Table 3.
Predictors of Trying to Quit Cigarette Smoking or E-Cigarette Use Due to COVID-19
| Variables | Tried to quit cigarette smoking because of COVID-19 (n=557) |
Tried to quit E-cigarette use because of COVID-19 (n=301) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR (95% CI) | AORa (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | AORa (95% CI) | |
| Age | 1.00 (0.98, 1.02) | 1.04 (1.02, 1.07) | 0.99 (0.97, 1.02) | 0.99 (0.96, 1.02) |
| Female | 1.05 (0.62, 1.80) | 1.48 (0.83, 2.62) | 1.24 (0.68, 2.25) | 1.35 (0.63, 2.89) |
| White race | 0.61 (0.34, 1.08) | 0.63 (0.35, 1.14) | 0.63 (0.34, 1.15) | 0.75 (0.33, 1.73) |
| Education | ||||
| High school or less | 1.14 (0.59, 2.20) | 2.34 (0.95, 5.75) | 1.25 (0.60, 2.58) | 1.74 (0.69, 4.37) |
| Some college | 0.97 (0.53, 1.78) | 1.69 (0.71, 4.03) | 0.72 (0.36, 1.44) | 0.75 (0.31, 1.80) |
| 4-year degree or more | ref | ref | ref | ref |
| Region of residence | ||||
| Northeast | ref | ref | ref | ref |
| Midwest | 1.66 (0.83, 3.29) | 2.19 (1.03, 4.66) | 0.75 (0.30, 1.86) | 0.62 (0.20, 1.93) |
| South | 1.89 (0.96, 3.69) | 1.94 (0.87, 4.35) | 0.82 (0.34, 2.01) | 0.67 (0.22, 2.06) |
| West | 1.44 (0.52, 3.94) | 1.41 (0.51, 3.87) | 1.01 (0.40, 2.54) | 0.71 (0.20, 2.49) |
| Past 6‒month cigarette smoking | — | — | 0.59 (0.31, 1.13) | 0.45 (0.21, 0.96) |
| Past 6‒month E-cigarette use | 1.73 (0.95, 3.15) | 1.68 (0.76, 3.69) | — | — |
| Duration of cigarette smoking | 0.98 (0.96, 0.99) | 0.97 (0.95, 0.99) | — | — |
| Duration of E-cigarette use | 0.93 (0.75, 1.14) | — | ||
| Daily cigarette smoking | 0.21 (0.12, 0.37) | 0.21 (0.11, 0.38) | — | — |
| Daily E-cigarette use | — | — | 0.21 (0.09, 0.45) | 0.23 (0.10, 0.55) |
| Total stress score (0‒16) | 1.02 (0.96, 1.09) | — | 1.09 (0.99, 1.20) | 1.05 (0.92, 1.19) |
| Worry about financial problems (1—not at all, 5—very much) | 1.12 (0.93, 1.34) | — | 1.19 (0.95, 1.51) | 0.99 (0.71, 1.37) |
| COVID-19 affected work hours | — | |||
| Working less | 1.21 (0.65, 2.26) | — | 1.67 (0.87, 3.17) | 1.32 (0.55, 3.15) |
| Working more | 1.18 (0.32, 4.33) | — | 1.34 (0.50, 3.60) | 0.99 (0.32, 3.09) |
| No change | ref | — | ref | ref |
| Perceived risk of COVID-19 from smoking/E-cigarette use (1—definitely decreases, 5—definitely increases) | 2.17 (1.45, 3.23) | 2.37 (1.59, 3.55) | 2.31 (1.48, 3.60) | 3.14 (1.73, 5.70) |
Note: Boldface indicates statistical significance (p<0.05).
a
Variables denoted with — were not included in multivariable models. All other variables were adjusting covariates.