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. 2020 Jan 9;17(2):442. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17020442

Table 3.

Characteristics associated with the physician bringing up electronic cigarettes with adult smokers aged 18 to 71, living in Mexico 2018–2019 (n = 366).

Who Brought the Discussion about E-Cigarettes (Physician vs. Patient)
Physician (n %) Unadjusted Model Adjusted Model a
Variables 168 (45.9) O.R. C.I. 95% A.O.R. C.I. 95%
Age
18–29 41 Reference Reference
30–39 50 0.66 0.41, 1.06 0.64 0.38, 1.1
40–49 42 0.83 0.41, 1.68 0.90 0.4, 2.1
50 and more 57 0.49 0.25, 0.98 * 0.53 0.24, 1.2
Sex
Female 45 Reference Reference
Male 48 0.82 0.54, 1.25 0.77 0.48, 1.2
Education
Less than high school graduate 44 Reference Reference
High school graduate or technical 56 0.63 0.23, 1.75 0.45 0.14, 1.45
Some college 40 1.21 0.42, 3.5 0.85 0.24, 2.9
College Degree or Higher 44 1.05 0.39, 2.79 0.75 0.23, 2.5
Income
≤8000 49 Reference Reference
8000–15,000 47 1.15 0.64, 2.1 0.94 0.48, 1.8
15000–20,000 39 1.68 0.85, 3.29 1.49 0.67, 3.3
>20,000 47 1.12 0.64, 1.96 1.03 0.49, 2.2
missing 43 1.33 0.28, 6.3 0.86 0.15, 4.8
Type of user *
Exclusive Cigarette user 56 Reference Reference
Dual user 43 1.79 1.12, 2.87 * 1.74 1.05, 2.9 *
Smoking frequency and intensity
Non-daily 48 Reference Reference
Daily ≤ 5 cigs 47 1 0.58, 1.74 0.94 0.52, 1.7
Daily > 5 cigs 45 1.16 0.71, 1.91 1.24 0.71, 2.2
Quit attempt (last 4 months)
No 49 Reference Reference
Yes 46 1.11 0.7, 1.75 0.89 0.53, 1.5
Plan to quit
I have no plans/>6 months/future 49 Reference Reference
During the next month/1–6 months 46 1.16 0.75, 1.79 1.14 0.7, 1.9
During medical consultation in the last 4 months had counseling to quit smoking
No 49 Reference Reference
Yes 45 1.21 0.78, 1.88 1.2 0.72, 1.9

* 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).