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

Table 4.

Bivariate Polytomous Logistic Regression Models Predicting No. of Quit Attempts in Past 12 Months for Those Who Reported Smoking at Long-Term Follow-Up (N = 392)

Independent Variable No. of Attempts
Overall P for Significance
None v 6 or More
1 or 2 v 6 or More
3, 4, or 5 v 6 or More
OR 95% CI OR 95% CI OR 95% CI
Intervention condition
    Self-help 0.59 0.30 to 1.16 0.70 0.34 to 1.44 0.63 0.29 to 1.36 .4688
    Peer counseling 1.0
Sex
    Female 1.71 0.86 to 3.39 1.88 0.91 to 3.88 1.75 0.80 to 3.81 .3715
    Male 1.0
Age, 1-year increment from mean of 30.5 years* 1.03 0.98 to 1.08 1.00 0.95 to 1.05 1.02 0.96 to 1.08 .4849
Nicotine dependence
    Yes 2.16 1.10 to 4.24 1.95 0.95 to 3.97 1.53 0.71 to 3.30 .1315
    No 1.0
Race/ethnicity
    Nonwhite 0.93 0.35 to 2.46 0.31 0.09 to 1.07 0.84 0.27 to 2.63 .1669
    White 1.0
Education at follow-up
    ≤ HS 1.54 0.56 to 4.25 1.36 0.46 to 4.01 1.53 0.49 to 4.76 .6334
    Post HS 0.72 0.31 to 1.70 0.85 0.34 to 2.11 0.67 0.25 to 1.79
    College 1.0
Marital status at follow-up
    Single 0.85 0.41 to 1.75 1.26 0.59 to 2.71 1.02 0.44 to 2.37 .2727
    Widow/divorce 4.02 1.14 to 14.14 3.72 1.01 to 13.77 3.65 0.94 to 14.16
    Married 1.0
Cancer type
    Bone/STS/Wilms’ 0.89 0.40 to 1.99 1.34 0.58 to 3.10 1.14 0.46 to 2.83 .5618
    CNS 0.54 0.22 to 1.28 0.66 0.26 to 1.67 0.85 0.32 to 2.28
    Leukemia/lymphoma 1.0
Treatment type, radiation
    Yes 1.03 0.53 to 2.00 1.60 0.78 to 3.28 0.66 0.31 to 1.41 .0459
    No
Use of nicotine replacement therapy
    No 0.70 0.22 to 2.21 0.54 0.16 to 1.77 0.39 0.12 to 1.34 .3758
    Yes 1.0
Cancer at follow-up
    Yes 0.73 0.36 to 1.45 0.73 0.35 to 1.52 0.71 0.32 to 1.58 .8109
    No 1.0
No. of cigarettes/day from mean of 14* 1.08 1.03 to 1.12 1.07 1.02 to 1.12 1.06 1.01 to 1.11 .0153
Confident can quit smoking in 1 month
    Not at all/a little 3.85 1.52 to 9.75 2.44 0.93 to 6.40 5.26 1.46 to 19.04 .0261
    Somewhat 1.62 0.60 to 4.38 1.38 0.50 to 3.85 4.00 1.06 to 15.14
    Very/extremely 1.0
Confident can quit smoking in 6 months
    Not at all/a little 3.97 1.65 to 9.52 1.90 0.75 to 4.82 1.22 0.45 to 3.27 .0022
    Somewhat 1.71 0.78 to 3.76 1.64 0.73 to 3.67 0.86 0.36 to 2.07
    Very/extremely 1.0
Short-term self-efficacy
    Low 3.85 1.52 to 9.75 2.44 0.93 to 6.40 5.26 1.46 to 19.04 .0261
    Medium 1.62 0.60 to 4.38 1.38 0.50 to 3.86 4.00 1.06 to 15.14
    High 1.0
Stage of change at baseline
    Precontemplation 7.36 2.31 to 23.43 1.31 0.37 to 4.65 0.75 0.19 to 2.98 < .0001
    Early contemplation 2.14 0.94 to 4.86 1.24 0.54 to 2.87 0.42 0.16 to 1.12
    Contemplation 2.46 0.92 to 6.61 1.36 0.49 to 3.76 0.79 0.26 to 2.34
    Preparation 1.0

NOTE. Referent group being 6 or more attempts.

Abbreviations: OR, odds ratio; HS, high school; STS, soft tissue sarcoma.

*

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