Table 4.
Results of logistic regression analysing factors associated with nicotine dependence (ND) (at-least-moderate vs. low) among Estonian physicians smoking daily, 2014.
| Variables | ND (%) | Crude OR (95% CI) |
Adjusted OR a (95% CI) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low | At-Least-Moderate | |||
| Factors Related to Smoking Cessation | ||||
| Age of Smoking Initiation b | - | - | 0.83 (0.74–0.92) | 0.82 (0.72–0.94) |
| Desire to Quit | ||||
| Yes | 61.8 | 48.4 | 1 | 1 |
| No | 15.8 | 35.5 | 2.88 (1.33–6.21) | 1.99 (0.76–5.21) |
| Cannot Say | 22.4 | 16.1 | 0.92 (0.40–2.13) | 0.85 (0.31–2.35) |
| Motives to Quit | ||||
| Personal Health Problems | 68.5 | 66.3 | 1 | 1 |
| Wish to Set a good Example | 10.2 | 5.2 | 0.53 (0.16–1.82) | 0.77 (0.19–3.19) |
| Other | 6.2 | 17.9 | 3.00 (1.06–8.52) | 2.48 (0.59–10.39) |
| Cannot Say | 15.1 | 10.6 | 0.72 (0.28–1.85) | 0.53 (0.19–1.49) |
| Previous Quit Attempts | ||||
| None | 23.6 | 34.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1–2 | 43.9 | 38.9 | 0.61 (0.29–1.31) | 0.56 (0.22–1.40) |
| 3–4 | 20.6 | 21.7 | 0.73 (0.29–1.82) | 0.70 (0.23–2.07) |
| 5 and more | 11.9 | 5.4 | 0.32 (0.07–1.30) | 0.27 (0.05–1.44) |
| Stress as Main Reason for Relapse | ||||
| No | 63.4 | 64.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Yes | 36.6 | 36.0 | 0.97 (0.50–1.89) | 1.66 (0.73–3.77) |
a Adjusted for all other variables in the table + background variables (age, gender, ethnicity, medical specialty). b Continuous variable. Data in bold shows significant findings.