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. 2017 Feb 14;2017(2):CD001055. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD001055.pub5

1. Results of meta‐regressions examining factors associated with smoking abstinence in late pregnancy.

Explanatory variable k (n)1 RR2 (95% CI) RoRR3 (95% CI) P value Adjusted R2 %4 I2% (Res)5 Overall model P value6
1.2.1a Main intervention strategy         10% 41% 0.113
Counselling (reference) 51 (18,267) 1.31 (1.16, 1.48) 1.00          
Health education 11 (2142) 1.26 (0.94, 1.69) 0.96 (0.70, 1.32) 0.813      
Feedback 6 (859) 1.91 (1.22, 3.00) 1.46 (0.91, 2.33) 0.111      
Incentives 12 (1708) 1.84 (1.34, 2.53) 1.41 (1.00, 1.98) 0.051      
Social Support 13 (2488) 1.19 (0.94, 1.50) 0.91 (0.69, 1.18) 0.459      
1.2.1b Focus of the intervention             5% 40% 0.041
Mental Health (reference) 10 (2411) 1.07 (0.85, 1.36) 1.00          
Smoking cessation 84 (23,847) 1.40 (1.27, 1.55) 1.30 (1.01, 1.68) 0.041      
1.2.2 Comparison type             ‐9% 44% 0.421
Usual care (reference) 46 (15,782) 1.41 (1.22, 1.62) 1.00          
Alternative intervention 6 (500) 1.62 (1.06, 2.48) 1.16 (0.74, 1.81) 0.522      
Less intensive 43 (10,170) 1.27 (1.11, 1.46) 0.91 (0.74, 1.11) 0.329      
1.2.3a Intensity: frequency of contact         ‐1% 42% 0.184
Single contact at time of routine pregnancy care (reference) 8 (1422) 1.90 (1.24, 2.89) 1.00          
Single contact, outside of routine pregnancy care 15 (5010) 1.11 (0.86, 1.43) 0.59 (0.36, 0.96) 0.033      
2‐5 contacts at time of care 8 (2811) 1.73 (1.21, 2.48) 0.91 (0.52, 1.59) 0.742      
2‐5 contact outside routine care 18 (6338) 1.23 (1.01, 1.51) 0.65 (0.41, 1.04) 0.071      
> 5 contact at time of care 10 (2081) 1.36 (1.00, 1.84) 0.72 (0.43, 1.20) 0.206      
> 5 contact outside of care 35 (8596) 1.38 (1.19, 1.60) 0.73 (0.47, 1.14) 0.164      
1.2.3b Intensity: duration of contact         ‐3% 37% 0.155
< 15 mins (reference) 8 (1422) 1.26 (1.00, 1.58) 1.00          
15 ‐ 44 mins 15 (5010) 1.53 (1.22, 1.93) 1.22 (0.88, 1.68) 0.229      
45 mins ‐ < 2 hrs 8 (2811) 1.27 (1.05, 1.53) 1.01 (0.75, 1.35) 0.962      
2 hrs ‐ < 5 hrs 18 (6338) 1.14 (0.90, 1.44) 0.91 (0.66, 1.26) 0.556      
5 hrs ‐ < 8 hrs 10 (2081) 1.27 (0.91, 1.77) 1.01 (0.67, 1.51) 0.967      
≥ 8 hrs 35 (8596) 1.74 (1.36, 2.23) 1.38 (0.99, 1.93) 0.058      
1.2.4a Use of self‐help manuals             ‐1% 39% 0.341
No (reference) 54 (11,447) 1.33 (1.16, 1.52) 1.00          
Yes 30 (11,202) 1.48 (1.25, 1.74) 1.11 (0.90, 1.37) 0.341      
1.2.4b Use of telephone support         ‐6% 40% 0.869
No (reference) 75 (21,928) 1.36 (1.22, 1.51) 1.00          
Yes 20 (4524) 1.33 (1.09, 1.62) 0.98 (0.78, 1.23) 0.869      
1.2.5 Social economic status                  
Not low (reference) 29 (8417) 1.39 (1.19, 1.63) 1.00     ‐1% 42% 0.706
Low 63 (16,962) 1.34 (1.18, 1.52) 0.96 (0.78, 1.18) 0.706      
1.2.6 Newly included trials                  
Trials in previous review (reference) 82 (23,311) 1.36 (1.23, 1.51) 1.00     ‐4% 42% 0.563
Trials in update 13 (3141) 1.26 (0.99, 1.61) 0.93 (0.71, 1.21) 0.563      
1.2.7a Type of trial                  
Efficacy (reference) 62 (16,765) 1.26 (1.12, 1.41) 1.00     ‐11% 44% 0.135
Effectiveness 23 (7956) 1.50 (1.22, 1.83) 1.19 (0.95, 1.50) 0.135      
1.2.7b Explicit strategy for dissemination                
No (reference) 91 (23,236) 1.36 (1.23, 1.50) 1.00     ‐2% 43% 0.429
Yes 4 (3216) 1.16 (0.78, 1.72) 0.85 (0.57, 1.28) 0.429      
1.2.7c Unit of randomisation                  
Individual (reference) 84 (20,930) 1.35 (1.22, 1.50) 1.00     ‐7% 43% 0.741
Cluster: practitioner level 4 (2416) 1.23 (0.88, 1.73) 0.91 (0.64, 1.30) 0.597      
Cluster: service level 7 (3106) 1.51 (1.00, 2.29) 1.12 (0.73, 1.71) 0.598      
1.2.8a Risk of bias: sequence generation           2% 40% 0.108
Low (reference) 45 (11,211) 1.27 (1.10, 1.45) 1.00          
High 3 (1544) 2.21 (1.32, 3.71) 1.75 (1.02, 2.98) 0.041      
Unclear 47 (13,697) 1.38 (1.21, 1.57) 1.09 (0.90, 1.32) 0.379      
1.2.8b Risk of bias: allocation concealment           6% 40% 0.032
Low (reference) 20 (6551) 1.26 (1.06, 1.49) 1.00          
High 12 (3489) 2.01 (1.46, 2.75) 1.60 (1.12, 2.29) 0.011      
Unclear 63 (16,412) 1.31 (1.17, 1.48) 1.04 (0.85, 1.29) 0.678      
                   
1.2.8c Risk of bias: attrition                
Low (reference) 42 (11,479) 1.32 (1.14, 1.54) 1.00     ‐6% 43% 0.926
High 14 (4060) 1.39 (1.09, 1.78) 1.05 (0.79, 1.41) 0.714      
Unclear 39 (10,913) 1.36 (1.18, 1.57) 1.03 (0.84, 1.27) 0.787      
1.2.8d Risk of bias: selective reporting           ‐4% 42% 0.369
Low (reference) 50 (10,272) 1.43 (1.24, 1.64) 1.00          
High 7 (3230) 1.47 (1.09, 1.99) 1.03 (0.74, 1.44) 0.863      
Unclear 38 (12,950) 1.25 (1.09, 1.44) 0.88 (0.72, 1.07) 0.200      
1.2.8e Risk of detection bias: outcome type (biochemically validated versus self‐report)      
Low risk [biochemically validated] (reference) 67 (17,890) 1.38 (1.23, 1.55)       ‐1% 40% 0.406
High risk [self‐report] 23 (5988) 1.37 (1.14, 1.64) 0.99 (0.80, 1.23) 0.928      
Unclear risk 5 (2574) 1.12 (0.84, 1.50)) 0.81 (0.59, 1.11) 0.185      
1.2.8f Risk of bias: blinding participants/personnel            
Low (reference) 3 (175) 1.94 (0.86, 4.39) 1.00     2% 43% 0.214
High 66 (20,764) 1.40 (1.25, 1.56) 0.72 (0.32, 1.64) 0.431      
Unclear 26 (5513) 1.18 (0.98, 1.43) 0.61 (0.26, 1.41) 0.244      
1.2.8g Risk of bias: blinding outcome assessors           ‐1% 41% 0.111
Low (reference) 15 (4915) 1.18 (0.98, 1.43) 1.00          
High 0 (0)      
Unclear 80 (21,537) 1.41 (1.26, 1.57) 1.19 (0.96, 1.49) 0.111      
1.2.8h Risk of bias: baseline imbalance                
Low (reference) 52 (15,295) 1.33 (1.18, 1.50) 1.00     3% 40% 0.043
High 13 (4101) 1.09 (0.86, 1.38) 0.82 (0.63, 1.07) 0.138      
Unclear 30 (7056) 1.61 (1.32, 1.95) 1.21 (0.96, 1.52) 0.101      
1.2.8i Risk of bias: contamination                
Low (reference) 75 (19,003) 1.36 (1.22, 1.52) 1.00     ‐4% 43% 0.723
High 14 (4266) 1.24 (0.98, 1.58) 0.91 (0.70, 1.19) 0.490      
Unclear 6 (3183) 1.46 (0.99, 2.14) 1.07 (0.71, 1.60) 0.737      
1.2.9 Program fidelity             69% 23% < 0.001
High (good) fidelity (reference) 27 (8154) 1.26 (1.10, 1.44) 1.00          
Low (poor) fidelity 37 (12,770) 1.12 (0.99, 1.26) 0.89 (0.74, 1.07) 0.206      
Unclear fidelity 31 (5528) 1.79 (1.52, 2.10) 1.42 (1.15, 1.75) 0.001