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Table 4 Associations between smoking and education, per region and age group for women and men

From: Socioeconomic inequalities in smoking in low and mid income countries: positive gradients among women?

  

Odds ratio (95% CI)*

 

Women

Sub-Saharan Africa

Latin America

Eastern Europe

Eastern Mediterranean

South-East Asia

East Asia

Age 18-44

No education

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

Primary school

0.60 (0.50-0.71)

0.70(0.56-0.88)

0.61(0.27-1.37)

1.00(0.60-1.71)

0.44(0.38-0.51)

0.43(0.35-0.53)

Secondary school

0.58 (0.48-0.70)

0.69(0.52-0.90)

0.54(0.25-1.17)

0.64(0.30-1.40)

0.20(0.15-0.27)

0.32(0.26-0.41)

High school

0.78 (0.65-0.95)

0.64(0.41-0.98)

0.37(0.17-0.81)

0.84(0.41-1.67)

0.11(0.07-0.20)

0.27(0.18-0.41)

University

0.58 (0.45-0.76)

0.65(0.39-1.08)

0.36(0.16-0.80)

0.84(0.43-1.66)

0.17(0.10-0.29)

0.37(0.25-0.55)

Age 45+

No education

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

Primary school

0.53(0.44-0.65)

0.38(0.27-0.53)

1.04(0.69-1.58)

0.63(0.24-1.64)

0.54(0.43-0.67)

0.56(0.45-0.71)

Secondary school

0.67(0.54-0.83)

0.33(0.18-0.61)

1.44(0.97-2.14)

0.88(0.20-3.84)

0.21(0.14-0.33)

0.38(0.27-0.54)

High school

0.84(0.66-1.08)

1.12(0.58-2.19)

1.80(1.19-2.73)

1.63(0.65-4.15)

0.11(0.04-0.30)

0.37(0.19-0.73)

University

0.99(0.71-1.36)

0.26(0.07-0.93)

2.07(1.34-3.19)

4.53(1.66-12.41)

0.09(0.03-0.25)

0.09(0.04-0.23)

  

Odds ratio (95% CI)

 

Men

Sub-Saharan Africa

Latin America

Eastern Europe

Eastern Mediterranean

South-East Asia

East Asia

Age 18-44

No education

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

Primary school

0.58(0.50-0.66)

0.90(0.81-1.00)

1.40(0.51-3.86)

1.24(1.07-1.44)

0.72(0.64-0.80)

0.74(0.63-0.86)

Secondary school

0.52(0.45-0.60)

0.78(0.69-0.88)

0.86(0.33-2.27)

0.71(0.60-0.85)

0.59(0.52-0.67)

0.53(0.45-0.62)

High school

0.47(0.40-0.56)

0.80(0.67-0.95)

0.57(0.21-1.50)

0.88(0.73-1.05)

0.40(0.34-0.47)

0.39(0.33-0.47)

University

0.40(0.32-0.50)

0.53(0.43-0.65)

0.44(0.17-1.18)

0.49(0.39-0.61)

0.28(0.23-0.47)

0.27(0.22-0.33)

Age 45+

No education

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

Primary school

0.75(0.64-0.87)

0.96(0.81-1.13)

0.73(0.51-1.05)

1.25(1.00-1.59)

0.78(0.67-0.92)

0.73(0.60-0.86)

Secondary school

0.76(0.64-0.91)

0.74(0.57-0.97)

0.85(0.61-1.20)

0.88(0.62-1.24)

0.64(0.53-0.77)

0.59(0.48-0.71)

High school

0.74(0.60-0.92)

1.05(0.71-1.54)

0.81(0.57-1.14)

0.98(0.70-1.36)

0.44(0.34-0.57)

0.47(0.36-0.61)

University

0.78(0.35-0.66)

0.60(0.42-0.85)

0.61(0.43-0.87)

0.66(0.44-0.98)

0.30(0.22-0.40)

0.39(0.30-0.52)

  1. *All models are adjusted for individual-level age and occupation and country-level GDP.