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. 2015 Apr 23;110(7):1160–1168. doi: 10.1111/add.12917

Table 1.

Logistic regression analyses of association of baseline socio‐demographics, dependence [strength of urges to smoke (SUTS)] and non‐cigarette nicotine intake with quit attempts and smoking cessation during follow‐up.

Quit attempt (n = 1473, of whom n = 680 made attempt) Cessation (n = 1656, of whom n = 200 stopped smoking)
n(%)/mean (SD) OR 95% CI P n(%)/mean (SD) OR 95% CI P
Agea 46.6 (15.2) 0.83 0.77–0.90 <0.001 45.7 (15.3) 0.88 0.79–0.97 0.009
Gender Female 642 (43.6) 1 720 (43.5) 1
Male 831 (56.4) 0.84 0.67–1.05 0.12 936 (56.5) 0.86 0.64–1.16 0.32
Level of education No HE 958 (65.0) 1 1074 (64.9) 1
Some HE 515 (35.0) 0.83 0.66–1.05 0.12 582 (35.1) 0.76 0.55–1.05 0.099
SUTSb 2.2 (1.1) 1.06 0.96–1.18 0.25 2.2 (1.1) 0.74 0.64–0.86 <0.001
NRT use None 1212 (82.3) 1 1339 (80.9) 1
Non‐daily 161 (10.9) 4.21 2.89–6.14 <0.001 193 (11.7) 1.39 0.88–2.21 0.16
Daily 100 (6.8) 9.43 5.17–17.23 <0.001 124 (7.5) 1.67 0.98–2.84 0.062
E‐cig use None 1163 (79.0) 1 1307 (78.9) 1
Non‐daily 236 (16.0) 1.18 0.87–1.60 0.29 263 (15.9) 0.77 0.49–1.21 0.25
Daily 74 (5.0) 2.11 1.24–3.58 0.006 86 (5.2) 0.62 0.28–1.37 0.24
a

Mean and standard deviation (SD) presented, odds ratios (OR) for single year raised to the power of 10 to present per 10‐year increase.

b

Strengths of urges to smoke, possible range 0 ‘no urges’ to 5 ‘extremely strong urges’, mean and SD presented, OR per unit increase. HE = higher education; NRT = nicotine replacement therapy.