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. 2009 Jan 1;27(1):52–60. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2007.13.0880

Table 2.

Bivariate Polytomous Logistic Regression Models Predicting Long-Term Smoking Status

Independent Variable Continuous Smoker v Continuous Quitter
Relapsed at Follow-Up v Continuous Quitter
Quit at Follow-Up v Continuous Quitter
Overall P for Significance
OR 95% CI OR 95% CI OR 95% CI
Intervention condition
    SH 1.86 0.98 to 3.55 0.64 0.27 to 1.48 1.59 0.77 to 3.32 .0018
    Peer counseling 1.0 1.0 1.0
Sex
    Female 0.66 0.35 to 1.24 0.54 0.24 to 1.22 0.63 0.31 to 1.30 .5068
    Male 1.0 1.0 1.0
Age, 1-year increment from mean of 30.8 years* 0.94 0.90 to 0.98 0.92 0.87 to 0.98 0.95 0.90 to 1.00 .0363
Nicotine dependence
    Yes 2.08 1.09 to 3.99 1.18 0.52 to 2.67 1.53 0.74 to 3.19 .0251
    No 1.0 1.0 1.0
Race/ethnicity
    Nonwhite 1.81 0.54 to 6.03 0.23 0.02 to 2.32 1.68 0.45 to 6.29 .1772
    White 1.0 1.0 1.0
Education, at follow-up
    < high school 2.96 0.63 to 13.85 1.22 0.18 to 8.46 0.42 0.05 to 3.32 .0169
    High school 1.98 0.75 to 5.23 0.70 0.19 to 2.60 1.20 0.41 to 3.53
    Posthigh school 1.66 0.78 to 3.54 0.38 0.13 to 1.14 1.15 0.50 to 2.65
College 1.0
    Marital status, at follow-up
    Single 2.85 1.21 to 6.75 0.80 0.22 to 2.85 1.80 0.70 to 4.64 .0077
    Widow/divorce 3.03 1.02 to 9.95 1.12 0.25 to 4.97 1.98 0.61 to 6.46
    Married 1.0
Cancer type
    Bone/STS/Wilms’ 0.75 0.36 to 1.55 1.04 0.42 to 2.60 0.55 0.24 to 1.29 .6928
    CNS 0.70 0.31 to 1.59 0.79 0.27 to 2.31 0.62 0.24 to 1.61
    Leukemia/lymphoma 1.0
Used nicotine replacement therapy
    No 2.71 1.33 to 5.52 0.57 0.25 to 1.33 1.29 0.57 to 2.89 .0001
    Yes 1.0 1.0 1.0
Cancer at follow-up
    Yes 1.15 0.56 to 2.32 1.25 0.52 to 2.98 1.36 0.62 to 2.97 .7907
    No 1.0 1.0 1.0
Household income
    < 19,999 4.71 1.07 to 20.77 1.50 0.16 to 14.50 2.50 0.41 to 15.29 .1673
    20,000-39,999 1.75 0.51 to 5.96 0.71 0.10 to 5.20 1.93 0.42 to 8.93
    40,000-59,999 2.29 0.62 to 8.53 2.50 0.36 to 17.39 2.88 0.58 to 14.33
    60,000-79,999 1.26 0.34 to 4.77 1.50 0.20 to 11.14 2.00 0.39 to 10.20
    80,000-99,999 2.59 0.42 to 15.90 4.00 0.36 to 44.35 4.00 0.50 to 32.13
    More than 100,000 Referent
No. of cigarettes/day, 1 cigarette increment from mean of 14.4* 1.07 1.03 to 1.12 1.04 0.98 to 1.09 1.04 0.99 to 1.09 .0002
Age at first smoking, 1 year increment from mean of 17 years* 0.98 0.90 to 1.07 1.03 0.90 to 1.16 1.02 0.92 to 1.12 .5790
Situational self-efficacy, 1 unit increment from mean of 8.59* 0.87 0.78 to 0.98 0.91 0.79 to 1.05 0.87 0.76 to 0.98 .0973
Confident can quit smoking in 1 month
    Not at all 7.60 2.76 to 20.92 2.00 0.46 to 8.65 5.38 1.46 to 19.88 .0003
    A little 5.50 1.86 to 16.23 5.25 1.23 to 22.44 4.00 1.00 to 16.03
    Somewhat 5.27 1.88 to 14.83 2.80 0.66 to 11.95 4.00 1.05 to 15.26
    Very 3.27 0.96 to 11.20 2.80 0.53 to 14.78 5.76 1.29 to 25.71
    Extremely 1.0
Short-term self-efficacy
    Low 3.58 1.69 to 7.62 1.99 0.74 to 5.33 1.70 0.72 to 4.00 .0098
    Medium 2.81 1.17 to 6.75 1.66 0.53 to 5.19 1.41 0.52 to 3.85
    High 1.0
Situational self efficacy, 1 unit change from mean of 8.59* 0.87 0.78 to 0.98 0.91 0.79 to 1.05 0.87 0.76 to 0.98 .0973
Stage of change at baseline
    Precontemplation 1.16 0.51 to 2.66 0.38 0.12 to 1.25 0.54 0.20 to 1.46 .0200
    Early contemplation 1.65 0.73 to 3.76 0.51 0.17 to 1.55 1.16 0.46 to 2.90
    Contemplation 1.86 0.67 to 5.14 1.04 0.30 to 3.55 0.97 0.30 to 3.09
    Preparation 1.0

NOTE. Reference group being continuous quitters to 8 months to long-term follow-up.

Abbreviations: OR, odds ratio; SH, self-help; STS, soft tissue sarcoma.

*

These variables are coded as continuous variables in the model, the referent value is the mean.