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. 2020 Mar 9;22(8):1316–1321. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntaa022

Table 4.

Associations of Wave 1 NMR (Quartiles) and Sex With Transitions in Quit vs. Current E-Cigarette Use Status

Quit vs. current
OR [95% CI] p
Wave 1 NMR .96
 Quartile 1 ref.
 Quartile 2 1.12 [0.37, 3.45] .84
 Quartile 3 1.05 [0.30, 3.69] .94
 Quartile 4 0.80 [0.21, 3.04] .74
Sex .29
 Male ref.
 Female 1.51 [0.70, 3.24]
Wave 1 NMR by sex .01*
 Quartile 1 by female ref.
 Quartile 2 by female 0.61 [0.18, 2.11] .43
 Quartile 3 by female 0.66 [0.16, 2.65] .55
 Quartile 4 by female 0.10 [0.02, 0.57] .01*
 Quartile 1 by male ref.
 Quartile 2 by male 2.06 [0.28, 15.21] .47
 Quartile 3 by male 1.68 [0.22, 12.84] .61
 Quartile 4 by male 6.33 [0.92, 43.77] .06**

Table 4 presents covariate-adjusted odds ratios; CI = confidence interval; NMR = nicotine metabolite ratio; OR = odds ratio; ref. (reference category), ns (nonsignificant).

*Significant at p = .01; **trend-level at p = .06.