A Cross-Sectional Study Examining Youth Smoking Rates and Correlates in Tbilisi, Georgia

Table 2

Multivariate models examining predictors of lifetime use of cigarettes among participants aged 15–18 years in secondary school and current (past 30 days) smoking among lifetime cigarette users.

Variable	Lifetime cigarette use			Smoked in past 30 days*
	OR	CI	𝑃 value	OR	CI	𝑃 value
Sociodemographics
Age	1.18	0.96, 1.45	.11	1.17	0.85, 1.62	.33
Gender			<.001			.03
Male	Ref	—		Ref	—
Female	0.38	0.27, 0.53		0.51	0.28, 0.93
Other substance use
Consumed alcohol, past 30 days			<.001			.05
No	Ref	—		Ref	—
Yes	3.95	2.69, 5.80		2.29	1.01, 5.24
Marijuana use, lifetime			<.001			.003
No	Ref	—		Ref	—
Yes	5.82	2.20, 15.43		3.19	1.50, 6.82
Psychosocial factors
Perceived risk of smoking	0.88	0.81, 0.95	.001	0.81	0.72, 0.91	<.001
Activity involvement:
Engage in sports, physical activity	—	—	—	0.77	0.63, 0.94	.009
Go to parties, cafe, bar, or disco in the evening	—	—	—	1.28	1.00, 1.65	.05

∗Among lifetime cigarette users.