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Table 2 Predictors of currents smoking in Kersa town, eastern Ethiopia

From: Adult tobacco use practice and its correlates in eastern Ethiopia: A cross-sectional study

Predictors

Crude OR (95% CI)

Adjusted OR (95% CI)¥

Age

1.02 (1.01 – 1.03)

1.01 (0.99 - 1.03)

Religion

  

Muslim

3.3 (1.8 – 5.9)

1.9 (0.8 – 4.6)

Christian

1.0

1.0

Sex

  

Male

83.0 (11.5 – 599)

87.6 (10.8 – 708.6)

Female

1.0

1.0

Education

  

Illiterate

3.9 (2.8 – 5.4)

2.3 (0.9 – 6.2)

Below secondary school

2.0 (1.4 – 2.8)

1.4 (0.6 – 3.5)

Higher

1.0

1.0

Marital status

  

Married

4.0 (2.5 – 6.3)

1.5 (0.8 – 2.9)

Single

1.0

1.0

Work status

  

Employed

1.0

 

Self-employed

3.5 (2.5 – 4.8)

1.5 (0.6 – 4.1)

Student

0.03 (0.01 – 0.07)

0.04 (0.005 – 0.05)

Unemployed

1.5 (0.7 – 3.1)

0.23 (0.025 – 2.26)

Others

0.08 (0.03 – 0.22)

1.5 (0.2 – 11.1)

  1. ¥Negelekerke R2 = 40.3%; Cox & Snell R2 = 28.2%; -2LL = 446.7; Hosmer and Lameshaw test p 0.234; Correct classification 75.1%.