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. 2016 Jul 13;11(7):e0159245. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0159245

Table 3. Predictors of subsequent quit attempts.

Independent Variables % Bivariate Adjusted 1 Adjusted 2 Adjusted 3 Adjusted 4
OR AOR AOR AOR AOR
Country
 United States 42% REF REF REF REF REF
 Australia 40% 0.92 1.07 1.08 1.03 1.14
 Canada 42% 0.97 0.99 0.96 0.96 1.10
 Mexico 59% 1.83c 1.16 1.18 1.21a 1.31b
Age
 18–24 57% REF REF REF REF REF
 25–34 56% 0.96 0.95 0.94 0.95 0.96
 35–44 48% 0.68c 0.84 0.78 0.80 0.87
 45–54 38% 0.47c 0.74a 0.69b 0.70b 0.79
 55–64 34% 0.38c 0.63b 0.59c 0.57c 0.69b
Gender
 Male 46% REF REF REF REF REF
 Female 45% 0.87a 1.00 0.98 0.96 1.01
Education
 High school or less 39% REF REF REF REF REF
 Some college or university 40% 1.06 1.06 1.07 1.05 1.06
 University or more 54% 1.72c 1.27b 1.27b 1.26b 1.17
Income
 Low 44% REF REF REF REF REF
 Medium 45% 1.11 0.98 0.99 0.98 1.01
 High 47% 1.17a 0.94 0.96 0.95 0.97
Heaviness of Smoking Intensity 1.68^ 0.80c 0.95a 0.96 0.95 0.96
Recent Quit attempt
 No 21% REF REF REF REF REF
 Yes 76% 13.39c 6.89c 6.62c 6.83c 6.60c
Quit Intentions
 No 26% REF REF REF REF REF
 Yes 67% 3.53c 2.21c 2.10c 2.15c 2.16c
Self-efficacy 5.59^ 1.15c 1.04b 1.04b 1.06c 1.03a
State reactance 3.59^ 1.04b 1.03a 1.03a 1.01 1.01
Attention to HWLs
 Never 33% REF REF N/A** N/A*** N/A****
 Rarely 39% 1.17b 1.24b
 Sometimes 53% 1.69c 1.55c
 Often 64% 2.26c 1.98c
 Very Often 69% 2.58c 2.39c
Thinking about health risks due to HWLs
 Low 27% REF N/A* REF N/A*** N/A****
 Moderate 42% 1.64c 1.30e
 High 63% 3.07c 1.83f
Avoiding HWLs
 No 36% REF N/A* N/A** REF N/A****
 Yes 59% 1.90c 1.63c
Forgoing cigarettes due to HWLs
 Never 32% REF N/A* N/A** N/A*** REF
 Once or more 70% 3.26c 2.37c

a = p<0.05;

b = p<0.01;

c = p<0.001

^ = mean

*Model adjusts for all variables listed in the table, survey wave, and time in sample, but not avoiding HWLs, thinking about health risks due to HWLs, and forgoing cigarette due to HWLs

**Model adjusts for all variables listed in the table, survey wave, and time in sample, but not attention to HWLs, thinking about health risks due to HWLs, and forgoing cigarette due to HWLs

***Model adjusts for all variables listed in the table, survey wave, and time in sample, but not attention to HWLs, avoiding HWLs, and forgoing cigarette due to HWLs

****Model adjusts for all variables listed in the table, survey wave, and time in sample, but not attention to HWLs, thinking about health risks due to HWLs, and avoiding HWLs