Table 3

Prevalence and associated factors of tobacco smoking intensity among study participants

VariablesLow (N=226)Moderate (N=489)High (N=1406)Crude OR (95% CI)Adjusted OR (95% CI)†
Gender
 Female49 (61.3)15 (18.8)16 (20.0)1.001.00
 Male177 (8.7)474 (23.2)1390 (68.1)14.04 (8.96 to 22.01)***13.10 (8.22 to 20.88)***
Age (years)
 18–2933 (13.1)61 (24.3)157 (62.5)1.001.00
 30–3989 (11.0)197 (24.3)525 (64.7)1.12 (0.84 to 1.49)1.20 (0.88 to 1.64)
 40–4962 (9.5)142 (21.7)449 (68.8)1.34 (0.99 to 1.80)1.30 (0.92 to 1.84)
 50–7942 (10.3)89 (21.9)275 (67.7)1.27 (0.92 to 1.75)1.34 (0.90 to 2.00)
Ethnicity
 Han79 (8.9)194 (21.9)612 (69.2)1.001.00
 Jingpo106 (11.7)224 (24.6)579 (63.7)0.78 (0.64 to 0.94)*0.63 (0.51 to 0.79)***
 Dai28 (11.2)56 (22.5)165 (66.3)0.86 (0.64 to 1.16)0.77 (0.56 to 1.06)
 Others13 (16.7)15 (19.2)50 (64.1)0.73 (0.46 to 1.17)0.64 (0.39 to 1.03)
Marital status
 Never married46 (12.2)97 (25.7)235 (62.2)1.001.00
 Current married152 (10.2)336 (22.5)1007 (67.4)1.25 (0.99 to 1.57)1.18 (0.87 to 1.60)
 Divorced or widowed28 (11.3)56 (22.6)164 (66.1)1.17 (0.84 to 1.63)1.21 (0.85 to 1.72)
Education level
 Illiteracy or primary112 (10.5)221 (20.8)730 (68.7)1.001.00
 Middle81 (9.9)207 (25.4)528 (64.7)0.86 (0.71 to 1.05)0.86 (0.69 to 1.07)
 High or above33 (13.6)61 (25.2)148 (61.2)0.72 (0.54 to 0.95)*0.72 (0.53 to 1.00)*
Age at first drug use (years)
 <25122 (10.2)285 (23.8)792 (66.1)1.001.00
 ≥25104 (11.3)204 (22.1)614 (66.6)1.00 (0.84 to 1.20)0.90 (0.72 to 1.13)
Length of MMT (years)
 <132 (8.7)86 (23.4)249 (67.8)1.001.00
 1–5114 (10.5)240 (22.1)731 (67.4)0.96 (0.75 to 1.23)0.97 (0.75 to 1.26)
 >580 (12.0)163 (24.4)426 (63.7)0.81 (0.62 to 1.06)0.81 (0.61 to 1.09)
Daily methadone dose (mL)
 ≤3036 (10.7)78 (23.3)221 (66.0)1.001.00
 31–6085 (11.1)182 (23.8)498 (65.1)1.02 (0.80 to 1.30)1.02 (0.80 to 1.32)
 61–9950 (9.5)115 (21.8)363 (68.8)1.20 (0.92 to 1.57)1.29 (0.97 to 1.70)
 ≥10051 (12.4)82 (20.0)278 (67.6)1.10 (0.83 to 1.46)1.25 (0.92 to 1.70)
Number of sexual partners in the last year
 076 (12.6)140 (23.3)385 (64.1)1.001.00
 1143 (9.9)337 (23.4)961 (66.7)1.31 (1.08 to 1.58)**1.15 (0.88 to 1.51)
 ≥27 (9.3)11 (14.7)57 (76.0)1.55 (1.27 to 1.89)***2.08 (1.16 to 3.73)*
Alcohol use in the past month
 None129 (14.7)203 (23.1)547 (62.2)1.001.00
 Moderate63 (7.1)227 (25.5)599 (67.4)1.36 (1.12 to 1.64)**1.19 (0.97 to 1.47)
 Hazardous34 (9.6)59 (16.7)260 (73.7)1.71 (1.31 to 2.24)***1.57 (1.18 to 2.10)**
HIV infection
 No173 (10.4)389 (23.3)1108 (66.3)1.001.00
 Yes53 (11.8)100 (22.2)298 (66.1)0.97 (0.78 to 1.20)1.00 (0.77 to 1.29)
HCV infection
 No141 (10.6)309 (23.1)885 (66.3)1.001.00
 Yes85 (10.8)180 (22.9)521 (66.3)1.00 (0.83 to 1.20)0.99 (0.81 to 1.22)
  • *p<0.05; **p<0.01; ***p<0.001.

  • †Adjusted for potential confounding variables listed in the table by multivariate ordinal logistic regression analysis.