Table 3

ORs with 95% CIs for three outcomes in three groups of frequency of visits to supermarkets, as derived from generalised estimating equation (GEE) models that included interaction between time segments and frequency of visits to supermarkets. Interactions test differential associations between time segments and outcomes, between exposure groups

Frequency of visits to supermarkets
RarelySometimesP for interaction*OftenP for interaction*
Tobacco accessibility†
Time segments
 2013RefRefRef
 2014–20150.75 (0.50 to 1.13)0.93 (0.69 to 1.24)0.4040.63 (0.43 to 0.94)0.563
 2016–20170.68 (0.44 to 1.03)0.84 (0.62 to 1.13)0.3830.58 (0.37 to 0.87)0.566
Smoking norm‡
Time segments
 2013RefRefRef
 2014–20150.84 (0.53 to 1.35)0.83 (0.59 to 1.17)0.9750.74 (0.48 to 1.15)0.684
 2016–20170.87 (0.54 to 1.38)1.13 (0.82 to 1.59)0.3290.90 (0.57 to 1.42)0.910
Smoking attitude§
Time segments
 2013RefRefRef
 2014–20150.95 (0.53 to 1.72)0.79 (0.53 to 1.18)0.6130.81 (0.48 to 1.39)0.694
 2016–20170.88 (0.49 to 1.59)0.64 (0.42 to 0.96)0.3380.62 (0.36 to 1.08)0.378
  • *Rarely was the reference category in the interaction analysis.

  • †Tobacco accessibility was defined as perceiving tobacco to be purchasable in shops by someone their age.

  • ‡Smoking norm was defined as perceiving that friends think it is OK for people their age to smoke.

  • §Smoking attitude was defined as thinking it is OK for someone their age to smoke.