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. 2021 Dec 13;19:100342. doi: 10.1016/j.lanwpc.2021.100342

Table 1.

Likelihood of having a recent (past 12 months) quit attempt by demographic and smoking characteristics (n = 11,830): logistic regression with predictive margins (%) and average marginal effects (AME).

Logistic Regression
Predictive margins
AME^
aOR 95%CI p-value % 95%CI p-value
Year 0·98 0·94,1·01 0·199
 Year by Year 1·00 1·00,1·00 0·303
Age group (years)
 15–29 Ref See Fig. 3a
 30–44 0·80 0·64,1·00 0·048
 45–59 0·65 0·50,0·84 0·001
 60+ 0·54 0·39,0·74 <0·0001
 30–44 years by Year 1·00 0·98,1·02 0·876
 45–59 years by Year 1·00 0·97,1·02 0·856
 60+ years by Year 1·03 1·00,1·06 0·033
Gender
 Female Ref See Fig. 3b
 Male 0·65 0·55,0·78 <0·0001
 Male by year 1·02 1·00,1·04 0·013
Socioeconomic disadvantage
 Most 1·09 0·98,1·20 0·099 37·1 35·7,38·4 0·098
 Least Ref 35·4 33·9,36·9
Region
 Metropolitan Ref 36·4 35·2,37·5
 Country 0·99 0·89,1·10 0·852 36·2 34·3,38·0 0·852
Heaviness of smoking
 10 or fewer cigarettes per day Ref 39·6 38·0,41·2
 More than 10 per day 0·84 0·76,0·93 0·001 36·1 34·7,37·4 0·001
 Quantity not provided 0·43 0·35,0·52 <0·0001 23·5 20·6,26·4 <0·0001
Quit intentions in next 6 months
 Intend to quit Ref See Fig. 3c
 Do not intend to quit 0·24 0·20,0·30 <0·0001
 Can't say 0·50 0·37,0·66 <0·0001
 Do not intend to quit by Year 0·98 0·96,1·00 0·036
 Can't say by Year 0·97 0·95,1·00 0·039
Mental health condition 2005 to 2017 (n = 6785)
 No Ref 36·1 34·6,37·5
 Yes 1·15 0·98,1·35 0·083 38·9 35·9,41·8 0·085
^

Comparing percentage point difference in predictive margins compared to reference group for average values when no interaction is present (AME). Representative values for the years of 1998, 2007 and 2017 are available in the Supplementary data file. Notes: aOR=adjusted Odds Ratio, 95%CI=95% Confidence Interval Lower and Upper.