Table 3

 Model of cigarette consumption separately by countries of the European Union (EU) and other countries, and by high or low GDP-PPP, considering the most popular foreign brand cigarettes

Independent variablesAnnual cigarette consumption
Model 1Model 2
β (95% CI)β (95% CI)
*List of countries: Azerbaijan, Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Uzbekistan.
GDP-PPP, gross domestic product-purchasing power parities.
EU countries (n = 18)(n = 17)
    Constant (α)7.95 (7.49 to 8.40)7.87 (7.28 to 8.45)
    GDP-PPP-adjusted price−0.49 (−1.07 to 0.09)−0.43 (−1.07 to 0.21)
    Male to female prevalence ratio0.14 (−0.33 to 0.62)
Other countries (n = 12)(n = 11)
    Constant (α)8.38 (7.68 to 9.09)8.42 (7.61 to 9.24)
    GDP-PPP adjusted price−1.00 (−1.57 to −0.42)−0.87 (−1.67 to −0.07)
    Male to female prevalence ratio−0.12 (−0.44 to 0.20)
GDP-PPP ⩾15000US$ (n = 19)(n = 18)
    Constant (α)8.16 (7.73 to 8.59)8.12 (7.57 to 8.68)
    GDP-PPP adjusted price−0.79 (−1.30 to −0.28)−0.76 (−1.34 to −0.19)
    Male to female prevalence ratio0.10 (−0.39 to 0.58)
GDP-PPP <15000US$ (n = 11)(n = 10)
    Constant (α)8.29 (7.56 to 9.01)8.28 (7.60 to 8.97)
    GDP-PPP adjusted price−0.90 (−1.51 to −0.29)−0.41 (−1.23 to 0.41)
    Male to female prevalence ratio−0.34 (−0.72 to 0.04)