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).