Table 2.
Characteristics associated with having a discussion with their HP about electronic cigarettes among adult smokers aged 18 to 71, living in Mexico 2018–2019, (n = 1073).
| Discussion with Health Professionals about E-Cigarettes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | Unadjusted Model | Adjusted Model a | |||
| Variables | 362 (33.7) | O.R. | CI 95% | A.O.R. | CI 95% |
| Age | |||||
| 18–29 | 40 ** | Reference | Reference | ||
| 30–39 | 37 | 0.99 | 0.73, 1.34 | 1.02 | 0.69, 1.5 |
| 40–49 | 23 | 0.47 | 0.31, 0.71 ** | 0.64 | 0.38, 1.08 |
| 50 and more | 22 | 0.41 | 0.27, 0.61 ** | 0.83 | 0.49, 1.39 |
| Sex | |||||
| Female | 29 ** | Reference | Reference | ||
| Male | 40 | 1.61 | 1.25, 2.1 ** | 1.32 | 0.95, 1.82 |
| Education | |||||
| Less than high school graduate | 24 ** | Reference | Reference | ||
| High school graduate or technical | 28 | 1.24 | 0.69, 2.21 | 1.36 | 0.67, 2.7 |
| Some college | 30 | 1.32 | 0.72, 2.42 | 1.21 | 0.6, 2.6 |
| College Degree or Higher | 43 | 2.49 | 1.42, 4.37 * | 1.69 | 0.8, 3.5 |
| Income | |||||
| ≤8000 | 39 | Reference | Reference | ||
| 8000–15,000 | 32 | 0.71 | 0.50, 1.03 | 0.6 | 0.38, 0.96 * |
| 15,000–20,000 | 31 | 0.71 | 0.47, 1.08 | 0.44 | 0.26, 0.76 * |
| >20,000 | 36 | 0.94 | 0.66, 1.34 | 0.55 | 0.33, 0.93 * |
| missing | 17 | 0.29 | 0.12, 0.68 | 0.57 | 0.2, 1.6 |
| Type of user * | |||||
| Exclusive Cigarette user | 16 ** | Reference | Reference | ||
| Dual user | 58 | 7.04 | 5.26, 9.43 ** | 5.14 | 3.65, 7.2 ** |
| Smoking frequency and intensity | |||||
| Non-daily | 31 | Reference | Reference | ||
| Daily ≤ 5 cigs | 34 | 1.12 | 0.8, 1.57 | 1.33 | 0.9, 2 |
| Daily > 5 cigs | 38 | 1.30 | 0.96, 1.77 | 1.44 | 0.96, 2.1 |
| Quit attempt (last 4 months) | |||||
| No | 20 ** | Reference | Reference | ||
| Yes | 47 | 3.57 | 2.71, 4.7 ** | 1.89 | 1.33, 2.7 ** |
| Plan to quit | |||||
| I have no plans/>6 months/future | 23 ** | Reference | Reference | ||
| During the next month/1–6 months | 47 | 2.87 | 2.2, 3.75 ** | 1.68 | 1.19, 2.4 * |
| During medical consultation in the last 4 months had | |||||
| counseling to quit smoking | |||||
| No | 19 ** | Reference | Reference | ||
| Yes | 54 | 4.91 | 3.74, 6.46 ** | 3.34 | 2.4, 4.6 ** |
* p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01. O.R. Odds Ratio, A.O.R. Adjusted Odds Ratio; a Adjusted model included all variables specified in the table (147 missing data in family income variable).