Table 3

Relation between exposure to movie smoking and adolescent lifetime smoking

Movie smoking exposureORs (95% CIs)
Ever tried smoking: no/yes
OverallGermanyIcelandItalyPolandThe NetherlandsUK

  • n=16 099 students

  • n=865 classes

  • n=114 schools

  • n=6 countries

  • n=2663 students

  • n=149 classes

  • n=21 schools

  • n=2548 students

  • n=138 classes,

  • n=20 schools

  • n=2620 students

  • n=134 classes

  • n=26 schools

  • n=4036 students

  • n=226 classes

  • n=35 schools

  • n=1338 students

  • n=65 classes

  • n=5 schools

  • n=2894 students

  • n=153 classes

  • n=7 schools

CrudeAdjusted†CrudeAdjusted†CrudeAdjusted†CrudeAdjusted†CrudeAdjustedCrudeAdjustedCrudeAdjusted
Quartile 1Ref.Ref.Ref.Ref.Ref.Ref.Ref.Ref.Ref.Ref.Ref.Ref.Ref.Ref.
Quartile 21.6*** (1.4 to 1.8)1.3** (1.1 to 1.5)1.6** (1.2 to 2.2)1.1 (0.8 to 1.6)1.6 (1.0 to 2.6)1.4 (0.8 to 2.5)1.6*** (1.2 to 2.1)1.2 (0.9 to 1.7)1.7*** (1.4 to 2.0)1.4** (1.1 to 1.7)1.4 (0.9 to 2.1)1.0 (0.6 to 1.7)1.5* (1.1 to 2.0)1.3 (0.9 to 2.0)
Quartile 32.4*** (2.1 to 2.7)1.6*** (1.4 to 1.9)3.4*** (2.5 to 4.6)1.8** (1.2 to 2.7)1.7* (1.1 to 2.8)1.3 (0.7 to 2.6)2.5*** (1.9 to 3.2)1.5* (1.1 to 2.2)2.1*** (1.8 to 2.6)1.4* (1.1 to 1.8)2.4*** (1.6 to 3.6)1.8* (1.1 to 3.0)2.5*** (1.8 to 3.3)2.0** (1.3 to 3.0)
Quartile 43.4*** (3.0 to 3.8)1.7*** (1.4 to 2.0)5.9*** (4.4 to 7.9)2.0** (1.3 to 3.3)3.8*** (2.5 to 6.0)2.2* (1.1 to 4.8)2.8*** (2.1 to 3.6)1.3 (0.8 to 2.1)2.6*** (2.1 to 3.2)1.1 (0.8 to 1.6)3.6*** (2.4 to 5.4)2.1* (1.2 to 4.0)3.6*** (2.7 to 4.8)2.8*** (1.7 to 4.6)

  • Results of crude and adjusted multilevel logistic regression analyses.

  • Analyses were restricted to students who had complete data on all model variables.

  • *p<0.05, **p<0.01, ***p<0.001.

  • † ORs adjusted for age, gender, family affluence, school performance, television screen time, number of movies seen, sensation seeking and rebelliousness and smoking within the social environment (peers, parents and siblings).