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. 2017 Oct 19;12(10):e0186872. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0186872

Table 3. Factors associated with persistent smoking after experiencing of cardiovascular events.

All (N = 486) IHD (N = 134) Stroke (N = 342)
N OR
(95% CI)
P-value N OR
(95% CI)
P-value N OR
(95% CI)
P-value
Age
15–39 (Ref) 96 - - 30 - - 65 - -
40–49 148 0.95 (0.53–1.70) 0.86 47 0.57 (0.18–1.81) 0.34 99 1.00 (0.49–2.04) 1.00
50–59 136 0.97 (0.49–1.89) 0.92 33 0.51 (0.13–2.06) 0.35 98 1.04 (0.46–2.35) 0.92
60–69 93 0.84 (0.38–1.87) 0.67 21 0.18 (0.03–1.03) 0.05 70 1.08 (0.42–2.79) 0.87
70+ 13 2.15 (0.53–8.75) 0.28 3 - - 10 1.77 (0.37–8.49) 0.47
Sex
Male (Ref) 463 - - 128 - - 325 - -
Female 23 1.75 (0.64–4.76) 0.28 6 5.45 (0.53–56.44) 0.16 17 1.00 (0.49–2.04) 1.00
Income
mid 60% (Ref) 173 - - 51 - - 119 - -
lower20% 83 1.31 (0.77–2.23) 0.32 17 1.93 (0.58–6.47) 0.28 64 1.32 (0.70–2.50) 0.39
upper20% 230 0.76 (0.48–1.21) 0.24 66 1.70 (0.68–4.22) 0.26 159 0.59 (0.33–1.05) 0.07
Residential area
Metropolitan (Ref) 202 - - 58 - - 139 - -
City 206 1.09 (0.73–1.64) 0.68 61 0.95 (0.41–2.19) 0.90 141 1.17 (0.71–1.93) 0.53
Rural 78 0.93 (0.53–1.64) 0.80 15 1.19 (0.33–4.33) 0.79 62 0.88 (0.46–1.69) 0.70
BMI 486 1.01 (0.95–1.08) 0.67 134 1.04 (0.91–1.18) 0.61 342 1.00 (0.92–1.08) 0.99
Pre-diagnosis smoking amount (cigarettes/d)
0–9 (Ref) 85 - - 26 - - 58 - -
10–19 217 2.05 (1.15–3.63) 0.015* 56 1.00 (0.31–3.24) 1.00 156 2.50 (1.23–5.10) 0.012*
20–39 175 2.46 (1.33–4.56) 0.004* 50 1.36 (0.39–4.75) 0.63 121 2.86 (1.34–6.13) 0.007*
40+ 9 2.00 (0.47–8.55) 0.35 2 0.82 (0.03–21.43) 0.91 7 2.48 (0.46–13.30) 0.29
Pre-diagnosis smoking duration (years)
0–4 (Ref) 18 - - 0 - - 18 - -
5–9 19 17.14 (1.69–173.36) 0.02* 4 0.12 (0.01–1.72) 0.12 15 14.48 (1.32–158.30) 0.028*
10–19 74 0.72 (0.78–57.75) 0.08 22 0.33 (0.03–3.99) 0.39 51 8.29 (0.93–74.22) 0.06
20–29 124 7.22 (0.86–60.45) 0.07 45 1.25 (0.09–16.81) 0.87 78 7.91 (0.92–68.31) 0.06
30+ 251 12.18 (1.45–102.27) 0.02* 63 - - 180 9.66 (1.12–83.10) 0.039*
Diagnosis of depression
No (Ref)
452 - - 126 - - 316 - -
Yes 34 1.07 (0.51–2.23) 0.86 8 0.70 (0.13–3.78) 0.68 26 1.18 (0.50–2.81) 0.70

* Separate analysis for patients diagnosed with both IHD and stroke was not displayed due to insufficient numbers.