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Table 3 Factors associated with flavoured tobacco use by logistic regression analyses among 10–12 grade school students in Canada, 2012–2013

From: Prevalence and characteristics of flavoured tobacco use among students in grades 10 through 12: a national cross-sectional study in Canada, 2012–2013

Variables

Odds Ratio (95% CI: Lower to Upper)

p-value (α = 0.05)

Sex (Ref = Female)

Males

1.63 (1.36 to 1.95)

< 0.0001

Ethnicity (Ref = White)

Black

0.94 (0.60 to 1.45)

0.0470

Asian

0.65 (0.46 to 0.92)

Aboriginal

1.19 (0.88 to 1.60)

Hispanic

1.32 (0.84 to 2.08)

Friend Smokers (Ref = None)

1

2.20 (1.62 to 2.99)

< 0.0001

2

3.80 (2.71 to 5.31)

3 or more

7.08 (5.66 to 8.86)

Sibling Smokers (Ref = None)

1

1.51 (1.22 to 1.88)

< 0.0001

2

1.55 (1.09 to 2.20)

3 or more

3.40 (2.33 to 4.96)

Weekly Personal Spending Money (Ref = Zero)

$1–$5

1.05 (0.68 to 1.62)

< 0.0001

$6–$10

1.12 (0.71 to 1.76)

$11–$20

1.23 (0.87 to 1.76)

$21–$40

1.76 (1.26 to 2.45)

$41–$100

1.62 (1.17 to 2.26)

> $100

2.46 (1.82 to 3.33)

  1. Flavoured Tobacco Use = 1 if: Menthol cigarette or Flavoured little cigar or cigarillo or Flavoured cigar or Flavoured tobacco in a water-pipe (hookah) was used over the past 30 days
  2. Flavoured Tobacco Use = 0 if: I did not use any of these things (above) in the last 30 days