | 2 (0–3) | ||
35–44 | 3 (2–5) | 2 (1–3) | ||
45–54 | 4 (3–6) | 2 (1–3) | ||
55–64 | 4 (3–5) | 2 (1–3) | ||
65 and above | 4 (2–6) | 2 (1–3) | ||
Caste ** | ||||
Upper caste groups | 4 (2–5) | 0.51 | 1 (0–3) | 0.27 |
Relatively advantaged groups | 3 (2–5) | 2 (0–3) | ||
Relatively disadvantaged groups | 4 (2–5) | 2 (1–3) | ||
Disadvantages non-dalit terai caste groups | 4 (2–6) | 1 (0–3) | ||
Indigenous and socially disadvantaged groups | 4 (3–6) | 1 (0–4) | ||
Resident * | ||||
Urban | 3 (2–5) | 0.03 | 2 (1–3) | 0.37 |
Rural | 4 (2–5) | 2 (0–3) | ||
Year of smoking (median year) * | ||||
<10 | 3 (2–5) | 0.03 | 1 (0–3) | 0.002 |
≥10 | 4 (2–5) | 2 (1–3) | ||
Age of smoking initiation (median age) * | ||||
<16 | 4 (3–5) | 0.02 | 2 (1–3) | p < 0.001 |
≥16 | 3 (2–5) | 1 (0–3) | ||
Smoking pack year ( median pack year) * | ||||
<4.2 | 3 (2–5) | p < 0.001 | 1 (0–2) | p < 0.001 |
≥4.2 | 4 (3–5) | 1 (1–3) | ||
Consumption of smokeless products | ||||
Yes | 4 (3–6) | p = 0.002 | 2 (1–3) | p = 0.004 |
No | 3 (2–5) | 1 (0–3) |