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. 2015 Aug 7;18(5):809–816. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntv168

Table 1.

Adjusteda Odds Ratios With 95% CI for Outcomes for Proposed Warning Labels Compared With the Current Not-Safe-Alternative Label, According To Tobacco Status

Believable Daily snus harmful Likelihood to use snus Motivation to buy snus
Model 1: smokers
 Warning label: ref. Not-safe-alternative
  Lower risk 0.32 [0.25,0.40] 0.51 [0.33,0.80] 1.80 [1.35,2.43] 3.50 [2.43,5.04]
  Substantially lower risk 0.33 [0.26,0.42] 0.45 [0.29,0.69] 2.07 [1.55,2.77] 4.0 [2.82,5.79]
 Observation 2170 2009 2170 2170
Model 2: ST users
 Warning label: ref. Not-safe-alternative
  Lower risk 0.59 [0.35,0.97] 0.39 [0.21,0.72] 1.45 [0.93,2.27] 1.92 [1.21,3.05]
  Substantially lower risk 0.59 [0.35,0.98] 0.53 [0.28,1.00] 2.04 [1.29,3.24] 2.15 [1.35,3.41]
 Observation 510 502 510 510
Model 3: other tobacco users
 Warning label: ref. Not-safe-alternative
  Lower risk 0.39 [0.25,0.62] 0.89 [0.47,1.71] 1.51 [0.94,2.42] 1.47 [0.91,2.38]
  Substantially lower risk 0.56 [0.36,0.88] 0.71 [0.38,1.30] 2.29 [1.45,3.64] 1.93 [1.21,3.08]
 Observation 590 564 590 590
Model 4: former tobacco users
 Warning label: ref. Not-safe-alternative
  Lower risk 0.49 [0.27,0.92] 1.02 [0.21,4.99] 0.72 [0.28,1.83] 0.40 [0.09,1.74]
  Substantially lower risk 0.40 [0.22,0.73] 0.80 [0.19,3.24] 0.56 [0.21,1.44] 0.97 [0.30,3.13]
 Observation 347 307 347 347
Model 5: triers/never users
 Warning label: ref. Not-safe-alternative
  Lower risk 0.36 [0.30,0.43] 0.86 [0.58,1.27] 1.02 [0.77,1.35] 1.31 [0.93,1.84]
  Substantially lower risk 0.35 [0.29,0.42] 0.53 [0.37,0.76] 1.24 [0.95,1.63] 1.88 [1.35,2.60]
 Observation 2972 2801 2972 2972

CI = confidence interval; ST = smokeless tobacco. Bold numbers indicate statistically significant at 95% confident level.

aAll models adjusted for sex, age, race/ethnicity, income, region, education, and marital status.