Table 3.

Logistic Regression Analysis Predicting Completion of a Course of Medication

Predictor	n	Bivariate associations	Overall model (n = 1,106)
Age	1,118	1.02 (1.01–1.03)	1.02 (1.00–1.03)
Gender
Male	434	1.00	1.00
Female	684	1.24 (0.95–1.61)	1.16 (0.88–1.53)
Country
Australia	319	1.00	1.00
Canada	263	1.70 (1.17–2.48)	1.41 (0.94–2.10)
United States	250	2.19 (1.51–3.18)	1.62 (1.07–2.46)
United Kingdom	286	2.15 (1.50–3.09)	1.57 (1.04–2.37)
Education
Low	572	1.00	1.00
Medium	362	0.99 (0.74–1.32)	0.94 (0.69–1.28)
High	179	1.59 (1.12–2.26)	1.81 (1.25–2.63)
Ethnic group
Majority	1,028	1.00	1.00
Identified minority	87	0.52 (0.30–0.90)	0.50 (0.28–0.89)
Nicotine dependence
Low	200	1.00	1.00
Medium	580	0.84 (0.60–1.17)	0.78 (0.55–1.12)
High	334	0.72 (0.49–1.04)	0.66 (0.44–0.98)
Type of medication
NRT	905	1.00	1.00
Prescription only	213	1.69 (1.24–2.30)	1.09 (0.72–1.65)
Source of medication
Over-the-counter	621	1.00	1.00
Prescription	497	2.14 (1.65–2.76)	1.82 (1.29–2.57)