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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Prev Med. 2017 Nov 2;53(6):754–763. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2017.08.027

Table 1.

Abstinence and Treatment Engagement Outcomes by Treatment Group

Primary Abstinence Outcome and Key Treatment Engagement Outcomes
Primary or Key Outcome
Primary Abstinence Outcome:

Post-Enrollment Abstinence at the 6-Month Follow-up Based on Biochemical Testa
Intention-to-Treat (ITT) Sample
(N=1900)
Abstinence Rates, N Abstinent/Total (%) Abstinence Risk Difference
(95% CI), P-Valuec
Unadjusted Odds Ratio
(95% Cl)d
Control Incentive Control vs. Incentive Control vs. Incentive

131/952
(13.76%)
206/948
(21.62%)
−7.86
(−11.28 to −4.5)
P<.0001
0.58
(0.46 to 0.74)

Key Treatment Engagement Outcomes: Mean (SD) t-test (df) P-Value

Control Incentive

Number of Proactive Treatment Calls Taken 2.9 (1.5) 3.8 (1.4) t(1898)= −14.6 <.0001
Total Number of Minutes of Counseling 46.1 (26.5) 65.2 (27.1) t(1898)= −15.6 <.0001

Secondary Abstinence Outcomes

Secondary Post-Enrollment
Abstinence Measure
At 6-Months Follow-up
Abstinence Rates,
N Abstinent/Total (%)
Abstinence Risk Difference
(95% CI), P-Valuec
Unadjusted Odds Ratio
(95% Cl)d
Control Incentive Control vs. Incentive Control vs. Incentive

Abstinence Based on Biochemical Test, Responder Only Sample
(N=1114)
131/562
(23.31%)
205/552
(37.14%)
−13.83
(−19.16 to −8.49)
P<.0001
0.52
(0.40 to 0.67)
Abstinence Based on Biochemical Test, ITT Sample Removing Participants Disenrolled from Medicaid
(N=1710)
127/848
(14.98%)
196/862
(22.74%)
−7.76
(−11.45 to −4.07)
P<.0001
0.60
(0.47 to 0.77)
Abstinence Based on Biochemical Test, ITT Sample Participants Tested with Carbon Monoxide Breath Test
(N=1458)
118/736
(16.03%)
173/722
(23.96%)
−7.93
(−12.02 to −3.84)
P=.0002
0.61
(0.47 to 0.79)
Abstinence Based on Biochemical Test, ITT Sample Participants Tested with Urine Cotinine Test
(N=384)
10/188
(5.32%
26/170
13.27%
−7.95
(−13.68 to −2.22)
P=.0076
0.37
(0.17 to 0.78)
Abstinence Based on Biochemical Test, ITT Sample Participants from the Quitline-Community-Based Referral
(N=1456
119/732
(16.26%)
174/724
(24.03%)
−7.78
(−11.9 to −3.67)
P=.0002
0.61
(0.47 to 0.80)
Abstinence Based on Biochemical Test, ITT Sample Participants from the Clinic-Based Referral
(N=444)
12/220
(5.45%)
31/224
(13.84%)
−8.38
(−13.81 to −2.96)
P=.0029
0.36
(0.18 to 0.72)
Abstinence Based on Self-Report,b ITT Sample
(N=1900)
98/952
(10.29%)
136/948
(14.35%)
−4.05
(−7.00 to −1.10)
P=.0072
0.69
(0.52 to 0.90)
Abstinence Based on Self-Report, Responder Only Sample
(N=862)
98/411
(23.84%)
136/451
(30.16%)
−6.31
(−12.22 to −0.40)
P=.0374
0.73
(0.54 to 0.98)
Abstinence Based on Combined Biochemical Test and Self-Report, ITT Sample
(N=1900)
39/952
(4.10%)
72/948
(7.59%)
−3.50
(−5.60 to −1.39)
P=.0012
0.52
(0.35 to 0.78)
Abstinence Based on Combined Biochemical Test and Self-Report, Responder Only Sample
(N=651)
39/326
(11.96%)
72/325
(22.15%)
−10.19
(−15.92 to −4.46)
P=.0005
0.48
(0.31 to 0.73)
a

Biochemical Test of Abstinence at the 6-month follow-up visit based on breath carbon monoxide test (n=1458; 77%), urine cotinine testing (n=384; 20%), or urine test strip (n=58; 3%).

b

Abstinence self-report was assessed during the 6-month follow-up call.

c

Pairwise comparisons of Abstinence Risk Differences were tested via Proc Freq (SAS Institute) by specifying the RISKDIFF option which provides standard Wald asymptotic confidence limits for the risks.

d

Unadjusted odds ratios based on logistic regression analysis.

Note: Table 1 provides absolute and relative effect sizes. Absolute effect sizes are presented as group-specific abstinence rates along with odds ratios (and 95% confidence intervals) as the effect size for the group comparison. Relative effect sizes are presented as abstinence Risk Differences with 95% confidence intervals