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. 2017 Feb 27;7(2):e013553. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-013553

Table 3.

Explanatory variables included in the final multivariable logistic regression analyses.

Multivariable analyses OR (95% CI) Multivariable analyses OR (95% CI) Interaction with sex
Men n=11 724 Women n=18 184 p Value
Smoking cessation intervention
 Come & Quit 1 1
 Gold Standard Programme 1.69 (1.27 to 2.24) 1.31 (1.03 to 1.68) 0.079
 Health promotion counselling 2.64 (1.21 to 5.72) 0.48 (0.17 to 1.34) 0.013*
 Crash courses 1.08 (0.58 to 2.02) 0.49 (0.28 to 0.87) 0.054
 Other 1.50 (1.09 to 2.06) 1.20 (0.91 to 1.58) 0.244
Participants
Age (years)
 15–24 years 1 1
 25–34 years 1.22 (0.91 to 1.62) 1.29 (1.06 to 1.57) 0.918
 35–44 years 1.37 (1.04 to 1.80) 1.28 (1.06 to 1.55) 0.413
 45–54 years 1.49 (1.14 to 1.96) 1.31 (1.08 to 1.57) 0.193
 55+ years 1.48 (1.13 to 1.94) 1.35 (1.12 to 1.63) 0.337
Disadvantaged smokers†
 No 1 1
 Yes 0.81 (0.73 to 0.89) 0.82 (0.76 to 0.89) 0.594
Heavy smokers‡
 No 1 1
 Yes 0.73 (0.65 to 0.81) 0.65 (0.60 to 0.70) 0.021*
Compliance with programme§
 No 1 1
 Yes 3.65 (3.29 to 4.04) 3.58 (3.30 to 3.89) 0.430
Living with a smoker
 No 1 1
 Yes 0.94 (0.86 to 1.02) 0.92 (0.86 to 0.99) 0.590
Smoking cessation clinic
Setting
 Citizen aimed 1 1
 Hospital (including midwives) 1.02 (0.85 to 1.21) 1.09 (0.94 to 1.27) 0.982
 Other 1.13 (0.89 to 1.45) 1.05 (0.84 to 1.31) 0.191
Smoking cessation intervention
Programme format
 Individual 1 1
 Group 0.96 (0.84 to 1.10) 0.97 (0.87 to 1.08) 0.696
Medication offered for free
 No free medication 1 1
 Free for days (<1 week) 0.87 (0.78 to 0.97) 0.87 (0.80 to 0.96) 0.199
 Free for ≥1 week 0.97 (0.82 to 1.14) 0.95 (0.83 to 1.10) 0.163
 Hierarchical cluster Variance (95% CI) Variance (95% CI)
Smoking cessation clinic
 Variance of random intercepts 0.06 (0.04 to 0.11) 0.07 (0.04 to 0.11)

In addition, the model was also adjusted for the time of data collection and for geographic regions. Statistically significant results are marked with an *.

†Disadvantaged smokers: unemployed and receiving unemployment benefits and/or low education (no education except primary schooling and/or only short work-related courses).13

‡Heavy smokers: smoking ≥20 pack-years and/or daily consumption of ≥20 cigarettes and/or Fagerström nicotine dependency score of ≥7 points.12 19

§Compliance with the programme was defined as having attended at least 75% of the scheduled meetings17 or for Come & Quit at least four sessions.8