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Appendix
Predictors of the Onset of Cigarette Smoking: A Systematic Review of Longitudinal
Population-Based Studies in Youth
Wellman et al.
American Journal of Preventive Medicine
Appendices
Appendix 1. Titles excluded after full-text review (n=87).
Appendix 2. Characteristics of 53 included studies.
Appendix 3. Detailed summary of results from 53 longitudinal studies of 98 conceptually distinct
potential predictors of smoking onset in adolescents.
Appendix
Predictors of the Onset of Cigarette Smoking: A Systematic Review of Longitudinal
Population-Based Studies in Youth
Wellman et al.
American Journal of Preventive Medicine
Appendix 1. Titles excluded after full-text review (n=87).
A. Excluded because analyses included participants age 18 years or older with no sub-
analyses for younger adolescents (n=31).
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childhood: changing influences on smoking acquisition and escalation over the course of
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transitions: role of parents’ and older siblings’ smoking. Addiction. 2006;101(1):128-136.
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5. Bricker JB, Peterson AV, Sarason IG, Anderson MR, Rajan KB. Changes in the influence of
parents’ and close friends’ smoking on adolescent smoking transitions. Addict Behav.
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among black youth. Am J Prev Med. 2013;44(4):345-350.
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13. Edelen MO, Tucker JS, Ellickson PL. A discrete time hazards model of smoking initiation
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26. Kennedy DP, Tucker JS, Pollard MS, Go MH, Green HD. Adolescent romantic relationships
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27. Morgenstern M, Sargent JD, Engels RCME, et al. Smoking in movies and adolescent
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28. Otten R, Engels RCME, van den Eijnden RJJM. General parenting, anti-smoking
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(n=13).
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14622200050011295.
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as predictors of smoking onset: findings from six European countries. Health Educ Res.
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11. Hampson SE, Andrews JA, Barckley M. Predictors of the development of elementary-school
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C. Excluded because the outcome measure(s) did not clearly differentiate those who had
initiated versus those who had not initiated (e.g., past-term smoking, current weekly versus
less-than-weekly smoking, or current smoking) (n=22).
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11. Fleming CB, Mason WA, Mazza JJ, Abbott RD, Catalano RF. Latent growth modeling of the
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14. Gidwani PP, Sobol A, DeJong W, Perrin JM, Gortmaker SL. Television viewing and
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15. Giordano GN, Lindström M. The impact of social capital on changes in smoking behaviour:
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17. Go MH, Green Jr HD, Kennedy DP, Pollard M, Tucker JS. Peer influence and selection
effects on adolescent smoking. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2010;109(1-3):239-242.
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18. Go MH, Tucker JS, Green HD, Pollard M, Kennedy D. Social distance and homophily in
adolescent smoking initiation. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2012;124(3):347-354.
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19. Goldade K, Choi K, Bernat DH, et al. Multilevel predictors of smoking initiation among
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20. Green HD Jr, Horta M, Haye KDI, et al. Peer influence and selection processes in adolescent
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22. Simon TR, Sussman S, Dent CW, Burton D, Flay BR. Prospective correlates of exclusive or
combined adolescent use of cigarettes and smokeless tobacco. Addict Behav. 1995;20(4):517-
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D. Excluded because study tested an intervention and both control and intervention groups
were included in the analyses without a clear statement that the intervention did not affect
smoking (n=10).
1. Bertrand LD, Abernathy TJ. Predicting cigarette smoking among adolescents using cross-
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sensation seeking and regular substance use in adolescents. Psychol Addict Behav.
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3. Fujimoto K, Unger JB, Valente TW. A network method of measuring affiliation-based peer
influence: assessing the influences of teammates’ smoking on adolescent smoking. Child
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4. Lippold MA, Greenberg MT, Collins LM. Youths' substance use and changes in parental
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6. Slater MD, Henry KL. Prospective influence of music-related media exposure on adolescent
substance-use initiation: a peer group mediation model. J Health Commun. 2013;18(3):291-
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8. Unger JB, Johnson CA, Stoddard JL, Nezami E, Chih-Ping C. Identification of adolescents at
risk for smoking initiation: validation of a measure of susceptibility. Addict Behav.
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10. Wu LT, Anthony JC. Tobacco smoking and depressed mood in late childhood and early
adolescence. Am J Public Health. 1999:89(12);1837-1840.
http://dx.doi.org/10.2105/ajph.89.12.1837.
E. Excluded because the analyses were not entirely longitudinal (i.e., variables measured at
the same time point as the outcome were used to predict the outcome) (n=2).
1. Carvajal SC, Granillo TM. A prospective test of distal and proximal determinants of smoking
initiation in early adolescents. Addict Behav. 2006;31(4):649-660.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2005.05.047.
2. Wills TA, Sargent JD, Stoolmiller M, Gibbons FX, Gerard M. Movie smoking exposure and
smoking onset: a longitudinal study of mediation processes in a representative sample of U.S.
adolescents. Psychol Addict Behav. 2008;22(2):269-277. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/0893-
164x.22.2.269.
F. Excluded for other methodological reasons (n=9). 1. Bricker JB, Rajan KB, Zalweski M, et al Psychological and social risk factors in adolescent
smoking transitions: a population-based longitudinal study. Health Psychol. 2009;28(4):439-
447. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/a0014568. (Measures of statistical significance or effect are
not reported for specific predictors.)
2. Epstein JA, Bang H, Botvin GJ. Which psychosocial factors moderate or directly affect
substance use among inner-city adolescents? Addict Behav. 2007;32(4):700-713.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2006.06.011. (The outcome is intention to smoke, not
initiation.)
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3. Epstein JA, Botvin GJ, Diaz T. Linguistic acculturation associated with higher marijuana and
polydrug use among Hispanic adolescents. Subst Use Misuse. 2001;36(4):477-499.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1081/ja-100102638. (Does not investigate initiation of smoking.)
4. Fleming CB, Kim H, Harachi TW, Catalano RF. Family processes for children in early
elementary school as predictors of smoking initiation. J Adolesc Health. 2002; 30(3):184-
189. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s1054-139x(01)00327-5. (Smoking status was not assessed.)
5. Galéra C, Bouvard MP, Melchior M, et al. Disruptive symptoms in childhood and
adolescence and early initiation of tobacco and cannabis use: the Gazel Youth study. Eur
Psychiatry. 2010;25(7):402-408. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpsy.2010.06.002. (The
assessment of smoking initiation was retrospective.)
6. Mohammadpoorasl A, Fakhari A, Shamsipour M, Rostami F, Rashidian H. Transitions
between the stages of smoking in Iranian adolescents. Prev Med. 2011;52(2):136-138.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2010.11.024. (The outcome is rates of transition, not
initiation.)
7. Sargent JD, Tanski S, Stoolmiller M. Influence of motion picture rating on adolescent
response to movie smoking. Pediatrics. 2012;130(2):228-236.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1542/peds.2011-1787. (The outcome is time to a first puff, not whether
the puff is taken.)
8. Sussman S, Dent CW, Flay BR, Hansen WB, Johnson CA. Psychosocial predictors of
cigarette smoking onset by white, black, Hispanic, and Asian adolescents in Southern
California. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 1987;36(Suppl 4):11S-16S. (Measures of
statistical significance and/or confidence intervals were not reported.)
9. Wilkinson AV, Spitz MR, Prokhorov AV, et al. Exposure to smoking imagery in the movies
and experimenting with cigarettes among Mexican heritage youth. Cancer Epidemiol
Biomarkers Prev. 2009;18(12):3435-3443. http://dx.doi.org/10.1158/1055-9965.epi-09-0766.
(Measures of smoking exposure were not available at baseline.)
Note: Studies rejected for more than one reason (n=3) are listed only in the first category for
which they qualify.
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Appendix 2. Characteristics of 53 Included Studies
Study,
location,
time frame a
Baseline
age
(years)
or
grade(s)
Follow-up
period
Sample
type &
sourceb
Baseline
sample size
Analytic
sample size
%
Retained
Assessment
for bias and
handling of
missing data
Analytic
technique
Albers
200834
U.S.
2001-2002 to
2005-2006
12-17
years
2 & 4
years
R
State-
wide
house-
hold
3,834 2 yrs: 2,481
4 yrs: 1,628
(restricted to
youth in
parental
homes)
2 yrs: 73%
4 yrs: 58%
No attrition
analysis
reported
Baseline
survey
weights
adjusted by a
raking
procedure to
control for
biased
attrition
Hierarchical
logistic regression
accounted for
clustering within
individuals and by
town. Stratified by
living with
smokers (no/yes).
Adjusted for age,
sex, race,
informant
education,
household income,
close friend
smokes, 4-yr
follow-up
(no/yes), 3 town-
level covariates.
Aloise-
Young
199635A
U.S.
1991-1992 to
1992-1993
Fifth-
Eighth
grades
1 year C
School
2,618 1,222 87% of
1,413
baseline
never
smokers
provided
baseline
data on
predictors
Attrition
analysis on
main
predictor
No
information
on missing
data
Maximum
likelihood log-
linear ANOVA
with sex, ethnicity,
self-enhancement
risk index and self-
consistency risk
index as factors
Appendix
Predictors of the Onset of Cigarette Smoking: A Systematic Review of Longitudinal
Population-Based Studies in Youth
Wellman et al.
American Journal of Preventive Medicine
Study,
location,
time frame a
Baseline
age
(years)
or
grade(s)
Follow-up
period
Sample
type &
sourceb
Baseline
sample size
Analytic
sample size
%
Retained
Assessment
for bias and
handling of
missing data
Analytic
technique
Aloise-
Young
200536A
U.S.
Not reported
Sixth-
Eighth
grades
8 months C
School
1,938 1,085
baseline
nonsmokers
84% Attrition
analysis
Complete
case analysis
Maximum
likelihood log-
linear ANOVA
with sex, ethnicity,
grade and
socioeconomic
status as factors
Bauman
200137
U.S.
1994-1995 to
1995-1996
Middle
school
through
Eleventh
grade -
seniors
excluded
1 year R
School
12,105
9,884
eligible for
inclusion in
analyses
3,634
baseline
never
smokers
83.7% of
eligible
participants
No attrition
analysis
reported
Complete
case analysis
Hierarchical
logistic regression
with stratification
by whether parents
or friends smoke
Percentages were
weighted “to
account for sample
stratification of
schools on region,
urbanicity, school
type, ethnic mix
and size.” CIs
were adjusted for
clustering.
Appendix
Predictors of the Onset of Cigarette Smoking: A Systematic Review of Longitudinal
Population-Based Studies in Youth
Wellman et al.
American Journal of Preventive Medicine
Study,
location,
time frame a
Baseline
age
(years)
or
grade(s)
Follow-up
period
Sample
type &
sourceb
Baseline
sample size
Analytic
sample size
%
Retained
Assessment
for bias and
handling of
missing data
Analytic
technique
Bidstrup
200938
Denmark
2004 to 2006
13 years
Seventh
grade
6 & 18
months
R
School
2,178 6 months:
912
18 months:
442
6 months:
42%
18 months:
56% of 793
eligible
Attrition
analysis
No
information
on missing
data
Multi-level logistic
regression adjusted
for school, school
class, sex, family
religiousness,
living with one
parent, liking
school, and all
other predictors of
interest
Bohnert
200939
U.S.
1983-1985 to
2000-2002
Newbor
n
11 years
for
current
analyses
17 years
6 years
(ages 11-
17) for
current
analyses
R
Hospital
records
from
region
of 1
state
823
newborns
572 never
smokers @
age 11
657 (80%)
throughout
follow-up
Attrition
analysis
No
information
on missing
data
Multiple logistic
regression adjusted
for sex, ethnicity,
urban vs.
suburban,
mother’s
education, single
vs. married
mother, mother’s
smoking history,
friend who
smoked, friend
who drank
Appendix
Predictors of the Onset of Cigarette Smoking: A Systematic Review of Longitudinal
Population-Based Studies in Youth
Wellman et al.
American Journal of Preventive Medicine
Study,
location,
time frame a
Baseline
age
(years)
or
grade(s)
Follow-up
period
Sample
type &
sourceb
Baseline
sample size
Analytic
sample size
%
Retained
Assessment
for bias and
handling of
missing data
Analytic
technique
Chang
201140
Taiwan
2001 to 2008
9-10
years
Fourth
grade
8 years -
annual
follow-up
R
School
2,686 2,686 before
censoring
“>67%”
reported by
authors (no
N reported)
No attrition
analysis
reported
No
information
on missing
data
Survival analysis
using accelerated
lifetime model to
assess time to
initiation
Multivariate
analysis adjusted
for sex, urban vs.
rural, and all other
predictors of
interest
Dalton
200341B
U.S.
1999 to 2001
10-14
years
Fifth
grade
13-26
months
R
School
3,547 2,603 73% Attrition
analysis
No
information
on missing
data
Generalized linear
models with log-
link. 2 models: (1)
adjusted for age,
sex & school; (2)
adjusted also for
social influences,
parent
characteristics and
time to follow-up
Appendix
Predictors of the Onset of Cigarette Smoking: A Systematic Review of Longitudinal
Population-Based Studies in Youth
Wellman et al.
American Journal of Preventive Medicine
Study,
location,
time frame a
Baseline
age
(years)
or
grade(s)
Follow-up
period
Sample
type &
sourceb
Baseline
sample size
Analytic
sample size
%
Retained
Assessment
for bias and
handling of
missing data
Analytic
technique
D’Amico
200642
U.S.
10-15
years
Sixth-
Eighth
grades
6 months C
School
1,527 974 overall;
877 for
analysis of
smoking
initiation
70%
Participants
were
matched at
times 1 & 2
using
unique
identifiers.
1,438
matched at
both time
points
Attrition
analysis for
matched &
unmatched
participants
Hot deck
imputation for
continuous
variables. No
imputation for
age, grade,
ethnicity, and
substance use.
Logistic regression
adjusted for
ethnicity, sex, and
grade
Den Exter
Blokland
200643C
Netherlands
2000 to 2001
10-14
years
1 year C
School
718 600 83.6%
118
families
excluded
because
child
absent
when data
were
collected
Attrition
analysis on
parental data
from families
with/without
child’s data
No
information
on missing
data
Multivariate
logistic regression;
covariates not
reported
Appendix
Predictors of the Onset of Cigarette Smoking: A Systematic Review of Longitudinal
Population-Based Studies in Youth
Wellman et al.
American Journal of Preventive Medicine
Study,
location,
time frame a
Baseline
age
(years)
or
grade(s)
Follow-up
period
Sample
type &
sourceb
Baseline
sample size
Analytic
sample size
%
Retained
Assessment
for bias and
handling of
missing data
Analytic
technique
Den Exter
Blokland
200744C
Netherlands
2000 to 2001
11-14
years
6 months
and 1 year
C
School
1,209 1,012 83.7% Attrition
analysis
No
information
on missing
data
Logistic regression
adjusted for age,
sex, educational
level, parental
smoking status,
single- or 2-parent
family
Distfan
200445D
U.S.
1996 to 1999
12-15
years
3 years R
State-
wide
house-
hold
3,104 2,084 67% Attrition
analysis
Percentages
were
weighted and
adjusted for
sampling
design and
nonresponse.
ORs were
weighted.
Logistic regression
adjusted for age,
sex, ethnicity, and
school
performance, as
well as all other
predictors of
interest
Appendix
Predictors of the Onset of Cigarette Smoking: A Systematic Review of Longitudinal
Population-Based Studies in Youth
Wellman et al.
American Journal of Preventive Medicine
Study,
location,
time frame a
Baseline
age
(years)
or
grade(s)
Follow-up
period
Sample
type &
sourceb
Baseline
sample size
Analytic
sample size
%
Retained
Assessment
for bias and
handling of
missing data
Analytic
technique
Doubeni
200846
U.S.
2002 to 2006
Sixth
grade
4 years:
11 waves
@ 3-
month
intervals
C
School
1,246 1,027
baseline
never
smokers
100% No attrition
analysis
reported
Last
observation
carried
forward for
missing
covariates
Cox proportional
hazards model
stratified by city of
residence, adjusted
for age, sex,
parental smoking,
perceived parental
approval of
smoking, and
anger coping
Engels
200447C
Netherlands
2000 to 2001
10-14
years
6 months
& 1 year
C
School
1,969 1,595 81% No attrition
analysis
reported
No
information
on missing
data
Prospective
logistic regression
adjusted for age,
sex and
educational level
Galanti
200148E
Sweden
1997-1998 to
1998-1999
Fifth
grade
1 year C
School
3,019 2,883 95.5% No attrition
analysis
reported
No
information
on missing
data
Logistic regression
(univariate)
Appendix
Predictors of the Onset of Cigarette Smoking: A Systematic Review of Longitudinal
Population-Based Studies in Youth
Wellman et al.
American Journal of Preventive Medicine
Study,
location,
time frame a
Baseline
age
(years)
or
grade(s)
Follow-up
period
Sample
type &
sourceb
Baseline
sample size
Analytic
sample size
%
Retained
Assessment
for bias and
handling of
missing data
Analytic
technique
Gilpin
200549D
U.S.
1993 to1996
and 1996 to
1999
12-15
years
3 years
each (2
cohorts)
R
State-
wide
house-
hold
1993 cohort:
5,531
1996 cohort:
6,252
1993 cohort:
1,764
1996 cohort:
2,119
1993: 65%
of 2,714
baseline
never
smokers
1996: 67%
of 3,163
baseline
never
smokers
No attrition
analysis
reported
Jackknife
procedure to
produce
variance
estimates
Percentages
and CIs
weighted
Separate logistic
regression with
each cohort
adjusted for age,
sex, ethnicity, and
susceptibility to
smoking
Hanewinkel
201150
Germany
2005 to 2006
10-17
years
9 months R
School
3,415 2,102 89.6% of
2,346
baseline
never
smokers
Attrition
analysis
No
information
on missing
data
Multi-level mixed
effects Poisson
regression adjusted
for age, sex, SES,
state, friends’ &
parents’ smoking,
and all other
predictors of
interest
Appendix
Predictors of the Onset of Cigarette Smoking: A Systematic Review of Longitudinal
Population-Based Studies in Youth
Wellman et al.
American Journal of Preventive Medicine
Study,
location,
time frame a
Baseline
age
(years)
or
grade(s)
Follow-up
period
Sample
type &
sourceb
Baseline
sample size
Analytic
sample size
%
Retained
Assessment
for bias and
handling of
missing data
Analytic
technique
Hanewinkel,
Morgenstern
200851F
Germany
2005 to 2006
10-16
years
12-13
months
R
School
2,315
baseline
never
smokers
2,110 87.3%
n=2,315
205
additional
surveys
(8.9%)
removed
for missing
data on any
variable
Attrition
analysis
Complete
case analysis
General linear
models with log
link and clustered
robust SEs
adjusted for: age,
sex, SES, friends’,
siblings’ &
parents’ smoking,
& all other
predictors of
interest
Hanewinkel,
Sargent
200852F
Germany
2005 to 2006
10-16
years
1 year R
School
3,313
baseline
never
smokers
2,711 86.4%
n=2,864
153
additional
surveys
removed
for missing
data on any
variable
Attrition
analysis
Complete
case analysis
General linear
models with log
link and clustered
robust SEs
adjusted for: age,
sex, SES, friends’,
siblings’ &
parents’ smoking,
& all other
predictors of
interest
Appendix
Predictors of the Onset of Cigarette Smoking: A Systematic Review of Longitudinal
Population-Based Studies in Youth
Wellman et al.
American Journal of Preventive Medicine
Study,
location,
time frame a
Baseline
age
(years)
or
grade(s)
Follow-up
period
Sample
type &
sourceb
Baseline
sample size
Analytic
sample size
%
Retained
Assessment
for bias and
handling of
missing data
Analytic
technique
Harakeh
201253
Netherlands
2001-2002 to
2005-2007
11 years 2.5 & 4.5
years
R
School
Included
90% of
eligible
youth in
region
2,230 1,640
Complete
measures at
all 3 waves
and not
outliers on
neuro-
cognitive
measures
96% at
time 2
81.4% at
time 3
Attrition
analysis
Complete
case analysis
Logistic regression
adjusted for sex,
age, SES, &
baseline speed in
attention task
Harakeh
200454C
Netherlands
2000 to 2001
10-14
years
6 months C
School
1,173 1,070
103
excluded for
missing data
on parental
smoking
behavior
item
100% No attrition
analysis
reported
Imputation
using
expectation
maximization
algorithm
Structural
Equation
Modeling with
mean- and
variance- adjusted
chi-square
(WLSMV)
estimator
Henriksen
201055
U.S.
2003 to 2006
11-14
years
Sixth-
Eighth
grades
12 months
& 30
months
C
School
2,110 1,356 81% of
1,681
baseline
never
smokers
Attrition
analysis
No
information
on missing
data
Multi-level
modeling adjusted
for grade level,
sex, ethnicity,
race, & all other
predictors of
interest
Appendix
Predictors of the Onset of Cigarette Smoking: A Systematic Review of Longitudinal
Population-Based Studies in Youth
Wellman et al.
American Journal of Preventive Medicine
Study,
location,
time frame a
Baseline
age
(years)
or
grade(s)
Follow-up
period
Sample
type &
sourceb
Baseline
sample size
Analytic
sample size
%
Retained
Assessment
for bias and
handling of
missing data
Analytic
technique
Huver
200656
Netherlands
1998 to 2000
Seventh
grade
Mean
age=13.
2 years
2 years C/R
School
30 high
schools
from 5
regions
2,312 at time
1
2,421 at time
2
1,072
baseline
never
smokers
who
provided
data at both
times
Not
reported
No attrition
analysis
reported
No
information
on missing
data
Stepwise logistic
regression with
covariates entered
by backward
likelihood ratio,
adjusted for age
and sex, with all
predictors of
interest entered
simultaneously
Jackson
199857G
U.S.
1994 to 1996
Third
and Fifth
grades
2 years C
School
1,470 788
125 of 913
with
complete
data
excluded as
baseline
smokers
62% Attrition
analysis
Complete
case analysis
Hierarchical
logistic regression
adjusted for sex,
grade, race, &
academic ability
Appendix
Predictors of the Onset of Cigarette Smoking: A Systematic Review of Longitudinal
Population-Based Studies in Youth
Wellman et al.
American Journal of Preventive Medicine
Study,
location,
time frame a
Baseline
age
(years)
or
grade(s)
Follow-up
period
Sample
type &
sourceb
Baseline
sample size
Analytic
sample size
%
Retained
Assessment
for bias and
handling of
missing data
Analytic
technique
Jackson
200758
U.S.
2002 to
2004*
Seventh
and
Eighth
grades
2 years C for
baseline
Random
sample
from
baseline
cohort
for
follow-
up
School
1,074 who
completed
baseline
interview
735 baseline
never
smokers
95% Attrition
analysis
No
information
on missing
data
Logistic regression
stratified by
race/ethnicity,
adjusted for sex,
grade, friends’ &
household
smoking, & all
other predictors of
interest
Jackson,
Henriksen
199859G
U.S.
1994 to 1996
Fifth
grade
1, 2, and 3
years
C
School
633 401
12 students
excluded for
inconsistent
reporting of
smoking
behavior
95% at 1
year
81% at 2
years
65% at 3
years
Attrition
analysis
No
information
on missing
data
Hierarchical
logistic regression
with simultaneous
entry of covariates
and stepwise
forward selection
of predictors,
adjusted for sex,
race, single-parent
status, best
friend’s & parents’
smoking
Appendix
Predictors of the Onset of Cigarette Smoking: A Systematic Review of Longitudinal
Population-Based Studies in Youth
Wellman et al.
American Journal of Preventive Medicine
Study,
location,
time frame a
Baseline
age
(years)
or
grade(s)
Follow-up
period
Sample
type &
sourceb
Baseline
sample size
Analytic
sample size
%
Retained
Assessment
for bias and
handling of
missing data
Analytic
technique
Killen
199760
U.S.
Not reported
Ninth
grade
4 years C
School
1,901 985 baseline
never
smokers
(96% of
1026
available)
54% No attrition
analysis
reported
Complete
case analysis
Cox proportional
hazard analysis
adjusted for age
and alcohol use
King 200461
U.S.
1990-2004 to
1993-1996
for males
1993-1996 to
1996-1999
for females
10-12
years
3 years R
State-
wide
birth
records
1,402 1,364 Not
reported
No attrition
analysis
reported
No
information
on missing
data
Generalized
estimating
equations clustered
by twin pairs,
covariates not
reported
Lee 200262
U.S.
1999 to 2000
Fourth
to
Seventh
grades
8 months R
School
1,219 978 baseline
never
smokers
85% No attrition
analysis
reported
No
information
on missing
data
Crosstabs with
Relative Risk
estimates
calculated from 2
by 2 tables,
adjusted for grade,
sex, & ethnicity
Appendix
Predictors of the Onset of Cigarette Smoking: A Systematic Review of Longitudinal
Population-Based Studies in Youth
Wellman et al.
American Journal of Preventive Medicine
Study,
location,
time frame a
Baseline
age
(years)
or
grade(s)
Follow-up
period
Sample
type &
sourceb
Baseline
sample size
Analytic
sample size
%
Retained
Assessment
for bias and
handling of
missing data
Analytic
technique
Mahabee-
Gittens
201363
U.S.
1999 to 2004
9-16
years
3 years R
National
house-
hold
5,705
baseline
never
smokers
4,875 at
year 1
4,372 at
year 2
3,829 at
year 3
67% Attrition
analysis
Jackknife
method and
sample
weights
assigned to
account for
attrition
Logistic regression
with cohort
sequential design,
adjusted for
race/ethnicity, sex,
parental education,
parental smoking
status, family
structure, & peer
smoking
McKelvey
201564
Jordan
2007 to 2010
Seventh
grade
13 years
3 years R
School
1,781 1,454
baseline
never
smokers
Not
reported
No attrition
analysis
reported
No
information
on missing
data
Mixed logistic
modeling stratified
by sex, accounting
for clustering by
school and for
repeated measures,
adjusted for school
type, parental
education, & all
other predictors of
interest that were
significantly
related to onset in
univariate analyses
Appendix
Predictors of the Onset of Cigarette Smoking: A Systematic Review of Longitudinal
Population-Based Studies in Youth
Wellman et al.
American Journal of Preventive Medicine
Study,
location,
time frame a
Baseline
age
(years)
or
grade(s)
Follow-up
period
Sample
type &
sourceb
Baseline
sample size
Analytic
sample size
%
Retained
Assessment
for bias and
handling of
missing data
Analytic
technique
Milton
200465
England
1999 to 2001
9 years 2 years R
School
275 195 baseline
never
smokers
92%
Loss to
follow-up
due to
absence
from
school or
illness on
day of
survey
No attrition
analysis
reported
No
information
on missing
data
Logistic regression
with backward
removal, which
determined
covariates
Appendix
Predictors of the Onset of Cigarette Smoking: A Systematic Review of Longitudinal
Population-Based Studies in Youth
Wellman et al.
American Journal of Preventive Medicine
O’Loughlin
200966
Canada
1999 to 2005
12-13
years
Seventh
grade
5 years
Assessed
every 3
months
C
School
1,294 877 baseline
never
smokers
Not
reported
No attrition
analysis
reported
Missing data
imputed by
first
observation
carried
forward & last
observation
carried
backward
Pooled logistic
regression analysis
to mimic Cox
proportional
hazard models
Separate
multivariable
logistic regression
within a
generalized
estimating
equations
framework, with
an autoregressive
working
correlation
structure for the
residuals, to
correct for
individual-level
clustering due to
repeated
measurements on
the same
participant.
Separate analyses
for each predictor,
adjusted for
unique covariates
determined by
Appendix
Predictors of the Onset of Cigarette Smoking: A Systematic Review of Longitudinal
Population-Based Studies in Youth
Wellman et al.
American Journal of Preventive Medicine
Study,
location,
time frame a
Baseline
age
(years)
or
grade(s)
Follow-up
period
Sample
type &
sourceb
Baseline
sample size
Analytic
sample size
%
Retained
Assessment
for bias and
handling of
missing data
Analytic
technique
correlation with
predictor at r≥0.20
O’Loughlin
199867
Canada
1993 to 1995
9-12
years
Fourth
to Fifth
grades
1 year C
School
2,804 1,824 67% Attrition
analysis
No
information
on missing
data
Logistic regression
adjusted for age,
sex, friends’,
siblings’ and
parents’ smoking,
& “junk food”
consumption
Pierce
200268D
U.S.
1996 to 1999
12-14
years
3 years R
State-
wide
house-
hold
2,518 1,641
baseline
never
smokers
68% No attrition
analysis
reported
Sample
weights
adjusted for
nonresponse,
loss to follow-
up and
population
totals
Jackknife
procedure to
produce
variance
estimates and
CIs
Logistic regression
stratified by
parenting style
(more vs. less
authoritative),
adjusted for age,
sex, race/ethnicity,
parental
educational level,
perceived school
performance, & all
other predictors of
interest
Appendix
Predictors of the Onset of Cigarette Smoking: A Systematic Review of Longitudinal
Population-Based Studies in Youth
Wellman et al.
American Journal of Preventive Medicine
Study,
location,
time frame a
Baseline
age
(years)
or
grade(s)
Follow-up
period
Sample
type &
sourceb
Baseline
sample size
Analytic
sample size
%
Retained
Assessment
for bias and
handling of
missing data
Analytic
technique
Pierce
200569D
U.S.
1996 to 1999
12-15
years
3 years R
State-
house-
hold
3,172 2,119
baseline
never
smokers
67% No attrition
analysis
reported
Sample
weights
adjusted for
nonresponse,
loss to follow-
up and
population
totals
Jackknife
procedure to
produce
variance
estimates and
CIs
Logistic
regression,
adjusted for age,
sex, ethnicity, &
all other predictors
of interest
Appendix
Predictors of the Onset of Cigarette Smoking: A Systematic Review of Longitudinal
Population-Based Studies in Youth
Wellman et al.
American Journal of Preventive Medicine
Study,
location,
time frame a
Baseline
age
(years)
or
grade(s)
Follow-up
period
Sample
type &
sourceb
Baseline
sample size
Analytic
sample size
%
Retained
Assessment
for bias and
handling of
missing data
Analytic
technique
Rosendahl
200270E
Sweden
1997 to.1998
Fifth
grade
Mage =
11.6
years
1 year R
School
3,019 2,883 95.5% No attrition
analysis
reported
No
information
on missing
data
3-level
hierarchical
modeling (students
as level 1, class as
level 2, school as
level 3) with log
link and Poisson
distribution of
error, adjusted for
all predictors in
the model
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Study,
location,
time frame a
Baseline
age
(years)
or
grade(s)
Follow-up
period
Sample
type &
sourceb
Baseline
sample size
Analytic
sample size
%
Retained
Assessment
for bias and
handling of
missing data
Analytic
technique
Sargent
200471B
U.S.
1999 to 2003
10-14 13 to 26
months
Average
period=17
months
R
School
3,450 2,596 71% Attrition
analysis
Simulation
analysis to
determine
potential
differences in
estimates if
(a) parental
movie
restriction had
no effect on
smoking onset
and (b) those
lost to follow-
up were
highly
susceptible to
smoking onset
based on other
variables
General linear
models with log
link and
adjustment for
clustering by
school
Model 1 adjusted
for age, sex,
parental education,
& school
Model 2 adjusted
for all predictors
of interest
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Study,
location,
time frame a
Baseline
age
(years)
or
grade(s)
Follow-up
period
Sample
type &
sourceb
Baseline
sample size
Analytic
sample size
%
Retained
Assessment
for bias and
handling of
missing data
Analytic
technique
Sargent
200972F
Germany
2005 to 2006
10-15
years
1 year R
School
5,626 2,716
baseline
never
smokers
82% Attrition
analysis
No
information
on missing
data
Multivariate
proportional odds
logistic model
adjusted for age,
sex, friends’,
siblings’ and
parents’ smoking,
school, SES, and
all other predictors
of interest
Spelman
200973H
U.S.
2005-2006 to
2008-2009
11-13
years
3 years R
City-
wide
house-
hold
1,329 964 86% of
1,199
baseline
never
smokers
retained
80.4% with
complete
data on
parental
education
Attrition
analysis
Complete
case analysis
for major
predictor
No
information
about missing
data on other
variables
Logistic regression
stratified by
susceptibility to
smoking, adjusted
for age, sex,
household
smoking, and all
other predictors of
interest
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Study,
location,
time frame a
Baseline
age
(years)
or
grade(s)
Follow-up
period
Sample
type &
sourceb
Baseline
sample size
Analytic
sample size
%
Retained
Assessment
for bias and
handling of
missing data
Analytic
technique
Tanski
200974
U.S.
2003 to 2005
10-14
years
2 years R
National
house-
hold
6,522 4,574 70% No attrition
analysis
reported
Post-
stratification
weighting to
correct for
nonresponse
and coverage
shortfall
Discrete time
hazard regression
analysis and
multivariate linear
logistic hazard
modeling, adjusted
for age, sex,
race/ethnicity,
parental education,
parents’, friends’,
siblings’ smoking,
and all other
predictors of
interest
Thrasher
200975
Mexico
2006 to 2007
11-14
years
1 year R
School
2,093
baseline
never
smokers
1,741 83% Attrition
analysis
No
information
on missing
data
Logistic regression
adjusted for age;
sex; parental,
sibling and friend
smoking & all
other predictors of
interest
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Study,
location,
time frame a
Baseline
age
(years)
or
grade(s)
Follow-up
period
Sample
type &
sourceb
Baseline
sample size
Analytic
sample size
%
Retained
Assessment
for bias and
handling of
missing data
Analytic
technique
Titus-
Ernstoff
200876
U.S.
2002-2003 to
2004-2005
Fourth-
Sixth
grades
2 years R
School
2,499
baseline
never
smokers
2,354 at
wave 2
2,255 at
wave 3
94.2% at
wave 2
90.2% at
wave 3
Attrition
analysis via
logistic
regression
No
information
on missing
data
Poisson regression
accounting for
clustering by
school
Model examining
main predictors
adjusted for age,
sex, race, school
performance, self-
esteem, self-
regulation,
rebelliousness,
sensation-seeking,
parent education,
parent smoking
status, maternal
monitoring,
maternal
responsiveness,
and friends’
smoking
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Study,
location,
time frame a
Baseline
age
(years)
or
grade(s)
Follow-up
period
Sample
type &
sourceb
Baseline
sample size
Analytic
sample size
%
Retained
Assessment
for bias and
handling of
missing data
Analytic
technique
Unger
200477
U.S.
2001 to 2002
Sixth
grade
1 year R
School
3,114
2,619 with
complete
data
2,106
baseline
never
smokers
70% of
entire
sample
84% of
those with
complete
data
Attrition
analysis
Complete
case analysis
Logistic regression
adjusted for age,
sex, ethnicity,
acculturation,
grades in school,
SES, and parents’
education
Urberg
199778
U.S.
Not reported
Sixth,
Eighth,
& Tenth
grades
8 months C
School
1,128 207 baseline
never
smokers
91.1% Attrition
analysis
No
information
on missing
data
Hierarchical
logistic regression
adjusted for
ethnicity, sex, &
grade
Van De Ven,
Engels,
Kerstjens
200779I
Netherlands
2003 to 2004
11-16
years
23 months R
School
10,087 4,762
baseline
never
smokers
73.6% Attrition
analysis
No
information
on missing
data
Multinomial
logistic regression
adjusted for age,
sex, ethnicity,
educational level,
& parental
smoking
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Study,
location,
time frame a
Baseline
age
(years)
or
grade(s)
Follow-up
period
Sample
type &
sourceb
Baseline
sample size
Analytic
sample size
%
Retained
Assessment
for bias and
handling of
missing data
Analytic
technique
Van De Ven,
Engels,
Otten 200780I
2003 to 2004
11-16
years
18 months R
School
9,642 4,332
baseline
never
smokers
with
complete
data
74.2% No attrition
analysis
reported
Imputation
with full
information
maximum
likelihood
approach with
expectation
maximization
algorithm
Structural equation
models with
weighted least
squares (WLSMV)
estimator
Van De Ven
200981I
Netherlands
2003 to 2004
11-16
years
23 months R
School
10,087 257
(included
only
adolescents
with asthma
who
completed
all 3 waves
and had not
smoked at
baseline
67.1% No attrition
analysis
reported
Complete
case analysis
Hierarchical
logistic regression
adjusted for age,
sex, ethnicity,
educational level,
& parental
smoking
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Study,
location,
time frame a
Baseline
age
(years)
or
grade(s)
Follow-up
period
Sample
type &
sourceb
Baseline
sample size
Analytic
sample size
%
Retained
Assessment
for bias and
handling of
missing data
Analytic
technique
Wang, Ho,
Lam 201182J
China
2006 to 2008
Second-
Fourth
grades
2 years R
School
3,508 2,051
baseline
never
smokers
61.9% Attrition
analysis
No
information
on missing
data
Logistic regression
adjusted for age,
sex, place of birth,
number of
bedrooms in the
home, clustering
effect of schools,
secondhand smoke
exposure outside
home, & smoking
status of other
family members
Wang, Ho,
Lo 201183J
China
2006 to 2008
Second-
Fourth
grades
2 years R
School
3,508 Not clear 61.9% Attrition
analysis
No
information
on missing
data
Logistic regression
adjusted for age,
sex, place of birth,
clustering effect of
schools, parental
smoking status, &
secondhand smoke
exposure at home
Wilkinson
200984H
U.S.
2001 to 2002
11-13
years
6 months
& 1 year
R
City-
wide
house-
hold
1,328 1,142
baseline
never
smokers
97% Attrition
analysis
No
information
on missing
data
Logistic regression
stratified by
subjective social
status, adjusted for
age
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Study,
location,
time frame a
Baseline
age
(years)
or
grade(s)
Follow-up
period
Sample
type &
sourceb
Baseline
sample size
Analytic
sample size
%
Retained
Assessment
for bias and
handling of
missing data
Analytic
technique
Woodruff
200385K
U.S.
Not reported
Seventh
&
Eighth
grades
12-15
years
1 year C
School
913 478 baseline
never
smokers
72% No attrition
analysis
reported
Complete
case analyis
Logistic regression
adjusted only for
predictors related
to ease of
obtaining
cigarettes and
offers of cigarettes
Woodruff
200486K
U.S.
Not reported
Not
reported
1 year C
School
Not reported 478 baseline
never
smokers
Not
reported
No attrition
analysis
reported
Complete
case analysis
Logistic
regression;
covariates not
reported
a Studies conducted in the same cohort share a capital letter superscript: A - Aloise-Young 199635, Aloise-Young 200536; B - Dalton
200341, Sargent 200471; C - Den Exter Blokland 200643, Den Exter Blokland 200744, Engels 200447, Harakeh 200454; D - Distefan
200445, Gilpin 200549, Pierce 200268, Pierce 200569 (NB: Sample in 49 included 39 participants more than in 45, 68 & 69); E - Galanti48,
Rosendahl 200270; F - Hanewinkel 200851, Hanewinkel 200852, Sargent 200972; G - Jackson 199857, Jackson 199859; H - Spelman
200973, Wilkinson 200984; I - Van De Ven 200779, Van De Ven 200780, Van De Ven 200981; J - Wang 201182, Wang 201183; K -
Woodruff 200385, Woodruff 2004865. b Sample type: C=convenience, R=representative (i.e., probability or constructed to maximize representativeness according to key
demographic characteristics). * Jackson 200758: Initial convenience sample (n=3,261) recruited in 2001 from 3 school districts.
Follow-up sample (1,200) recruited randomly from among the larger sample with complete data and followed from 2002 to 2004.
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Appendix 3. Detailed Summary of Results From 53 Longitudinal Studies of 98 Conceptually Distinct Potential Predictors of Smoking
Onset in Adolescents
Predictor Study Resultsa Sig.b Directionc
Sociodemographic factors
Age
Albers 200834
Ref: 12-14 years
Lived with smoker:
15-17 OR=0.93 (0.86, 1.02)
18-21 OR=0.98 (0.35, 2.71)
Lived with nonsmoker:
15-17 OR=2.20 (1.65, 2.93)
18-21 OR=1.22 (0.69, 2.17)
Y Positive
Dalton 200341B d
Ref: 10 to <12 years
12 to <13: RR=1.40 (0.98, 2.01)
13 to <15: RR=2.31 (1.67, 3.19)
Y Positive
Hanewinkel 201150
Ref: 10-11 years
12: RR=1.57 (1.05, 2.35)
13: RR=1.77 (1.17, 268)
14-17: RR=1.89 (1.18, 3.02)
Y Positive
Hanewinkel, Sargent
200852F
Ref: 10-11 years
12: RR=1.11 (0.89, 1.39)
13: RR=1.09 (0.83, 1.43)
14-16: RR=0.88 (0.64, 1.20)
N
Harakeh 201253 (Continuous)
Smoking at time 2: OR=1.22 (0.99, 1.51)
Smoking at time 3: OR=1.24 (0.99, 1.54)
N
Huver 200656 (Continuous) ORm=1.35 (p<0.001) Y Positive
O’Loughlin 200966 (Continuous) OR=0.67 (0.61, 0.73) Y Inverse
O’Loughlin 199867 (Continuous) OR=1.6 (1.3, 2.0) Y Positive
Pierce 200569D Ref: 12-13 years
14-15: OR=1.26 (0.89, 1.67) N
Sargent 200471B
Ref: 10-11 years
Model 1f:
12: RR=1.4 (0.98, 2.0)
Y Positive
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Predictor Study Resultsa Sig.b Directionc
13-14: RR=1.4 (1.7, 3.3)
Model 2f:
12: RR=1.2 (0.86, 1.7)
13-14: RR=1.6 (1.1, 2.2)
Sargent 200972F Continuous variable
OR=0.93 (0.84, 1.03) N
Spelman 200973H
Ref: 11-12 years (vs. 13)
Without susceptibility in model:
OR=2.38 (1.68, 3.37)
With susceptibility in model:
OR=2.23 (1.56, 3.18)
Y Positive
Tanski 200974
Ref: age 10 years @ baseline
Age 14 years @ baseline: HR=1.89 (1.46,
2.45)
Y Positive
Thrasher 200975
Ref: 11 or 12
13: RR=1.29 (0.82, 2.01)
14: RR=1.20 (0.74, 1.95)
N
Titus-Ernstoff 200876
Ref: 9 years
10: RRg=1.59 (1.06, 2.41)
11: RRg=2.75 (1.67, 4.52)
12: RRg=4.99 (3.10, 8.04)
Y Positive
Unger 200477 Continuous variable OR=1.24 (0.92, 1.69) N
Grade
Aloise-Young 199635A % initiating: 5th-6th: 7%; 6th-7th: 15%; 7th-8th:
14%; 8th-9th: 17% Y Positive
Aloise-Young 200536A No difference in initiation by grade N
D’Amico 200642 Ref: Sixth grade OR=1.26 (NS) N
Henriksen 201055
Ref: Sixth grade
Initiation at 12 months
Seventh grade: OR=0.88 (0.58, 1.32)
Eighth grade: OR=1.44 (0.99, 2.10)
Initiation at 30 months
Y Positive
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Predictor Study Resultsa Sig.b Directionc
Seventh grade: OR=1.41 (1.19, 1.67)
Eighth grade: OR=1.26 (1.07, 1.49)
Jackson 199857G Ref: Third grade
Fifth grade: OR=2.04 (1.46, 2.86) Y Positive
Jackson 200758 Ref: Seventh grade (white adolescents)
Eighth grade: ORn=1.85 (1.03, 3.81) Y Positive
Woodruff 200486K (Ref: grade 7) Grade 8: OR=2.34 (1.31, 4.20) Y Positive
Sex
Albers 200834
Ref: Male
Lived with smoker: OR=0.90 (0.65, 1.26)
Lived with nonsmoker: OR=0.80 (0.63, 1.03)
N
Aloise-Young 200536A No difference in initiation by sex N
Bohnert 200939 Ref: Female OR=1.34 (0.93, 1.92) N
Chang 201140 % initiating:
Female=23.93, Male=39.87 p<0.001 Ye F<M
Dalton 200341B Ref: Male RR=1.09 (0.87, 1.38) N
D’Amico 200642 Ref: Male OR=0.76 (NS) N
Distefan 200445D Ref: Female OR=1.18 (0.90, 1.56) N
Hanewinkel 201150 Ref: Female RR=1.08 (0.92, 1.51)
Hanewinkel, Sargent
200852F Ref: Male RR=1.02 (0.86, 1.22) N
Harakeh 201253
Ref: Female
Smoking at time 2: OR=0.73 (0.57, 0.93)
Smoking at time 3: OR=0.75 (0.60, 0.94)
Y F>M
Henriksen 201055
Ref: Female
Initiation at 12 months: OR=0.94 (0.68, 1.30)
Initiation at 30 months: OR=0.86 (0.75, 0.99)
Y F>M
Huver 200656 Ref: Male ORm=0.64 (p<0.001) Y F<M
Jackson 199858G Ref: Female OR=1.32 (0.96, 1.83) N
Jackson, Henriksen
199859G Ref: Male OR=1.69 (NS) N
Milton 200465 Ref: Female OR=2.36 (1.04, 5.36) Y F<M
O’Loughlin 200966 Ref: Male OR=1.19 (0.96, 1.47) N
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Predictor Study Resultsa Sig.b Directionc
O’Loughlin 199867 Ref: Female OR=1.5 (1.1, 2.0) Y F<M
Pierce 200569D Ref: Female OR=1.04 (0.77, 1.40) N
Sargent 200471B
Ref: Female
Model 1f: RR=0.93 (0.73, 1.2)
Model 2f: RR=0.70 (0.54, 0.90)
Y F<M
Sargent 200972F Ref: Male OR=1.09 (0.88, 1.34) N
Spelman 200973H
Ref: Female
Without susceptibility in model:
OR=1.79 (1.28, 2.51)
With susceptibility in model:
OR=1.74 (1.24, 2.46)
Y F<M
Tanski 200974 Ref: Male HR=1.08 (0.92, 1.26) N
Thrasher 200975 Ref: Female RR (bivariate)=1.19 (0.93, 1.52) N
Titus-Ernstoff 200876 Ref: Male RRg=1.41 (1.13, 1.77) Y F>M
Unger 200477 Ref: Male OR=0.72 (0.51, 1.00) N
Van De Ven, Engels,
Kerstjens 200779I Ref: Female OR=1.03 (0.90, 1.18) N
Van De Ven 200981I
Ref: Male
Adjusted Modeli: OR=1.22 (0.64, 2.34)
Complete Modeli: OR=0.68 (0.33, 1.42)
N
Wilkinson 200984H
Ref: Female [Stratified by subjective social
status (SSS)]
High SSS: OR=1.88 (0.94, 3.75)
Moderate/low SSS: OR=2.36 (1.32, 4.22)
Y F<M
Woodruff 200486K Ref: Unclear OR=1.02 (0.57, 1.82) N
Race/ethnicity
Albers 200834
Ref: non-Hispanic white
Lived with smoker: OR=0.98 (0.61, 1.57)
Lived with nonsmoker: OR=0.80 (0.47, 1.36)
N
Aloise-Young 199635A Hispanic 17%; non-Hispanic white: 11%; other
ethnicities combined: 12% Y H>other
Aloise-Young 200536A No difference in initiation by ethnicity N
Bohnert 200939 ßadj (black vs. white)= -4.49 (-8.02 to 0.95) N
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Predictor Study Resultsa Sig.b Directionc
D’Amico 200642
Ref: white
Latino OR=1.45 (NS) Other OR=2.17
(p<0.01)
Y other non-
H>W
Henriksen 201055
Ref: All others
Initiation at 12 months
Hispanic: OR=1.59 (1.15, 2.22)
Any minority: OR=1.01 (0.73, 1.40)
Initiation at 30 months
Hispanic: OR=1.43 (1.25, 1.65)
Any minority: OR=0.88 (0.77, 1.01)
Y H>W
Jackson 199857G Ref: white OR=1.83 (1.18, 2.85) Y NW>W
Jackson, Henriksen
199859G Ref: white OR=1.58 (NS) N
Pierce 200569D
Ref: non-Hispanic white
Hispanic: OR=0.75 (0.55, 1.03)
African-American: OR=0.38 (0.21, 0.69)
Asian/other: OR=0.66 (0.45, 0.96)
Y
W>A-A
W>Asian or
other
Tanski 200974
Ref: White
Black: HR=0.99 (0.78, 1.25);
Hispanic: HR=1.13 (0.91, 1.41);
Other nonwhite: HR=1.16 (0.88, 1.51)
N
Titus-Ernstoff 200876 Other (Ref: White), RRg=1.29 (0.98, 1.70) N
Unger 200477
Ref: White
Asian: OR=0.33 (0.16, 0.68)
Black: OR=0.54 (0.12, 2.50)
Hispanic: OR=1.24 (0.70, 2.21)
Other/multiethnic: OR=0.88 (0.43, 1.81)
Y W>Asian
Woodruff 200486K (Ref: Non-Latino) Latino: OR=1.35 (0.73,
2.51) N
Socioeconomic status (SES) Chang 201140 % initiating: Low=42.98, Medium=30.59,
High=22.93, p<0.001 Ne
Hanewinkel 201150 Ref: First quartile Y Inverse
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Predictor Study Resultsa Sig.b Directionc
Second quartile: RR=0.79 (0.58, 1.09)
Third quartile: RR=0.64 (0.44, 0.95)
Fourth quartile: RR=0.43 (0.25, 0.74)
Hanewinkel, Sargent
200852F
School SES (Ref: Middle to High)
Mixed: RR=1.04 (0.86, 1.25)
Mid: RR=1.41 (1.06, 1.89)
Low: RR=1.34 (1.05, 1.71)
Y Inverse
Harakeh 201253
Ref: Low
Smoking at time 2
Average: OR=0.73 (0.56, 0.94)
High: OR=0.46 (0.34, 0.62)
Smoking at time 3
Average: OR=0.76 (0.58, 1.00)
High: OR=0.62 (0.47, 0.82)
Y Inverse
Sargent 200972F
Ref: High
Mixed: OR=1.02 (0.69, 1.51)
Middle: OR=1.51 (1.17, 1.94)
Low: OR=1.49 (1.13-1.97)
Y Inverse
Unger 200477
Ratio of rooms in house to number of people
living in house (continuous)
OR=0.92 (0.59, 1.43)
N
Geographic location
Bohnert 200939 Ref: Suburban OR (urban)=1.17 (0.65, 2.10) N
Chang 201140 % initiating:
Urban=26.61, Rural=38.58, p < .001 Ne
Hanewinkel 201150
Ref: Schleswig-Holstein
Hamburg: RR=0.82 (0.52, 1.22)
Brandenburg: RR=1.21 (0.86, 1.69)
N
Language spoken at home O’Loughlin 200966 Ref: English
French: OR=0.69 (0.40, 1.20) N
Parent education Bohnert 200939 Mother’s education
Ref: College N
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Predictor Study Resultsa Sig.b Directionc
<high school: OR=0.64 (0.32, 1.29)
High school: OR=1.18 (0.69, 2.03)
Some college: OR=1.07 (0.65, 1.75)
O’Loughlin 200966 Parents completed college (Ref: No)
OR=1.22 (0.94, 1.58) N
Sargent 200471B
Ref: Both completed high school
Neither/one completed high school:
Model 1f: RR=1.6 (1.2, 2.1)
Model 2f: RR=1.0 (0.77, 1.4)
N
Tanski 200974
Poor parent education (comparison of highest
and lowest levels of ordinal variable)
HR=1.09 (0.85, 1.40)
N
Titus-Ernstoff 200876
Ref: ≥Bachelor`s degree
Some college: RRg=2.31 (1.58, 3.37)
≤High school diploma: RRg=3.01 (2.02, 4.49)’
Y Inverse
Unger 200477
Mother’s education (Ref: not finished high
school vs. finished high school but not college
and college graduate) OR=0.99 (0.76, 1.30)
N
Father’s education (Ref: not finished high
school vs. finished high school but not college
and college graduate) OR=0.93 (0.71, 1.22)
N
Single-parent family
Bohnert 200939 Single mother (Ref: Married)
OR=2.15 (1.31, 3.53) Y Positive
Chang 201140 (% initiating)
No=28.97, Yes=46.51, p<0.001 Ye Positive
Jackson, Henriksen
199859G Ref: No OR=1.46 (NS) N
O’Loughlin 200966 Ref: No OR=1.48 (1.05, 2.09) Y Positive
Personal/Psychological Factors
Academic ability Jackson 199857G
Ref: High
Moderate: OR=1.08 (0.80, 2.36)
Low: OR=1.38 (0.75, 1.55)
N
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Academic performance
Chang 201140 % initiating: Poor=32.79, Fair=35.10,
Good=25.29, p<0.05 Ne
Dalton 200341B
Ref: Excellent
Good: RR=2.29 (1.67, 3.13)
Average/Below average: RR=3.65 (2.62, 5.09)
Y Inverse
Hanewinkel 201150
Ref: Excellent
Good: RR=1.31 (0.81, 2.13)
Average/Poor: RR=1.83 (1.12, 2.97)
Y Inverse
Hanewinkel, Sargent
200852F
Ref: Excellent
Good: RR=1.02 (0.80, 1.30)
Poor: RR=1.25 (0.92, 1.71)
N
Henriksen 201055
Ref: Mostly As and Bs
Initiation at 12 months
Mostly Bs and below: OR=1.51 (1.10, 2.09)
Initiation at 30 months
Mostly Bs and below: OR=1.61 (1.40, 1.86)
Y -
Jackson, Henriksen
199859G
[8-point scale from mostly As to mostly Ds or
lower] OR=1.26 (p<0.05) Y Positive
Sargent 200471B
Ref: Excellent
Model 1f:
Good: RR=2.2 (1.6, 3.1)
Average/below average: RR=3.5 (2.5, 4.9)
Model 2f:
Good: RR=1.8 (1.3, 2.4)
Average/below average: RR=2.1 (1.5, 3.1)
Y Inverse
Sargent 200972F
Ref: Excellent
Good: OR=1.03 (0.72, 1.47)
Average: OR=1.25 (0.87, 1.80)
Below average: OR=2.00 (1.09, 3.67)
Y Inverse
Tanski 200974
[Comparison of highest vs. lowest level of
ordinal variable]
HR=1.68 (1.27, 2.22)
Y Inverse
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Ref: Excellent
Good: RRg=1.72 (1.34, 2.21)
Average/below average: RRg=2.92 (2.24, 3.80)
Y Inverse
Unger 200477 5-point scale from 'mostly Fs' to 'mostly As'
(continuous) OR=0.81 (0.68, 0.97) Y Inverse
Woodruff 200486K
[7-point scale, higher scores mean greater
achievement - continuous variable]
OR=0.78 (0.62, 0.99)
Y Inverse
Acculturation Unger 200477 8-item scale (continuous) OR=0.97 (0.90,
1.04) N
Attachment to community or family
Chang 201140
Community attachment (% initiating):
Low=33.82, Medium=33.41, High=25.00,
p<0.001
Ye Inverse
Woodruff 200486K Importance of family (i.e., Familism) (Ref
lower familism) OR=1.76 (0.84-3.68) N
Attachment to school Chang 201140 Did not initiate: M=10.86, SD=1.43
Initiated: M=10.22, SD=1.54, p<0.001 Ye Inverse
Attitudes toward school Lee 200262 Dislikes school (Ref: No) RRo=2.31 (0.67,
7.91) N
Depression/depressive symptoms
Chang 201140 Did not initiate: M=11.06, SD=2.76
Initiated: M=11.57, SD=2.79, p<0.001 Ne
Gilpin 200549D Ref: No depressive symptoms
OR=1.41 (1.00, 1.98) Y Positive
Killen 199760
[20 item scale, higher scores mean greater
depression] (continuous) HR=1.03 (p<0.01)
NB: Among boys only
Y Positive
King 200461 Major depressive disorder (Ref: No)
OR=2.13 (1.22, 3.71) Y Positive
O’Loughlin 200966
[6 items, 4-point scale, higher scores mean
more depressive symptoms] (continuous)
OR=1.08 (0.89, 1.32)
N
Externalizing traits/disorders King 200461 Conduct disorder (Ref: No) Y Positive
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OR=1.54 (1.07, 2.22)
Oppositional-defiant disorder (Ref: No)
OR=1.78 (1.25, 2.54) Y Positive
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (Ref:
No)
OR=1.87 (1.12, 3.10)
Y Positive
Internalizing disorders King 200461
Separation anxiety disorder (Ref: No)
OR=0.84 (0.56, 1.25) N
Overanxious disorder (Ref: No)
OR=1.09 (0.55, 2.16) N
Perceived academic performance
Lee 200262 Ref: Better/Much better than average
Average or below: RRo=3.41 (1.42, 8.21) Y Inverse
O’Loughlin 200966 Doing well at school (Ref: a bit/very true)
Not at all true: OR=1.51 (1.09, 2.08) Y Inverse
Pierce 200569D
Ref: Much better than average
Above average: OR=1.06 (0.81, 1.68)
Average or below: OR=1.51 (1.01, 2.25)
Y Inverse
Perceived parental control Den Exter Blokland
200744C
[8 items; 5-point scale]
Initiation @ time 2: OR=0.61 (0.41, 0.89)
Initiation @ time 3: OR=0.69 (0.48, 0.99)
Smoking parents - OR=0.37, p<0.01;
Non-smoking parents - OR=0.77, n.s.}
Y Inverse
Perceived parental support
Chang 201140 Did not initiate: M=18.89, SD=4.32
Initiated: M=17.29, SD=4.71, p<0.001 Ne
Den Exter Blokland
200744C
[11 items; 5-point scale]
Initiation @ time 2: OR=0.89 (0.55, 1.43)
Initiation @ time 3: OR=0.89 (0.60, 1.53)
N
Personality
traits/Temperament
Impulsivity O’Loughlin 200966
[7 items, 5-point scale, higher scores mean
greater impulsivity] (continuous) OR=1.21
(1.02, 1.44)
Y Positive
Novelty-
seeking O’Loughlin 200966 Novelty-seeking [9 items, 5-point scale]
(continuous) OR=1.22 (0.99, 1.50) N
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Rebelliousness
Dalton 200341B
(Ref: First quartile)
Second quartile: RR=1.48 (0.96, 2.27)
Third quartile: RR=2.24 (1.53, 3.29)
Fourth quartile: RR=4.10 (2.84, 5.91)
Y Positive
Gilpin 200549D (Ref: Low)
Moderate or High: OR=1.35 (1.05, 1.74) Y Positive
Sargent 200471B
[7-item index, range 0-21] (continuous)
Model 1f: RR=1.2 (1.1, 1.2)
Model 2f: RR=1.0 (0.99, 1.1)
Y Positive
Tanski 200974 (Comparison of highest and lowest levels of
ordinal variable) HR=1.83 (1.40, 2.38) Y Positive
Titus-Ernstoff 200876
(Ref: First quartile)
Second quartile: RRg=1.11 (0.76, 1.62)
Third quartile: RRg=1.77 (1.26, 2.47)
Fourth quartile: RRg=3.49 (2.60, 4.67)
Y Positive
Risk-taking
propensity Henriksen 201055
[4-point scale] (continuous)
Initiation @ 12 months: OR=1.51 (1.24, 1.81)
Initiation @ 30 months: OR=1.41 (1.30, 1.53)
Y Positive
Sensation-
seeking
Dalton 200341B
(Ref: First quartile)
Second quartile: RR=1.60 (1.09, 2.35)
Third quartile: RR=2.21 (1.49, 3.27)
Fourth quartile: RR=3.27 (2.28, 4.68)
Y Positive
Hanewinkel 201150 (Ref: Below median)
Above median: RR=1.66 (1.29, 2.15) Y Positive
Jackson 200758
White adolescents (Ref: Low)
Moderate: ORn=2.47 (1.16, 5.28)
High: ORn=4.65 (2.19, 9.88)
Y Positive
Sargent 200471B
[6-item index, range 0-18] (continuous)
Model 1f: RR=1.2 (1.1, 1.2)
Model 2f: RR=1.0 (1.0, 1.1)
Y Positive
Tanski 200974 (Comparison of highest and lowest levels of
ordinal variable) Y Positive
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HR=2.77 (2.08, 3.70)
Thrasher 200975
(Ref: Low)
Mid: RR=0.99 (0.76, 1.29)
High: RR=1.50 (1.10, 2.04)
Y Positive
Titus-Ernstoff 200876
(Ref: First quartile)
Second quartile: RRg=1.98 (1.21, 3.25)
Third quartile: RRg=3.61 (2.24, 5.84)
Fourth quartile: RRg=5.04 (3.34, 7.61)
Y Positive
Sensation-
seeking-
rebelliousness
Hanewinkel, Sargent
200852J
[3-point scale, higher numbers mean greater
SS/R] (continuous) RR=1.53 (1.20, 1.96) Y Positive
Sargent 200972F
[12-item index, range 0-3, rescaled so 5th
percentile = 0 & 95th percentile = 1]
(continuous) OR=2.53 (1.61, 3.98)
Y Positive
Problematic interpersonal relations
in class Rosendahl 200270E Ref: Positive relations RR=1.42 (1.05, 1.93) Y Positive
Self-competence Chang 201140 Did not initiate: M=21.15, SD=4.01
Initiated: M=20.28, SD=3.97, p<0.001 Ne
Self-esteem
Dalton 200341B
Ref: First quartile
Second quartile: RR=0.64 (0.48, 0.86)
Third quartile: RR=0.68 (0.51, 0.92)
Fourth quartile: RR=0.35 (0.22, 0.56)
Y Inverse
O’Loughlin 200966 [9 items, 3-point scale] continuous
OR=0.61 (0.46, 0.81) Y Inverse
Sargent 200471B
[8-item index, range 0-24] (continuous)
Model 1f:=0.94 (0.91, 0.97)
Model 2f: RR=0.99 (0.97, 1.0)
Y Inverse
Thrasher 200975
Ref: High
Mid: RR=1.13 (0.93, 1.38)
High: RR=1.34 (1.00, 1.79)
Y Inverse
Titus-Ernstoff 200876
Ref: Fourth quartile
Third quartile: RRg=1.41 (0.85–2.33)
Second quartile: RRg=1.74 (1.08, 2.80)
Y Inverse
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First quartile: RRg=3.26 (1.95, 5.45)
Self-regulation Titus-Ernstoff 200876
Ref: Fourth quartile
Third quartile: RRg=1.15 (0.76, 1.74)
Second quartile: RRg=1.82 (1.23, 2.69)
First quartile: RRg=2.25 (1.64, 3.07)
Y Inverse
Sociability Killen 199760
[?-item scale, higher numbers indicate greater
sociability] (continuous] HR=1.55 (p<0.05)
{NB: Among girls only}
Y Positive
Stress symptoms O’Loughlin 200966
[Average of 13 items on 4-point scale, higher
numbers mean more stress]
OR=1.53 (1.04, 2.23)
Y Positive
Subjective social status in school Spelman 200973H
Ref: High (vs. Low)
Without susceptibility in model:
OR=1.45 (1.02, 2.04)
With susceptibility in model:
OR=1.32 (0.93, 1.88)
Y Inverse
Trouble in school
Lee 200262 Ref: never, hardly ever, <1/month
≥1/week: RRo=2.45 (0.98, 6.10) N
Spelman 200973H
Detentions in school (Ref: None [vs. ≥1])
Without susceptibility in model:
OR=1.98 (1.39, 2.82)
With susceptibility in model:
OR=1.88 (1.32, 2.70)
Y Positive
Smoking-Related Cognitions
Attitude toward smoking
Van De Ven, Engels,
Otten 200779I
Pro-smoking attitude [Average over 7 items in
7-point scale] (continuous)
Non-asthmatic: PMSCh (direct)=0.07, p<0.01
PMSCh (indirect)=0.16, p<0.001
Asthmatic: PMSCh (indirect)=0.24, p<0.001
Y Positive
Huver 200656
Pros of smoking [7-point scale, higher scores
mean more pros] (continuous):
ORm=1.05 (p=0.003)
Y Positive
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Cons of smoking [7-point scale, higher scores
mean more cons] (continuous):
ORm=0.99 (p=0.562)
N
Curiosity about smoking Pierce 200569D
Ref: Definitely not
Probably not: OR=1.36 (1.03, 1.81)
Probably/definitely yes: OR=2.12 (1.53, 2.93)
Y Positive
Feeling like one really needs a
cigarette O’Loughlin 200966 Ref: Never
Rarely/sometimes/often: OR=6.04 (4.28, 8.52) Y Positive
Intention to smoke
Harakeh 200454C
[5 items, 5-point scale - higher scores mean
greater intention to smoke]
PMSCh=0.21, p<0.05
Y Positive
Huver 200656 [-3 to +3, higher scores mean greater intention]
(continuous) OR=1.92 (p<0.001) Y Positive
McKelvey 201564
Ref: No
Among boys: OR=3.07 (1.77, 5.32)
Among girls: OR=2.07 (1.09, 3.94)
Y Positive
Van De Ven, Engels,
Otten 200780I
Ordinal variable with 3 categories -- higher
value means greater intention to smoke
(continuous)
Non-asthmatic: PMSCh=0.20, p<0.001
Asthmatic: PMSCh=0.40, p<0.001
Y Positive
Perceived accessibility of cigarettes
Doubeni 200846
Ref: Strongly disagree with “It would be easy
for me to get cigarettes.”
Disagree a little: HR=1.52 (0.99, 2.34)
Neither agree nor disagree: HR=1.65 (0.93,
2.95)
Agree a little: HR=1.86 (1.20, 2.87)
Strongly agree: HR=3.28 (2.16, 4.97)
Y Positive
Woodruff 200385K k
Ease of buying from stores: OR=1.07 (0.66,
1.74) N
Ease of obtaining from friends:
OR=1.14 (0.75, 1.73) N
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Ease of obtaining from parents:
OR=1.62 (1.03, 2.51) Y Positive
Ease of obtaining from an adult not a parent:
OR= OR=1.04 (0.65, 1.68) N
Ease of obtaining from a sibling:
OR=1.14 (0.73, 1.77) N
Ease of obtaining cigarettes around the house:
OR=1.08 (0.76, 1.52) N
Ease of stealing: OR=0.96 (0.61, 1.53) N
Perceived prevalence of peer
smoking Wang, Ho, Lo 201183J
Estimate of prevalence (Ref: Correct)
Incorrect: OR=1.79 (1.03, 3.13)
Overestimate: OR=2.15 (1.31, 3.54)
Gross overestimate: OR=1.30 (0.56, 3.02)
Y Positive
Change in perceived prevalence
(Ref: persistently correct)
Becoming incorrect OR=3.46 (2.15, 5.56)
(Ref: persistently incorrect)
Becoming correct: OR=0.30 (0.17, 0.53)
Y
Positive
Inverse
Perceived smoking norm Van De Ven, Engels,
Otten 200780I
Friends’ norm [Average of 2 items, 4-point
scale -- higher values mean greater approval]
(continuous)
Non-asthmatic:
PMSCh (indirect)=0.14, p<0.001
Asthmatic: no effect
Yi Positive
Parents’ norm [1 item, 4-point scale -- higher
values mean greater approval] (continuous)
Non-asthmatic: PMSCh (direct)=0.07, p<0.01
PMSCh (indirect)=0.05, p<0.01
Asthmatic: PMSCh (indirect)=0.14, p<0.01
Y Positive
Perceived similarity between self
and smokers Aloise-Young 199635A
% initiated as a function of number of traits on
which self and smoker perceived as similar:
0: 10.96%; 1: 11.56%; 2: 21.83%; 3: 20.00%
Y Positive
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“Cool” image < median: 11.97%; > median:
17.67% -- OR=1.58, p<0.05
“Smart” image < median: 11.74%; > median:
24.78% -- OR=2.48, p<0.05
“Sociable” image < median: 11.90%; >
median: 15.16% -- OR=1.33, p<0.10
Positive outcome expectations about
smoking
Spelman 200973H
Ref: None (vs. Some)
Without susceptibility in model:
OR=2.02 (1.45, 2.82)
With susceptibility in model:
OR=1.58 (1.11-2.25)
Y Positive
Wilkinson 200984H
[Average of 7 items -- higher scores mean
more positive outcome expectancies]
(continuous)
{Stratified by subjective social status (SSS)}
High SSS: OR=1.79 (0.73, 4.36)
Low/moderate SSS: OR=1.92 (1.02, 3.58)
Y Positive
Receptivity to tobacco advertising,
marketing or promotion, or to
warnings about smoking
Dalton 200341B Ref: No RR=2.09 (1.62, 2.71) Y Positive
Destefan 200445D
Ref: Minimal
Low: OR=1.17 (0.69, 2.00)
Moderate: OR=1.34 (0.76, 2.35)
High: OR=1.99 (1.07, 3.72)
Y Positive
Gilpin 200549D
Has favorite cigarette ad (Ref: No)
OR=1.27 (1.05, 1.53) Y Positive
Has/would use tobacco promotional item
(Ref: No) OR=1.38 (1.01, 1.89) Y Positive
Hanewinkel, Sargent
200852F
Has favorite cigarette ad (Ref: No)
RR=1.38 (1.15, 1.65) Y Positive
O’Loughlin 200966
Ads make one want to smoke (Ref: Not at all)
A bit/very true: OR=3.80 (2.32, 6.81) Y Positive
Warnings make one afraid to smoke
(Ref: A bit/very true) Y Inverse
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Not at all true: OR=1.47 (1.18, 1.83)
Pierce 200268D
Ref: Minimal
Among adolescents with more authoritative
parents:
Low: OR=1.76 (0.65, 4.80)
Moderate: OR=2.32 (0.90, 5.98)
High: OR=3.52 (1.10, 11.23)
Among adolescents with less authoritative
parents:
Low: OR=1.15 (0.38, 3.46)
Moderate: OR=1.16 (0.40, 3.39)
High: OR=1.38 (0.43, 4.46)
Y Positive
Pierce 200569D
Ref: Minimal
Low: OR=1.23 (0.75, 2.04)
Moderate: OR=1.40 (0.82, 2.42)
High: OR=1.88 (0.99, 3.56)
N
Sargent 200471B
Ref: No
Model 1f: RR=2.0 (1.5, 2.6)
Model 2f: RR=1.2 (0.94, 1.6)
Y Positive
Sargent 200972F Ref: No OR=1.53 (1.07, 2.20) Y Positive
Thrasher 200975 Has/would use tobacco promotional item
Ref: No RR=1.56 (0.90, 2.76) N
Self-efficacy in resisting smoking
Huver 200656 [-3 to +3, higher scores mean greater self-
efficacy] (continuous) ORm=0.98 (p=0.001) Y Inverse
Van De Ven, Engels,
Otten 200780I
[Average of 6 items on 5-point scale -- higher
scores mean greater resistance] (continuous)
Non-asthmatic:
PMSCh indirect= -0.36, p<0.001
Asthmatic: PMSCh (indirect)= -0.42 p<0.001
Y
Inverse
(to intention to
smoke)
Susceptibility to smoking Destefan 200445D Ref: Committed never smoker
OR=1.88 (1.45, 2.43) Y Positive
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Galanti 200148E
Ref: Not susceptible OR=3.60 (2.7, 4.8)
Boys: OR=6.2 (4.0, 9.5) Girls: OR=2.4 (1.6,
3.6)
Note: ORs are from univariate analysis
Y Positive
Jackson 199857
[5-point scale] Ref: 0
1: OR=1.83 (1.76, 1.89)
≥2: OR=3.74 (2.36, 5.93)
Y Positive
McKelvey 201564
Accept cigarettes from friend (Ref: No)
Among boys: OR=10.67 (6.14, 18.56)
Among girls: OR=4.95 (2.70, 9.08)
Y Positive
Pierce 200268D
Ref: No
Among adolescents with more authoritative
parents: OR=1.91 (1.17, 3.12)
Among adolescents with less authoritative
parents: OR=1.74 (1.12, 2.70)
Y Positive
Pierce 200569D
Ref: Committed never smoker
Susceptible: OR=1.36 (1.04, 1.79)
Highly susceptible: OR=2.82 (1.95, 4.10)
Y Positive
Spelman 200973H Ref: No OR=2.61 (1.79, 3.80) Y Positive
Social factors
Access to cigarettes
Den Exter Blokland
200643C
[3 items; 4-point scale] OR=1.31 (0.79, 2.17) N
Woodruff 200385K k
Cigarette offers from adults other than parent
OR=2.78 (1.30, 5.97) Y Positive
Cigarette offers from friends/classmates
OR=1.28 (0.59, 2.76) N
Cigarette offers from cousin
OR=0.97 (0.23, 4.09) N
Community tolerance of smoking O’Loughlin 200966 Ref: Low/moderate
High: OR=0.98 (0.78, 1.25) N
Familial smoking Bauman 200137 Ref: Parents don’t smoke (stratified by age)
≤13: RR=1.32 (0.84, 1.81) N
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14: RR=1.41 (0.81, 2.00)
15: RR=1.00 (0.58, 1.42)
16: RR=1.04 (0.55, 1.54)
≥17: RR=1.19 (0.80, 1.58)
Bidstrup 200938
Mother smokes (ref = No)
6-month follow-up: OR=1.4 (0.9, 2.3)
1-year follow-up: OR=1.5 (0.9, 2.5)
Father smokes (ref=No)
6-month follow-up:
“don’t know” - OR=18.1 (3.8, 85.3)
“yes” - OR=2.7 (1.7, 4.3)
1-year follow-up:
“don’t know” - OR=2.0 (0.3, 15.8)
“yes” - OR=1.6 (0.9, 2.7)
Y Positive
Chang 201140
% initiating: Neither parent smokes=21.95,
One parent smokes=35.57, Both parents
smoke=50.75, p<0.001
Ye Positive
Dalton 200341B
Ref: No
Any parent smokes: RR=2.25 (1.77, 2.86)
Any sibling smokes: RR=1.91 (1.42, 2.59)
Y Positive
Den Exter Blokland
200643C
Ref: Nonsmoking parents
One or both smokes: OR=0.85 (0.40, 1.82) N
Engels 200447C
Ref: No parents smoke
Initiation between time 1 & time 2
One parent smokes: OR=1.71 (1.05, 2.79)
Both parents smoke: OR=2.03 (1.11, 3.71)
Initiation between time 2 & time 3
One parent smokes: OR=1.76 (1.12, 2.76)
Both parents smoke: OR=1.86 (1.02, 3.37)
Y Positive
Gilpin 200549D Ref: No smokers in family OR=1.28 (1.04,
1.56) Y Positive
Hanewinkel 201150 Ref: No parent smokes RR=1.13 (0.87, 1.36) N
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Hanewinkel, Sargent
200852F
Ref: No parent smokes RR=1.07 (0.89, 1.27) N
Ref: No sibling smokes RR=1.57 (1.29, 1.92) Y Positive
Harakeh 200454C Ref: Neither parent smokes
≥1 parent smokes: PMSC=0.41, p<0.05 Y Positive
Henriksen 201055
Ref: No household smokers
Initiation @ 12 months
At least 1 smoker: OR=1.54 (1.12, 2.12)
Initiation @ 30 months
At least 1 smoker: OR=1.25 (1.09, 1.44)
Y Positive
Huver 200656 Ref: Parents do not smoke
Either parent smokes: ORm=1.26 (p<0.001) Y Positive
Jackson 199857G
Ref: No household smokers
1 smoker: OR=2.18 (1.48, 3.21)
≥2 smokers: OR=2.34 (1.53, 3.59)
Y Positive
Jackson, Henriksen
199859G Ref: No parent smokes OR=1.74 (p<0.05) Y Positive
McKelvey 201364
Ref: No parent smokes
Among boys: OR=1.15 (0.71, 1.85
Among girls: OR=1.90 (1.20, 3.00)
Y Positive
Ref: No sibling smokes
Among boys: OR=0.91 (0.53, 1.55)
Among girls: OR=1.75 (1.11, 2.75)
Y Positive
Milton 200465
Father smoking (Ref: never smoked)
Current smoker: OR=5.27 (2.18, 12.74)
Ex-smoker: OR=2.81 (0.90, 8.81)
Y Positive
Brothers’ smoking (Ref: None)
OR=5.32 (1.36, 21.18) Y Positive
O’Loughlin 200966
Parents’ smoking (Ref: No)
OR=1.49 (1.18, 1.87) Y Positive
Siblings’ smoking (Ref: No)
OR=1.91 (1.45, 2.51) Y Positive
O’Loughlin 199867 Ref: No parent smokes OR=2.2 (1.6, 3.0) Y Positive
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Ref: No sibling smoke OR=1.9 (1.2, 3.1)
Pierce 200268D
Ref: No familial smoking
Among adolescents with more authoritative
parents: OR=1.07 (0.67, 1.69)
Among adolescents with less authoritative
parents: OR=1.44 (0.89, 2.34)
N
Pierce 200569D Ref: No exposure OR=1.20 (0.93, 1.54) N
Sargent 200972F
Parental smoking (Ref: neither parent smokes)
OR=1.00 (0.81, 1.23) N
Sibling smoking (Ref: No sibling smokes)
OR=1.88 (1.44, 2.47) Y Positive
Spelman 200973H
Ref: No individual in household smokes
Without susceptibility in model:
OR=1.98 (1.44, 2.81)
With susceptibility in model:
OR=1.93 (1.37, 2.71)
Y Positive
Tanski 200974
Parental smoking (Ref: No parent smokes)
HR=1.53 (1.30, 1.80) Y Positive
Sibling smoking (Ref: No sibling smokes)
HR=1.60 (1.33, 1.94) Y Positive
Thrasher75 Ref: No parent smokes RR=1.52 (1.18, 1.95)
Ref: No sibling smokes RR=1.49 (1.14, 1.95) Y Positive
Titus-Ernstoff 200876 Ref: No parent smokes RRg=2.60 (2.03, 3.33) Y Positive
Unger 200477 Ref: no parent smokes OR=1.22 (0.95, 1.57) N
Van De Ven, Engels,
Kerstjens 200779I
Father smokes (Ref: No): OR=1.15 (0.98-
1.35) N
Mother smokes (Ref: No): OR=1.33 (1.12-
1.57) Y Positive
Wang, Ho, Lam 201182J
Either parent smokes (Ref: No)
Model 1j
Paternal only: OR=1.68 (1.12, 2.53)
Both: OR=1.08 (0.41, 2.83)
Y Positive
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Any: OR=1.53 (1.04, 2.24)
Model 2j
Paternal only: OR=1.38 (0.95, 1.98)
Both: OR=0.95 (0.38, 2.43)
Any: OR=1.25 (0.89, 1.77)
Woodruff 200486K Ref: Unclear OR=0.91 (0.49, 1.67) N
Friend(s) smoking
Albers 200834
Ref: No friends smoke
Lived with smoker: OR=1.93 (1.38, 2.70)
Lived with nonsmokers: OR=2.26 (1.64, 3.12)
Y Positive
Bauman 200137
Ref = No friends smoke (stratified by age)
≤13: RR=2.49 (1.57, 3.51)
14: RR=1.35 (0.88, 1.32)
15: RR=1.72 (1.35, 2.38)
16: RR=1.41 (0.81, 2.01)
≥17: RR=2.20 (1.48, 2.92)
Y Positive
Bidstrup 200938
Best friend smokes (ref=No)
6-month follow-up:
“don’t know” - OR=0.1 (0.0, 0.5)
“yes” - OR=13.2 (6.0, 28.8)
1-year follow-up:
“don’t know” - OR=0.3 (0.1, 1.7)
“yes” - OR=0.7 (0.2, 2.8)
Y Positive
Bohnert 200939 Ref: No friends smoke OR=1.75 (1.14, 2.69) Y Positive
Dalton 200341B Ref: No friends smoke RR=1.87 (1.46, 2.41) Y Positive
Engels 200447C
Ref: Best friend does not smoke
Initiation between time 1 & time 2
OR=1.50 (0.90, 2.49)
Initiation between time 2 & time 3
OR=1.73 (1.12, 2.67)
Y Positive
Gilpin 200549D Ref: No friends smoke OR=1.41 (1.14, 1.75) Y Positive
Hanewinkel 201150 Ref: No friends smoke RR=2.24 (1.29, 2.96) Y Positive
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Hanewinkel, Sargent
200852F Ref: No friends smoke RR=1.57 (1.34, 1.83) Y Positive
Henriksen 201055
Ref: No friends smoke
Initiation @ 12 months
At least 1 friend smokes: OR=1.67 (1.06, 2.64)
Initiation @ 30 months
At least 1 friend smokes: OR=1.91 (1.56, 2.36)
Y Positive
Jackson 199857G Ref: No friends smoke
≥1 friend(s) smoke: OR=1.28 (0.78, 1.98) N
Jackson 200758
Ref: No friends smoke
White adolescents
≥1 friend(s) smoke: ORn=4.15 (2.18, 7.92)
Black adolescents
≥1 friend(s) smoke: ORn=4.15 (2.33, 7.39)
Y Positive
Jackson, Henriksen
199859G Ref: No friends smoke OR=1.16 (NS) N
Killen 199760
[Number of friends] (continuous)
Among girls: HR=1.85 (p<0.001)
Among boys: HR=1.28 (p<0.05)
Y Positive
Mahabee-Gittens 201363
Ref: No time with smoking friends
Any time spent with smoking friends:
Initiation by age 11: OR=2.02 (0.92, 3.12)
Initiation by age 12: OR=2.53 (2.39, 2.66)
Initiation by age 13: OR=3.57 (2.48, 4.66)
Initiation by age 14: OR=3.43 (2.36, 4.50)
Initiation by age 15: OR=2.52 (2.38, 2.65)
Initiation by age 16: OR=1.31 (1.13, 1.49)
Initiation by age 17: OR=1.53 (1.26, 1.80)
Y Positive
McKelvey 201564
Ref: No friends smoke
Among boys: OR=2.34 (1.40, 3.91)
Among girls: OR=2.00 (1.22, 3.28)
Y Positive
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Best friend’s smoking (Ref: No)
Yes: OR=5.36 (1.04, 27.66)
Don’t know: OR=2.86 (1.05, 7.83)
Y Positive
O’Loughlin 200966 Ref: None
A few or more: OR=3.29 (2.62, 4.13) Y Positive
O’Loughlin 199867 Ref: None/don't know OR=2.3 (1.7, 3.3) Y Positive
Pierce 200268D
Ref: No peer smoking
Among adolescents with more authoritative
parents: OR=1.65 (1.07, 2.65)
Among adolescents with less authoritative
parents: OR=1.60 (1.04, 2.67)
Y Positive
Pierce 200569D Ref: No exposure to best friend smokers
OR=1.70 (1.30, 2.15) Y Positive
Rosendahl 200270E
Prevalence of ever smoking in fifth grade (Ref:
0-17%)
School-Level: 18-56: RR=1.13 (0.88, 1.45)
Class Level: 17-71: RR=1.34 (1.05, 1.70)
Y Positive
Sargent 200471B
Ref: No
Model 1f: RR=1.8 (1.4, 2.4)
Model 2f: RR=1.2 (0.91, 1.5)
Y Positive
Sargent 200972F
[4-point scale: none, some, most, all] Ref:
None
OR=1.99 (1.59, 2.48);
Y Positive
Tanski 200974 Ref: No HR=2.39 (2.02, 2.84) Y Positive
Thrasher 200975 Ref: Best friend does not smoke
RR=1.95 (1.28, 2.98) Y Positive
Titus-Ernstoff 200876 Ref: No friends smoke RRg=4.02 (2.97, 5.43) Y Positive
Urberg 199778
Ref: No
Close friend smokes: Beta=0.73, p=0.001
Friendship group smokes: Beta=0.31, p=0.67
Y Positive
Friends/family smoke Destefan 200445D Ref: No friends/family smoke Y Positive
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Family smoke/Not friends: OR=1.34 (0.93,
1.97)
Friends smoke/Not family: OR=1.99 (1.50,
2.64)
Friends & family smoke: OR=2.25 (1.54, 3.28)
House rules on smoking Den Exter Blokland
200643C [6 items; 5-point scale] OR=1.10 (0.84, 1.45) N
Household smoking ban Albers 200834
Ref: No ban
Lived with smoker: OR=0.99 (0.73, 1.37)
Lived with nonsmokers: OR=1.89 (1.30, 2.74)
Y Positive
Maternal control Sargent 200471B
[4-item index; range 0-12]
Model 1e: RR=0.97 (0.92, 1.0)
Model 2e: RR=1.0 (0.99, 1.1)
N
Maternal demandingness Dalton 200341B
(Ref: First quartile)
Second quartile: RR=0.97 (0.70, 1.33)
Third quartile: RR=0.86 (0.63, 1.18)
Fourth quartile: RR=0.72 (0.50, 1.04)
N
Maternal responsiveness
Dalton 200341B
(Ref: First quartile)
Second quartile: RR=0.76 (0.55, 1.05)
Third quartile: RR=0.69 (0.50, 0.94)
Fourth quartile: RR=0.55 (0.39, 0.76)
Y Inverse
Titus-Ernstoff 200876
Ref: Third & Fourt quartiles
Second quartile: RRg=1.19 (0.81–1.76)
First quartile: RRg=1.69 (1.30–2.19)
Y Inverse
Maternal support Sargent 200471B
[4-item index, range 0-12]
Model 1f: RR=0.92 (0.88, 0.97)
Model 2f: RR=1.0 (0.95, 1.0)
N
Mother’s smoking history Bohnert 200939
Ref: Never smoked
Smoked during pregnancy:
OR=1.54 (0.99, 2.38)
Smoked, but not during pregnancy:
OR=1.61 (0.89, 2.90)
N
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Parental authority Thrasher 200975 Ref: Legitimate
Authority illegitimate: RR=1.11 (0.92, 1.35) N
Parental communication about
smoking
Den Exter Blokland
200643C [6 items; 5-point scale] OR=1.29 (0.87, 1.90) N
Huver 200656
Discussed smoking in general [5-point scale:
never-often] ORm=1.20 (p<0.001) Y Positive
Discussed health risks of inhaling smoke [5-
point scale: never-often] ORm=0.64 (p=0.002) Y Inverse
Discussed being allowed to smoke [5-point
scale: never-often] ORm=1.39 (p=0.004) Y Positive
Discussed price of cigarettes [5-point scale:
never-often] ORm=1.33 (p=0.047) Y Positive
Discussed smoking is addictive [5-point scale:
never-often] ORm=0.88 (p=0.273) N
Parental confidence in affecting
child’s smoking behavior
Den Exter Blokland
200643C [5 items; 5-point scale] OR=1.11 (0.65, 1.88) N
Parental knowledge of child’s and
friends’ smoking
Den Exter Blokland
200643C [7 items; 5-point scale] OR=0.58 (0.36, 0.92) Y Inverse
Parental engagement or
connectedness
Jackson 200758
Ref: High
White adolescents
Moderate: ORn=1.85 (0.98, 3.51)
Low: ORn=2.81 (1.19, 6.64)
Black adolescents
Moderate: ORn=1.06 (0.58, 1.94)
Low: ORn=2.52 (1.19, 5.33)
Y Inverse
Mahabee-Gittens 201363
[Scale, higher scores mean greater
connectedness] (continuous)
Initiation by age 11: OR=0.92 (0.78, 1.06)
Initiation by age 12: OR=0.69 (0.62, 0.76)
Initiation by age 13: OR=0.82 (0.60, 1.04)
Initiation by age 14: OR=0.70 (0.62, 0.80)
Y Inverse
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Initiation by age 15: OR=0.71 (0.61, 0.82)
Initiation by age 16: OR=0.82 (0.53, 1.11)
Initiation by age 17: OR=0.97 (0.74, 1.20)
Parental monitoring/supervision (of
child)
Bohnert 200939 Whites: OR=0.89 (0.83, 0.96)
Blacks: OR=0.98 (0.93, 1.04) Y Inverse
Chang 201140 Did not initiate: M=13.22, SD=2.82
Initiated: M=12.21, SD=3.19, p<0.001 Ne
Mahabee-Gittens 201363
[Scale, higher scores mean more monitoring]
(continuous)
Initiation by age 11: OR=0.66 (0.42, 0.90)
Initiation by age 12: OR=0. 89 (0.86, 1.10)
Initiation by age 13: OR=0.85 (0.66, 1.05)
Initiation by age 14: OR=0.84 (0.66, 1.03)
Initiation by age 15: OR=0.82 (0.60, 1.04)
Initiation by age 16: OR=0.68 (0.52, 0.83)
Initiation by age 17: OR=0.98 (0.69 1.27)
Y Inverse
Titus-Ernstoff 200876
Maternal monitoring Ref: Fourth quartile
Third quartile: RRg=1.39 (0.92–2.08)
Second quartile: RRg=1.84 (1.30, 2.62)
First quartile: RRg=2.58 (1.73, 3.86)
Y Inverse
Unger 200477
[5-item scale, higher scores mean more
monitoring] (continuous) OR=0.70 (0.50,
0.97)
Y Inverse
Parental psychological control of
child
Den Exter Blokland
200643C [7 items; 5-point scale] OR=1.66 (0.95, 2.88) N
Parental smoking norm
Dalton 200341B Ref: Both parents disapprove
0/1 parent disapproves: RR=1.53 (1.16, 2.01) Y Inverse
Den Exter Blokland
200643C
Approval [2 items; 5-point scale]
OR=0.98 (0.62, 1.55) N
Destefan 200445D Ref: Parents disapprove
OR=0.99 (0.68, 1.44) N
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Huver 200656 [-3 to +3: higher scores mean greater approval]
ORm=1.05 (p=0.119) N
Sargent 200471B
Ref: Both parents disapprove of smoking
Neither or mixed disapproval:
Model 1f: RR=1.5 (1.1, 1.9)
Model 2f: RR=1.1 (0.81, 1.4)
Y Inverse
Woodruff 200486K
(Ref: Never) Child asked to clean ashtrays
OR=1.47 (0.75, 2.89) N
(Ref: Never) Child asked to bring cigarettes to
parent OR=1.53 (0.82, 2.89) N
(Ref: Never) Child asked by parent to accept
tobacco industry promotional gear as a gift
OR=0.81 (0.81, 3.56)
N
(Ref: Never) Child asked by parent to buy
cigarettes OR=2.82 (0.74, 10.78) N
(Ref: Never) Child asked by parent to light
cigarette OR=2.32 (0.74, 7.28) N
Parental warnings about smoking Den Exter Blokland
200643C [7 items; 5-point scale] OR=1.12 (0.82, 1.53) N
Parenting style
Hanewinkel, Sargent
200852F
[3-point scale, higher numbers mean better
parenting] RR=0.98 (0.80, 1.20) N
Tanski 200974
[Highest vs. lowest level of ordinal variable;
higher levels mean poorer parenting]
HR=1.77 (1.33, 2.35)
Y Positive
Peer antismoking norms Gilpin 200549D Ref: Norms present OR=1.31 (1.05, 1.62) Y Inverse
Peer use of tobacco or other
substances
Bohnert 200939 Friend drank (Ref: No) OR=1.25 (0.75, 2.09) N
Chang 201140 % initiated: No peers smoke=9.89, Few peers
smoke=28.40, Over half of peers smoke=64.86 Ye Positive
D’Amico 200642 Peers smoked (Ref: No) OR=1.25 (NS) N
Perceived parental pressure not to
smoke Huver 200656 [5-point scale: never to very often]
ORm=1.05 (p=0.519) N
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Perceived parental reactions to
child’s smoking
Den Exter Blokland
200643C
Anger & punishment [6 items; 5-point scale]:
OR=0.70 (0.46, 1.07)
Laissez-faire [4 items, 5-point scale]:
OR=1.12 (0.73, 1.73)
Disappointment [4 items, 5-point scale]:
OR=0.80 (0.45, 1.41)
N
Huver 200656
Reward [5-point scale, higher scores mean
greater likelihood] (contiuous) ORm=1.02
(p=0.006)
Y Positive
Mahabee-Gittens 201363
Punishment [Scale, higher scores mean more
perceived punishment] (continuous)
Initiation by age 13: OR=0.72 (0.52, 0.90)
Initiation by age 14: OR=0.88 (0.76, 1.00)
Initiation by age 15: OR=0.80 (0.67, 0.94)
Initiation by age 16: OR=0.87 (0.60, 1.12)
Initiation by age 17: OR=0.93 (0.68, 1.18)
Y Inverse
Perceived peer smoking D’Amico 200642 Ref: No OR=1.23 (NS) N
Perceived peer use of other
substances D’Amico 200642
Ref: No
Alcohol: OR=1.37 (NS)
Marijuana: OR=0.69 (NS)
N
Quality of parent-child
communication Unger 200477
[4-item scale, higher scores mean greater
communication] (continuous) OR=0.71 (0.56,
0.89)
Y Inverse
School factors related to smoking
(in-class) Rosendahl 200270E
Anti-tobacco curricula in class during the
previous year
Ref: <1 hour
1-2 hours: RR=0.72 (0.54, 0.97)
>2 hours: RR=1.16 (0.85, 1.59)
Y Inverse
Prevalence of ever-smoking by fifth grade
class members
Ref: ≤16% 17-71%: RR=1.34 (1.05, 1.70)
Y Positive
Student smoking discussed with parents N
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Ref: No RR=1.04 (0.74, 1.48)
School factors related to smoking
(school-wide)
O’Loughlin 200966
School tolerance of smoking
(Ref: Low/moderate) High: OR=1.79 (1.09,
2.95)
Y Positive
Teachers/school staff smoke
Ref: Not at all true
A bit/very true: OR=1.64 (1.26, 2.14)
Y Positive
Rosendahl 200270E
Dedicated anti-tobacco activities (e.g., school
campaigns)
Ref: No RR=0.90 (0.70, 1.15)
N
Formal anti-tobacco curricula in school
Ref: No RR=0.86 (0.66, 1.11) N
Local antismoking policy formally adopted in
school
Ref: No RR=1.06 (0.80, 1.41)
N
Parents contacted in case of students smoking
in the school area
Ref: No RR=0.99 (0.57, 1.73)
N
Prevalence of smoking in fifth grade (school-
wide)
Ref: ≤17%
18-56%: RR=1.13 {0.88, 1.45)
N
School mandated warning in case of students
smoking in the school area
Ref: No RR=0.91 (0.71, 1.16)
N
School nurse contacted in case of students
smoking in the school area
Ref: No RR=0.93 (0.73, 1.19)
N
Smoking cessation for school personnel
Ref: No RR=1.11 (0.86, 1.44) N
Smoking cessation for students (in school)
Ref: No RR=1.10 (0.81, 1.50) N
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Smoking room for personnel
Ref: No RR=0.87 (0.67, 1.14) N
School factors unrelated to smoking
(in-class)
Rosendahl 200270E
Interpersonal relations in class
Ref: Positive
Problematic: RR=1.42 (1.05, 1.93)
Y Positive
Major changes in class composition since
previous year
Ref: No RR=0.87 (0.52, 1.43)
N
Number of students in the class
Ref: 5-19
20-24: RR=0.84 (0.55, 1.29)
25-29: RR=0.80 (0.52, 1.23)
30-84: RR=0.64 (0.40, 1.04)
N
Other health education in class
Ref: No RR=1.05 (0.78, 1.41) N
School factors unrelated to smoking
(school-wide) Rosendahl 200270E
Additional special disciplines in school
Ref: No RR=0.99 (0.77, 1.27) N
Numbers of teachers in school
Ref: 6-23
25-48: RR=1.05 (0.77, 1.43)
50-100: RR=1.19 (0.85, 1.66)
N
School includes grades 7 through 9
Ref: No RR=1.02 (0.78, 1.32) N
Second hand smoke exposure at
home Wang, Ho, Lam 201182J
Ref: None
Model 1j
1-3 days/week: OR=1.85 (0.77, 4.41)
4-7 days/week: OR=2.89 (1.34, 6.21)
Any: OR=2.35 (1.40, 3.94), p for trend=0.001
Per day increase: OR=1.19 (1.06, 1.33)
Model 2j
1-3 days/week: OR=1.64 (0.72, 3.75)
Y Positive
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4-7 days/week: OR=2.54 (1.15, 5.57)
Any: OR=2.07 (1.25, 3.43), p for trend=0.01
Per day increase: OR=1.16 (1.03, 1.32)
Sociometric status Aloise-Young 200535A
Ref: Average
Controversial: OR=1.68 (1.05, 2.67)
Neglected: OR=1.30 (0.80, 2.03)
Popular: OR=1.06 (0.70, 1.61)
Rejected: OR=1.85 (1.22, 2.79)
Y Positive
Unsupervised after school Henriksen 201055
Ref: ≤2 days
Initiation @ 12 months
>2 days: OR=1.36 (0.98, 1.88)
Initiation @ 30 months
>2 days: OR=0.83 (0.73, 0.96)
Y Positive
Environmental factors
Allowed to watch age-restricted
movies
Hanwinkel, Morgenstern
et al. 200851F
Ref: Never
Once in a while: RR=1.19 (0.85, 1.67)
Sometimes: RR=1.71 (1.33, 2.20)
All the time: RR=1.85 (1.27, 2.69)
Y Positive
Exposure to tobacco advertising
Hanewinkel 201150
Ref: Tertile 1 (low exposure)
Tertile 2 (medium): RR=0.93 (0.63, 1.36)
Tertile 3 (high): RR=1.46 (1.08, 1.97)
Y Positive
Henriksen 201055
[Scale: 4=often]
Initiation @ 12 months: OR=0.90 (0.74, 1.10)
Initiation @ 30 months: OR=1.11 (1.02, 1.22)
Y Positive
Exposure to other (non-tobacco)
advertising Hanewinkel 201150
Ref: Tertile 1 (low exposure)
Tertile 2 (medium): RR=0.99 (0.72, 1.34)
Tertile 3 (high): RR=0.98 (0.71, 1.34)
N
Exposure to smoking in
films/movies
Dalton 200341B
Ref: First quartile
Second quartile: RR=2.39 (1.49, 3.83)
Third quartile: RR=2.99 (1.80, 4.72)
Fourth quartile: RR=4.31 (2.76, 6.75)
Y Positive
Destefan 200445D Favorite film star smokes on-screen Y Positive
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Ref: No OR=1.36 (1.02, 1.82)
Hanewinkel, Sargent
200852F
Ref: First quartile (Low exposure)
Second quartile: RR=1.37 (1.09, 1.68)
Third quartile: RR=1.78 (1.39, 2.29)
Fourth quartile: RR=1.96 (1.55, 2.47)
Y Positive
Henriksen 201055
[Scale: 4=often]
Initiation @ 12 months: OR=1.10 (0.91, 1.31)
Initiation @ 30 months: OR=1.26 (1.17, 1.36)
Y Positive
Sargent 200972F
Continuous variable rescaled so 5th percentile =
0 and 95th percentile =1 OR=2.76 (1.84 ,
4.15))
Y Positive
Tanski 200974 l
Ref: 5th vs. 95th percentile
Mixed movie character smoking:
Single model: HR=1.91 (1.49, 2.44)
Simultaneous model: HR=1.39 (1.04, 1.85)
Inverse movie character smoking:
Single model: HR=1.90 (1.47, 2.45)
Simultaneous model: HR=1.46 (1.07, 1.98)
Positive movie character smoking:
Single model: HR=2.02 (1.52, 2.67)
Simultaneous model: HR=1.39 (0.99, 1.96)
Y Positive
Thrasher 200975
Ref: First quartile
Second quartile: RR=1.01 (0.64, 1.60)
Third quartile: RR=1.54 (1.01, 2.64)
Fourth quartile: RR=1.41 (0.95, 2.10)
Y Positive
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RRs for 1 decile increase in exposure
Exposure at each wave:
Wave 1: RRg=1.09 (1.03, 1.15)
Wave 2: RRg=1.09 (1.03, 1.16)
Wave 3: RRg=1.07 (1.00, 1.14)
Y Positive
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Cumulative exposure:
Waves 1&2: RRg=1.11 (1.04, 1.17)
Waves 1, 2 & 3: RRg=1.09 (1.02, 1.16)
Frequency of viewing movies in
different rating categories Jackson 200758
R-rated (Ref: Low)
White adolescents
Medium: ORn=1.57 (0.73, 3.35)
High: ORn=2.67 (1.07, 6.65)
Black adolescents
Medium: ORn=0.97 (0.42, 2.12)
High: ORn=1.75 (0.66, 4.62)
Y Positive
PG-13 rated (Ref: Low)
White adolescents
Medium: ORn=1.55 (0.65, 3.69)
High: ORn=1.83 (0.69, 4.94)
Black adolescents
Medium: ORn=1.11 (0.59, 1.87)
High: ORn=1.19 (0.61, 2.34)
N
PG-rated (Ref: Low)
White adolescents
Medium: ORn=1.36 (0.58, 3.17)
High: ORn=1.46 (0.65, 3.27)
Black adolescents
Medium: ORn=0.94 (0.41, 2.15)
High: ORn=1.46 (0.77, 2.78)
N
G-rated (Ref: Low)
White adolescents
Medium: ORn=0.55 (0.20, 1.46)
High: ORn=0.48 (0.18, 1.28)
N
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Black adolescents
Medium: ORn=1.01 (0.46, 2.21)
High: ORn=1.30 (0.56, 3.00)
Other factors
Asthma
O’Loughlin 200966 Ref: No OR=1.00 (0.74, 1.36) N
Van De Ven, Engels,
Kerstjens 200779I
Current diagnosed asthma (Ref: No)
OR=0.69 (0.51, 0.93) Y Inverse
Current wheeze (Ref: No):
OR=0.83 (0.66, 1.05) N
Indication of asthma (Ref: No):
OR=1.06 (0.90, 1.24) N
Symptom severity [7-item scale, range 0-21]
(continuous variable)
OR=1.07 (0.83, 1.39)
N
Van De Ven 200981I
Adherence to asthma medication [4-items --
higher scores mean greater adherence]
Adjusted modeli: OR=0.21 (0.06, 0.75)
Complete modeli: OR= 0.24 (0.06, 0.99)
Y Inverse
Attitude toward asthma [13 items, 5-point
scale, higher scores mean better attitude]
(continuous)
Adjusted modeli: OR=0.85 (0.45, 1.59)
Complete modeli: OR=0.92 (0.31, 2.74)
N
Coping by hiding asthma [4 items, 4-point
scale] (continuous)
Adjusted modeli: OR=1.72 (1.06, 2.78)
Complete modeli: OR=1.69 (0.79, 3.62)
Y Positive
Coping by ignoring asthma [4 items, 4-point
scale] (continuous)
Adjusted modeli: OR=1.48 (0.97, 2.25)
Complete modeli: OR=1.18 ( 0.59, 2.38)
N
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Coping by positive reappraisal [4 items, 4-
point scale] (continuous)
Adjusted modeli: OR=0.70 (0.44, 1.13)
Complete modeli: OR=0.55 ( 0.25, 1.17)
N
Coping by restricting lifestyle [4 items, 4-point
scale] (continuous)
Adjusted modeli: OR=1.13 (0.69, 1.85)
Complete modeli: OR=1.52 (0.71, 3.26)
N
Coping by seeking information [4 items, 4-
point scale] (continuous)
Adjusted modeli: OR=0.77 (0.45, 1.31)
Complete modeli: OR=0.87 (0.37, 2.00)
N
Coping by worrying about asthma [3 items, 4-
point scale] (continuous)
Adjusted modeli: OR=1.20 (0.73, 1.97)
Complete modeli: OR=0.84 (0.36, 1.97)
N
Quality of Life –overall [32 items, 7-point
scale - higher scores mean greater quality of
life] (continuous)
Adjusted modeli: OR=0.88 (0.65, 1.21)
Complete modeli: OR=1.06 (0.57, 1.96)
N
Quality of Life - positive effects [7-point scale
- higher scores mean greater quality of life]
(continuous)
Adjusted modeli: OR==0.99 (0.79, 1.26)
Complete modeli: OR=1.09 (0.78, 1.54)
N
Symptom severity [7-items, 3-point scale]
(continuous)
Adjusted modeli: OR=2.00 (0.78, 5.14)
Complete modeli: OR= 1.39 (0.36, 5.43)
N
Birth weight Bohnert 200939 Ref: Normal birth weight
OR=1.05 (0.72, 1.51) N
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Compromised neurocognitive
functioning Harakeh 201253
Baseline speed (continuous - higher scores
mean slower reaction time)
Smoking at time 2: OR=0.49 (0.02, 13.29)
Smoking at time 3: OR=0.11 (0.01, 1.93)
N
Pattern search
Smoking at time 3: OR=1.13 (0.84, 1.52) N
Variability in task completion time
Smoking at time 2: OR=1.22 (1.03, 1.45)
Smoking at time 3: OR=1.15 (0.96, 1.37)
Y Positive
Inhibition of prepotent responses
Smoking at time 3: OR=2.13 (1.11, 4.11) Y Positive
Family member job loss Unger 200477 Ref: No OR=1.87 (1.23, 2.83) Y Positive
Few extracurricular activities Tanski 200974
Few extracurricular activities (comparison of
highest and lowest levels of ordinal variable)
HR=1.75 (1.31, 2.34)
Y Positive
Know someone with a smoking-
related disease Milton 200465 Ref: No OR=3.13 (1.38, ,7.10) Y Positive
Overweight O’Loughlin 200966 Ref: No OR=0.78 (0.59, 1.02) N
Participation in team sports O’Loughlin 200966 Ref: No OR=1.19 (0.95, 1.09) N
Physical activities in past week O’Loughlin 200966 Number of activities (continuous)
OR=1.01 (1.00, 1.02) Y Positive
Poor diet O’Loughlin 199867 Frequency of high fat/junk food consumption
(Ref: Infrequent/occasional) OR=1.6 (1.1, 2.1) Y Positive
Shopping frequency
Low = <0.5 visits/week
Moderate = 0.5-1.9 visits/week
High = 2.0-18.0 visits/week
Henriksen 201055
Ref: Low
Initiation @ 12 months
Moderate: OR=1.64 (1.06, 2.55)
High: OR=2.58 (1.68, 3.97)
Initiation @ 30 months
Moderate: OR=1.19 (1.00, 1.41)
High: OR=1.42 (1.19, 1.69)
Y Positive
Television-related variables O’Loughlin 200966 Hours per week (continuous)
OR=1.00 (0.99, 1.01) N
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Hours of use per day (Ref: below median)
White adolescents
Above median: ORn=1.32 (0.69, 2.53)
Black adolescents
Above median: ORn=0.96 (0.45, 2.01)
N
Frequency of use (Ref: 2-3 time per week)
White adolescents
Most days: ORn=1.21 (0.51, 2.89)
Daily: ORn=1.34 (0.54, 3.29)
All the time: ORn=1.71 (0.51, 5.75)
Black adolescents
Most days: ORn=1.81 (0.70, 4.69)
Daily: ORn=1.15 (0.39, 3.53)
All the time: ORn=1.73 (0.57, 5.27)
N
Television in bedroom (Ref: No)
White adolescents: ORn=2.15 (1.16, 3.98)
Black adolescents: ORn=0.65 (0.35, 1.19)
Y Positive
Parent had TV rule (Ref: Strongly agree)
White adolescents
Agree: ORn=0.90 (0.42, 1.96)
Disagree: ORn=1.11 (0.52, 2.03)
Strongly disagree: ORn=1.72 (0.68, 4.35)
Black adolescents
Agree: ORn=1.16 (0.55, 2.41)
Disagree: ORn=1.41 (0.65, 3.06)
Strongly disagree: ORn=1.98 (0.93, 4.20)
N
Worry about weight O’Loughlin 200966 Ref: No OR=1.25 (0.99, 1.58) N
Worry about relationship with
parents O’Loughlin 200966 Ref: No OR=1.22 (0.96, 1.56) N
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Youth uses other drugs
D’Amico 200642
Ref: No
Alcohol: OR=1.70 (p<0.05)
Marijuana: OR=3.04 (p<0.01)
Y Positive
McKelvey64
Smokes waterpipe (Ref: No)
Among boys: OR=3.43 (2.06, 5.69)
Among girls: OR=5.38 (3.43, 8.42)
Y Positive
O’Loughlin 200966 Alcohol (Ref: No) OR=2.81 (2.28, 3.47) Y Positive
Other tobacco (Ref: No) OR=4.90 (2.73, 8.80) Y Positive a All results are adjusted for covariates unless otherwise indicated. b N=the predictor was not statistically significant in any comparisons; Y=the predictor was statistically significant in at least one
comparison. c Direction of association, when statistically significant. d Studies conducted in the same cohort share a capital letter superscript: A - Aloise-Young 199635, Aloise-Young 200536; B - Dalton
200341, Sargent 200471; C - Den Exter Blokland 200643, Den Exter Blokland 200744, Engels 200447, Harakeh 200454; D - Distefan
200445, Gilpin 200549, Pierce 200268, Pierce 200569 (NB: Sample in 49 included 39 participants more than in 45, 68 & 69); E - Galanti48,
Rosendahl 200270; F - Hanewinkel 200851, Hanewinkel 200852, Sargent 200972; G - Jackson 199857, Jackson 199859; H - Spelman
200973, Wilkinson 200984; I - Van De Ven 200779, Van De Ven 200780, Van De Ven 200981; J - Wang 201182, Wang 201183; K -
Woodruff 200385, Woodruff 2004865. e Chang 201140: Bivariate results reported; Y or N indicates statistical significance in multivariate analysis of relative risk reduction
over time. f Sargent 200470B : Model 1 adjusted for age, sex, parent education and school; Model 2 adjusted for all predictors studied plus family
smoking, parental R-rated movie restriction, and the interaction between family smoking and movie restriction. g Titus-Ernstoff 200875: RRs for age, sex, race, parent education, school performance, friends smoking, parental smoking, maternal
monitoring, maternal responsiveness, rebelliousness, self-esteem, self-regulation, and sensation-seeking are unadjusted. RRs for movie
exposure are adjusted for all predictors studied. h Harakeh 200454C, Van De Ven, Engels, Otten79I: PMSC = path model standardized coefficient from structural equation model. i Van De Ven 200980I: Adjusted model includes age, education, ethnicity and parental smoking as covariates; complete model also
includes all other predictors investigated. j Wang, Ho, Lam 201181B: Model 1 adjusted for sex, place of birth, number of bedrooms, and clustering effect of schools and baseline
characteristics of age, smoking status of other family members, and SHS exposure outside home in the past seven days. Model 2 also
adjusted for secondhand smoke exposure at home and parental smoking. k Woodruff 200384J: Predictors entered simultaneously and adjusted for each other.
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l Tanski 200373: Single model adjusted for covariates; simultaneous model adjusted for covariates and other character types. m Huver 200656: ORs are derived from fully adjusted model including all predictors investigated. n Jackson 200758: ORs are from model adjusted for all covariates; movie-related and TV-related variables tested in separate models,
simultaneously within each category. o Lee 200262: RRs adjusted for school grades.