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Table 3 Multivariate Relationships between Smoking Status (Current vs. Former/Never) and Diagnostic Category, Demographic Characteristics and Other Substance Use

From: Gender-specific profiles of tobacco use among non-institutionalized people with serious mental illness

Characteristic

All

Men

Women

 

Adjusted Odds Ratio

95% CI

Adjusted Odds Ratio

95% CI

Adjusted Odds Ratio

95% CI

Diagnostic Category

      

   Schizophrenia spectrum disorder

1.5*

1.0 - 2.1

2.0*

1.2 - 3.3

NI1

--

   Mood or anxiety disorder (referent)

1.0

--

1.0

--

--

--

Gender

      

   Men

2.0***

1.4 - 2.9

--

--

--

--

   Women (referent)

1.0

--

--

--

--

--

Age Group

      

   17-29 years

2.6*

1.2 - 5.8

NI

--

2.8*

1.0 - 8.0

   30-49 years

1.4

0.8 - 2.5

--

--

1.0

0.5 - 2.0

   50-59 years

1.8*

1.0 - 3.1

--

--

1.7

0.9 - 3.5

   60+ years (referent)

1.0

--

  

1.0

--

Racialised Group

      

   No (e.g., white/European)

1.8**

1.2 - 2.7

1.5

0.8 - 2.6

2.5**

1.4 - 4.6

   Yes (e.g., Aboriginal/Asian/South Asian/Black) (referent)

1.0

--

1.0

--

1.0

--

Education

      

   Less than high school

--

--

1.8*

1.0 - 3.1

NI

--

   High school or more (referent)

--

--

1.0

--

--

--

Marital Status 2

      

   Single and never married

1.0

0.5 - 1.7

1.7

0.6 - 4.4

NI

--

   Separated/Divorced

1.8

1.0 - 3.5

3.8*

1.2 - 11.4

--

--

   Widowed

1.4

0.5 - 4.1

C

--

--

--

   Married (spouse or common law partner) (referent)

1.0

--

1.0

--

--

--

Housing

      

   Independent (private house or apartment) (referent)

1.0

--

NI

--

1.0

--

   Residential facility (licensed/boarding)

1.8*

1.1 - 3.1

--

--

2.7**

1.3 - 5.8

   Semi-independent (subsidy/supportive care)

1.6

1.0 - 2.6

--

--

1.9

0.9 - 3.8

   Shelter/hostel/no housing

M3

--

--

--

M

--

Source of Financial Support

      

   Social assistance/welfare (yes v. no)

2.7***

1.6 - 4.4

2.6*

1.3 - 5.4

3.3***

1.6 - 6.5

Any Cocaine Use (in past month)

      

   Yes

--

--

4.9

1.0 - 24.0

--

--

   No (referent)

--

--

1.0

--

--

--

Any Cannabis Use (in past month)

      

   Yes

4.5***

2.5 - 8.1

4.6***

2.2 - 10.0

3.2*

1.2 - 8.0

   No (referent)

1.0

--

1.0

--

1.0

--

  1. 1 Not included in the model because the bivariate relationship (unadjusted odds ratio) had a p value ≥ .25 (NI).
  2. 2Widowed combined with separated/divorced in gender-specific models because of small numbers (C).
  3. 3Treated as missing in gender-specific models because of small numbers (M).
  4. *p < .05; **p < .01; ***p < .001.