Table 4.
Prevalence (%) and adjusted odds ratios (OR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI) of using NRT or snus on latest quit attempt among former smokers and current smokers with quit attempts (N = 2337) according to age, education, number of unsuccessful attempts to quit and current snus use
| Men (1230) | Women (1107) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SNUS | ||||
| Use of snus on latest quit attempt | 16% (197/1230) | 1.9% (21/1107) | ||
| Age | % (n/N) | OR* (95% CI) | % (n/N) | OR* (95% CI) |
| 15-24 | 50 (55/110) | 1.00 | 6 (6/100) | 1.00 |
| 25-44 | 24 (87/362) | 0.40 (0.20-0.80) | 2.9 (13/451) | 3.44 (0.60-19.95) |
| 45-74 | 7.3 (49/674) | 0.14(0.07-0.28) | 0.4 (2/522) | 1.23 (0.12-12.42) |
| (Missing) | (84) | (34) | ||
| Education | ||||
| Low | 15.3 (34/222) | 1.00 | 0.6 (1/166) | 1.00 |
| Medium | 16.3 (124/760) | 0.67 (0.36-1.24) | 1.7 (12/686) | 1.44 (0.15-14.32) |
| High | 14.6 (32/219) | 0.79 (0.36-1.67) | 2.6 (6/230) | 1.50 (0.13-17.94) |
| (Missing) | (29) | (25) | ||
| Number of unsuccessful attempts to quit | ||||
| None or one | 13.5 (72/533) | 1.00 | 0.7 (3/424) | 1.00 |
| 2 or 3 | 19.3 (73/378) | 1.27 (0.75-2.16) | 2.3 (9/389) | 8.99 (1.40-57.82) |
| 4 or more | 16.3 (52/319) | 1.27(0.72-2.28) | 3.1 (9/294) | 0.84 (1.63-70.67) |
| Current snus use | ||||
| No | 5.6 (59/1053) | 1.00 | 0.8 (9/1080) | 1.00 |
| Yes | 78 (138/177) | 45.15 (28.09-72.59) | 44.4 (12/27) | 147.38 (32.55-667.37) |
| NRT | ||||
| Use of NRT on latest quit attempt | 9.2% (113/1230) | 13.7% (152/1107) | ||
| Age | % (n/N) | OR* (95% CI) | % (n/N) | OR* (95% CI) |
| 15-24 | 2.7 (3/110) | - | 8 (8/100) | 1.00 |
| 25-44 | 9.7 (35/362) | - | 14.2 (64/451) | 1.62 (0.71-3.76) |
| 45-74 | 10.5 (71/674) | -** | 14.9 (78/522) | 1.75 (0.77-4.0) |
| (Missing) | (84) | (34) | ||
| Education | ||||
| Low | 7.7 (17/222) | 1.00 | 15.7 (26/166) | 1.00 |
| Medium | 10 (76/760) | 1.19 (0.67-2.10) | 13.1 (90/686) | 0.81 (0.49-1.33) |
| High | 6.4 (14/219) | 0.69 (0.33-1.46) | 13.5 (31/230) | 0.75 (0.41-1.37) |
| (Missing) | (29) | (25) | ||
| Number of unsuccessful attempts to quit | ||||
| None or one | 5.8 (31/533) | 1.00 | 9.4 (40/424) | 1.00 |
| 2 or 3 | 9.3 (35/378) | 1.53 (0.89-2.62) | 12.9 (50/389) | 1.48 (0.94-3.35) |
| 4 or more | 14.7 (47/319) | 2.73(1.66-4.51) | 21.3 (62/294) | 2.55 (1.63-3.99) |
| Current snus use | ||||
| No | 10.3 (108/1053) | 1.00 | 14.3 (151/1080) | - |
| Yes | 2.8 (5/177) | 0.27(0.10-0.75) | 0.7 (1/27) | -** |
* Mutually adjusted OR's.
** Ratios not reported due to missing cases.