Research Article
A Comparison of Gender Differences in Smoking Behaviors, Intention to Quit, and Nicotine Dependence among Thai University Students
Table 1
Participants’ characteristics by sex (n=364).
| | Characteristic | Male (n=321) | Female (n=43) | p-value |
| | Age (years) | 21.2±1.5 | 20.9±1.5 | 0.160 | | Year | | | | | 1 | 8 (2.5) | 4 (9.3) | 0.238 | | 2 | 67 (20.9) | 9 (20.9) | | | 3 | 86 (26.8) | 12 (27.9) | | | 4 | 99 (30.8) | 10 (23.3) | | | >4 | 61 (19.0) | 8 (18.6) | | | Faculties | | | | | Medical and health sciences | 25 (7.8) | 1 (2.3) | 0.002 | | Sciences and technology | 158 (49.2) | 11 (25.6) | | | Social sciences | 138 (43.0) | 31 (72.1) | | | Grade (learning performance out of 4.00) | | | | | <2.00 | 30 (9.4) | 1 (2.3) | 0.004 | | 2.00-3.00 | 234 (72.9) | 25 (58.1) | | | >3.00 | 57 (17.8) | 17 (39.5) | | | Expenditure monthly (THB) | | | | | <5,000 | 69 (21.5) | 3 (7.0) | 0.020 | | 5,000-10,000 | 209 (65.1) | 37 (86.1) | | | >10,000 | 43 (13.4) | 3 (7.0) | |
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Note: numbers are n (%) or mean ± standard deviation (SD).
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