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Table 4 Factors associated with current smoking among Jamaican adolescents in 2006

From: Cigarette smoking and associated factors among in-school adolescents in Jamaica: comparison of the Global Youth Tobacco Surveys 2000 and 2006

Characteristics

Unadjusted odds ratios [95% CI]

Adjusted odds ratios [95% CI]

Age (years)

  

   =<13

1.00

1.00

   14

0.97 [0.69–1.37]

0.79 [0.50–1.25]

   15

1.21 [0.86–1.71]

1.08 [0.68–1.73]

   > = 16

1.51 [1.00–2.29]

0.92 [0.53–1.62]

Gender

  

   Female

1.00

1.00

   Male

2.04 [1.56–2.68]

1.55 [1.09–2.19]

Parental smoking status

  

   None

1.00

1.00

   One or both parents smokers

2.38 [1.80–3.16]

1.75 [1.23–2.50]

Best friend smokers

  

   None

1.00

1.00

   Some

5.38 [3.80–7.61]

4.38 [2.93–6.56]

   Most or all

21.99 [13.99–34.57]

14.94 [8.61–25.92]

Perception that smoking is harmful

  

   No

1.00

1.00

   Yes

0.83 [0.57–1.23]

0.95 [0.57–1.58]