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Table 3 Prevalence and adjusted odds of Pacific adolescent cigarette smoking by selected home, social and alcohol use variables

From: Predictors of cigarette use amongst Pacific youth in New Zealand

 

Cigarette smoking (N = 117)

Not cigarette smoking (N = 856)

   

n

%

n

%

Odds ratio*

95% CI

p-value*

Parents smoke

77

65.7

361

42.2

2.6

1.8 – 3.8

<0.001

Friends smoke

112

95.7

525

61.4

10.6

4.4 – 26.2

<0.001

Parents have knowledge of where student goes to after school

82

74.5

772

92.3

0.25

0.12 – 0.48

<0.001

Parents have knowledge of where student goes at night time

71

65.7

681

85.1

0.31

0.18 – 0.56

<0.001

Parents have knowledge of who students’ friends are

91

80.5

742

87.1

0.5

0.28 – 0.89

0.02

Binge-drink

78

71.1

219

26.5

6.5

3.8 – 11.0

<0.001

  1. *adjusted for age, gender and deprivation.