Table 2.
Odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) for successful smoking cessation to selected sociodemographic and other characteristics in men—Global Adult Tobacco Survey Romania 2011.
| Variable | Total N = 993 | Former smoker N = 336 | Current smoker N = 657 | Univariable logistic regression | Multivariable logistic regressiona | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N % | N | % | 95% CI | N | % | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | |
| Age (years) | |||||||||||
| <25 | 65 (6.4) | 4 | 6.2 | 0.4–12.1 | 61 | 93.8 | 87.9–99.6 | 1.00 | Reference | 1.00 | Reference |
| 25–29 | 68 (6.8) | 7 | 10.3 | 3.1–17.5 | 61 | 89.7 | 82.5–96.9 | 1.75 | 0.49–6.29 | 1.79 | 0.45–7.18 |
| 30–39 | 168 (16.9) | 28 | 16.7 | 11.1–22.3 | 140 | 83.3 | 77.6–88.9 | 3.05* | 1.02–9.08 | 3.02 | 0.92–9.95 |
| 40–49 | 205 (20.6) | 46 | 22.4 | 16.7–28.1 | 159 | 77.6 | 71.9–83.3 | 4.41** | 1.52–12.80 | 4.34* | 1.35–13.89 |
| 50–59 | 208 (20.9) | 68 | 32.7 | 26.3–39.1 | 140 | 67.3 | 60.9–73.7 | 7.41*** | 2.58–21.24 | 5.30** | 1.68–16.78 |
| ≥60 | 279 (28.1) | 183 | 65.6 | 60.0–71.2 | 96 | 34.4 | 28.8–40.0 | 29.07*** | 10.25–82.48 | 15.60*** | 4.71–51.67 |
| Age at smoking onset | |||||||||||
| ≤17 | 415 (41.9) | 131 | 31.6 | 27.1–36.1 | 284 | 68.4 | 63.9–72.9 | 1.00 | Reference | 1.00 | Reference |
| 18–20 | 397 (40.1) | 131 | 33.0 | 28.4–37.6 | 266 | 67.0 | 62.4–71.6 | 1.07 | 0.79–1.43 | 1.01 | 0.67–1.52 |
| ≥21 | 179 (18.1) | 73 | 40.8 | 33.6–48.0 | 106 | 59.2 | 52.0–66.4 | 1.49* | 1.04–2.15 | 1.05 | 0.63–1.76 |
| Education | |||||||||||
| Primary or less | 73 (7.4) | 34 | 46.6 | 35.2–58.0 | 39 | 53.4 | 42.0–64.8 | 1.65 | 0.92–2.95 | ||
| Secondary | 780 (78.8) | 253 | 32.4 | 29.1–35.7 | 527 | 67.6 | 64.3–70.9 | 0.91 | 0.62–1.34 | ||
| High | 136 (13.8) | 47 | 34.6 | 26.6–42.6 | 89 | 65.4 | 47.4–73.4 | 1.00 | Reference | 1.00 | Reference |
| Occupational classification | |||||||||||
| Economically not active | 347 (35.1) | 200 | 57.6 | 52.4–62.8 | 147 | 42.4 | 37.2–47.6 | 10.88*** | 6.10–19.41 | 3.66*** | 1.71–7.86 |
| Employed | 507 (51.3) | 118 | 23.3 | 19.6–27.0 | 389 | 76.7 | 73.0–80.4 | 2.43** | 1.36–4.32 | 2.59** | 1.32–5.09 |
| Unemployed | 135 (13.6) | 15 | 11.1 | 5.8–16.4 | 120 | 88.9 | 83.6–94.2 | 1.00 | Reference | 1.00 | Reference |
| Place of residence | |||||||||||
| Rural | 426 (42.9) | 144 | 33.8 | 29.3–38.3 | 282 | 66.2 | 61.7–70.7 | 1.00 | Reference | 1.00 | Reference |
| Urban | 567 (57.1) | 192 | 33.9 | 30.0–37.8 | 375 | 66.1 | 62.2–70.0 | 1.02 | 0.77–1.31 | ||
| Asset Index | |||||||||||
| High | 512 (52.2) | 177 | 34.6 | 30.5–38.7 | 335 | 65.4 | 61.3–69.5 | 1.44 | 0.76–2.73 | ||
| Middle | 340 (34.7) | 118 | 34.7 | 29.6–39.8 | 222 | 65.3 | 60.2–70.4 | 1.39 | 0.71–2.70 | ||
| Low | 129 (13.2) | 35 | 27.1 | 19.4–34.8 | 94 | 72.9 | 65.2–80.6 | 1.00 | Reference | 1.00 | Reference |
| Awareness of smoking health consequences | |||||||||||
| Yes | 940 (95.2) | 328 | 34.9 | 31.9–37.9 | 612 | 65.1 | 62.1–68.1 | 4.50** | 1.76–11.51 | 3.14* | 1.03–9.62 |
| No | 47 (4.8) | 5 | 10.6 | 1.8–19.4 | 42 | 89.4 | 80.6–98.2 | 1.00 | Reference | 1.00 | Reference |
| Awareness of smoking ETS consequences | |||||||||||
| Yes | 905 (92.7) | 314 | 34.7 | 31.6–37.8 | 591 | 65.3 | 62.2–68.4 | 1.83* | 1.03–3.24 | 1.81 | 0.81–4.01 |
| No | 71 (7.3) | 16 | 22.5 | 12.8–32.2 | 55 | 77.5 | 67.8–87.2 | 1.00 | Reference | 1.00 | Reference |
| Cohabitation with a smoker | |||||||||||
| Yes | 569 (57.4) | 58 | 10.2 | 7.7–12.7 | 511 | 89.8 | 87.3–92.3 | 1.00 | Reference | 1.00 | Reference |
| No | 422 (42.6) | 276 | 65.4 | 60.9–69.9 | 146 | 34.6 | 30.1–39.1 | 16.66*** | 11.87–23.37 | 13.78*** | |
ETS: environmental tobacco smoke.
aFully adjusted model including all statistically significant variables.
*P ≤ 0.05.
**P ≤ 0.01.
***P ≤ 0.001.