Table 3 Significant factors associated with smoking status among university students (n = 1205)

Age (in years)

1.12

1.06–1.19

1.15^a

1.08–1.23

Mother smoker

1.51

1.19–1.93

1.44^a

1.11–1.87

Fiends smokers

3.69

2.68–5.07

3.49^a

2.50–4.87

Knowledge of harm

0.27

0.14–0.50

0.27^a

0.14–0.53

Faculty (school)

 School of Health Sciences

1

1^a

 Other schools

1.85

1.40–2.45

1.77

1.30–2.43

Year of education [n (%)]

 1st and 2nd

1

1

 3rd

1.19

0.90–1.57

0.99

0.70–1.38

 4th and higher

1.32

1.01–1.74

0.64

0.41–1.01

Males

1.32

1.05–1.66

NS

Body mass index (BMI) (kg/m²)

1.05

1.01–1.09

NS

Father smoker

1.17

0.93–1.47

NS