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Table 2 Logistic regression examining individual factors associated with Waterpipe ever use (n = 106)

From: Determinants of waterpipe use amongst adolescents in Northern Sweden: a survey of use pattern, risk perception, and environmental factors

Factors

Crude odds ratio (95 % confidence interval)

Adjusted odds ratioϯ (95 % confidence interval)

Gender*

 Boys

2.6 (1.1–6.4)

2.9 (1.1–7.3)

 Girls (reference)

Age*

 19–20 years

3.4 (1.4–8.1)

3.6 (1.5–8.8)

 17–18 years (reference)

  

School grade*

 HS2 and HS3

7.1 (2.5–19.9)

4.7 (1.5–14.6)

 HS1 (reference)

  

School performance*

 Average and below average

2.3 (1.1–5.1)

2.5 (1.1–5.8)

 Above average (reference)

  

Job

 Yes

1.1 (0.4–2.7)

1.5 (0.5–4.1)

 No (reference)

  

Depression*

 Yes

2.7 (1.1–7.1)

3.4 (1.2–9.5)

 No (reference)

  

Cigarette ever use**

 Yes

3.2 (1.2–7.4)

3.3 (1.4–7.9)

 No (reference)

  

Snuff ever use*

 Yes

2.3 (1.0–5.5)

2.6 (1.1–7.1)

 No (reference)

  

Sensation seeking scale score*

2.2 (1.2–4.4)

3.2 (1.6–6.8)

  1. * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.005, were p values for the confidence interval
  2. ϯAdjusted for age and gender