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Trauma and Early Puberty May Be Stronger Predictors of Early Tobacco Initiation in Girls Compared to Boys

Table 1.

Summary of structural equation model (SEM), overall
    B SE 95% CI p
Age → Trauma -0.002 0.009 -0.020 0.017 0.864
Male → Trauma 0.000 0.009 -0.018 0.018 0.975
Socioeconomic Status (SES) → Trauma -0.109 0.010 -0.130 -0.089 < 0.001
Black → Trauma 0.036 0.010 0.015 0.056 < 0.001
Intercept → Trauma 0.662 0.174 0.320 1.003 < 0.001
               
   
Trauma → Early Puberty 0.023 0.010 0.003 0.044 0.025
Age → Early Puberty 0.112 0.010 0.092 0.131 < 0.001
Male → Early Puberty -0.079 0.010 -0.099 -0.059 < 0.001
Socioeconomic Status (SES) → Early Puberty -0.035 0.012 -0.058 -0.012 0.003
Black → Early Puberty 0.087 0.012 0.064 0.110 < 0.001
Intercept → Early Puberty -0.376 0.192 -0.751 0.000 0.050
   
   
Trauma → Tobacco Use 0.035 0.009 0.016 0.053 < 0.001
Early Puberty → Tobacco Use 0.033 0.010 0.014 0.053 0.001
Age → Tobacco Use 0.070 0.009 0.052 0.088 < 0.001
Male → Tobacco Use -0.011 0.009 -0.029 0.007 0.232
Socioeconomic Status (SES) → Tobacco Use -0.072 0.011 -0.093 -0.051 < 0.001
Black → Tobacco Use -0.036 0.011 -0.057 -0.015 0.001
Intercept → Tobacco Use -1.013 0.172 -1.350 -0.675 < 0.001