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Table 2 Independent determinants of opium use in Tehran Cohort Study

From: Epidemiology of substance and opium use among adult residents of Tehran; a comprehensive report from Tehran cohort study (TeCS)

Characteristics

Odds ratio

(95% CI)

P value*

Age

1.002

0.991–1.013

0.75

Gender

   

 Female

Reference

  

 Male

12.101

7.562–19.367

< 0.001

Ethnicity

   

 Fars

Reference

  

 Azari

0.750

0.580–0.970

0.028

 Other

0.946

0.715–1.251

0.695

Marital status

   

 Single

Reference

  

 Married

1.178

0.263–5.287

0.831

 Other

1.620

0.309–8.497

0.568

Education years

   

 Illiterate

Reference

  

 1–5 years

0.604

0.364–1.002

0.051

 6–12 years

0.4555

0.294–0.707

< 0.001

 >12 years

0.153

0.092–0.254

< 0.001

Employment

   

 Unemployed

Reference

  

 Employed

0.964

0.728–1.277

0.798

Body mass index

0.964

0.940–0.989

0.005

Physical activity

   

 Low

Reference

  

 Intermediate

0.642

0.484–0.851

0.002

 High

0.526

0.376–0.736

< 0.001

Alcohol use

   

 No

Reference

  

 Yes

1.394

1.064–1.825

0.016

Tobacco use

   

 Never

Reference

  

 Quitted

6.131

4.184–8.984

< 0.001

 Yes

8.536

6.493–11.220

< 0.001

Diabetes mellitus

   

 No

Reference

  

 Yes

0.869

0.640–1.178

0.366

Hypertension

   

 No

Reference

  

 Yes

1.232

0.920–1.649

0.161

Dyslipidemia

   

 No

Reference

  

 Yes

0.963

0.736–1.259

0.782

Cerebral vascular accident

   

 No

Reference

  

 Yes

1.632

0.800–3.331

0.178

Chronic kidney disease

   

 No

Reference

  

 Yes

0.742

0.256–2.150

0.583

  1. Abbreviations: CI: Confidence interval
  2. * P < 0.05 was considered statistically significant.