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Table 2

Odds ratios (ORs) for ‘best general health’ (category 5) according to use of tobacco

	OR	(95% CI)^a	OR	(95% CI)^b	OR	(95% CI)^c	OR	(95% CI)^d	OR	(95% CI)^e
Daily smoker	0.85	0.76–0.94^**	0.82	0.74–0.92^**	0.80	0.70–0.90^***	0.87	0.77–0.99^*	0.90	0.79–1.02 ns
Occasional smoker	1.09	0.93–1.29 ns	1.02	0.87–1.21 ns	1.00	0.85–1.18 ns	1.05	0.88–1.26 ns	1.05	0.87–1.26 ns
Ex-smoker	0.84	0.77–0.92^***	0.84	0.77–0.92^***	0.80	0.73–0.87^***	0.80	0.72–0.88^***	0.82	0.74–0.90^***
Daily snuffer	1.17	1.01–1.35^*	1.09	0.94–1.26 ns	0.88	0.75–1.03 ns	0.92	0.77–1.09 ns	0.94	0.79–1.12 ns
Occasional snuffer	0.87	0.67–1.12 ns	0.83	0.65–1.08 ns	0.73	0.56–0.95^*	0.76	0.57–1.01 ns	0.78	0.58–1.05 ns
Ex-snuffer	0.95	0.81–1.13 ns	0.92	0.78–1.08 ns	0.74	0.62–0.89^**	0.73	0.60–0.89^**	0.74	0.61–0.90^**

	OR	(95% CI)^a	OR	(95% CI)^b	OR	(95% CI)^c	OR	(95% CI)^d	OR	(95% CI)^e
Daily smoker	0.85	0.76–0.94^**	0.82	0.74–0.92^**	0.80	0.70–0.90^***	0.87	0.77–0.99^*	0.90	0.79–1.02 ns
Occasional smoker	1.09	0.93–1.29 ns	1.02	0.87–1.21 ns	1.00	0.85–1.18 ns	1.05	0.88–1.26 ns	1.05	0.87–1.26 ns
Ex-smoker	0.84	0.77–0.92^***	0.84	0.77–0.92^***	0.80	0.73–0.87^***	0.80	0.72–0.88^***	0.82	0.74–0.90^***
Daily snuffer	1.17	1.01–1.35^*	1.09	0.94–1.26 ns	0.88	0.75–1.03 ns	0.92	0.77–1.09 ns	0.94	0.79–1.12 ns
Occasional snuffer	0.87	0.67–1.12 ns	0.83	0.65–1.08 ns	0.73	0.56–0.95^*	0.76	0.57–1.01 ns	0.78	0.58–1.05 ns
Ex-snuffer	0.95	0.81–1.13 ns	0.92	0.78–1.08 ns	0.74	0.62–0.89^**	0.73	0.60–0.89^**	0.74	0.61–0.90^**

Odds ratios (OR) were determined using those who never have used tobacco as baseline

^*Significant at 5%; ^**significant at 1%; ^***significant at 0.1%

a: Crude

b: Adjusted for age

c: Adjusted for age and gender

d: Adjusted for age, gender, place of living, social life, work, and marital status

e: Adjusted for age, gender, place of living, social life, work, education, and marital status