Independent predictors of continued smoking among elementary schoolchildren in multiethnic, low-income, inner-city neighbourhoods, Montreal, Canada, 1993–1995
| Independent predictor | Boys (n = 229) | Girls (n = 156) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR5-150 | 95% CI | OR5-150 | 95% CI | |||
| Age | 1.7 | 1.2–2.4 | 1.6 | 1.0–2.6 | ||
| Friends who smoke | ||||||
| None/don’t know | ref. | ref. | ||||
| Few/most/all | 1.8 | 1.0–3.3 | 2.7 | 1.2–5.7 | ||
| Overweight | ||||||
| No | ns | ref. | ||||
| Yes | 3.5 | 1.6–7.6 | ||||
| Baseline smoking status | ||||||
| Past smoker | ref. | ns | ||||
| Current smoker | 2.6 | 1.4–5.0 | ||||
↵5-150 Adjusted odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) obtained from multiple logistic regression analyses containing all independent predictors. Confidence intervals sometimes include unity because of estimations in p values and confidence intervals.
ns = Not significant (factor did not meet the significance criterion of p⩽0.05).