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. 2007 May 25;22(8):1125–1131. doi: 10.1007/s11606-007-0232-2

Table 2.

Baseline Characteristics of Smokers on the Intervention and Control Teams*

  Intervention n = 212 (%) Control n = 270 (%) OR (95% CI)
Caucasian 77 74 1.2 (0.8–1.8)
Currently married 34 33 1.1 (0.7–1.6)
Income ≤ $20,000 63 65 0.9 (0.6–1.4)
Ever try to quit smoking 91 80 2.4 (1.4–4.2)
Ever use other types of tobacco 58 49 1.4 (1.0–2.0)
History of COPD† 18 31 0.5 (0.3–0.8)
Current health—Excellent/very good 22 18 1.2 (0.8–1.9)
In the last 12 months...
Quit for ≥ 1 day 44 34 1.5 (1.1–2.2)
Provider talked about smoking 72 68 1.2 (0.8–1.8)
Nicotine patch prescribed 25 27 0.7 (0.4–1.3)
Bupropion prescribed 15 16 0.8 (0.5–1.5)
Referred to smoking cessation program 35 31 1.2 (0.8–1.8)
Attended smoking cessation program 12 9 1.3 (0.7–2.4)
Referred to Quitline telephone counseling 0.9 3.7 0.2 (0.1–1.1)
Received Quitline telephone counseling 0.5 0

*At baseline, we enrolled a population-based cohort of patients from each primary care team, using patients who had at least 3 primary care visits in the prior 12 months, but fewer than 10 mental health visits.

COPD = chronic obstructive pulmonary disease