Table 1.
Characteristics of current/recent smokers compared with ex-smokers (N = 194).
| Characteristic | Current/recent smokers (%) N = 142a |
Ex-smokers (%) N = 52a |
O.R. [95% C.I.] | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (M. ± S.D.) | 52.5 ± 10.0 | 55.2 ± 9.6 | NA | 0.11 |
| Male gender | 72/140 (51.4%) | 24/52 (46.2%) | 1.24 [0.65-2.33] | 0.52 |
| Race | ||||
| White | 8 (6.8%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0.20 | |
| African American/Black | 110 (93.2%) | 38 (100.0%) | NA | |
| Latino/a | 33/140 (23.6%) | 12/52 (23.1%) | 1.03 (0.48-2.18) | 0.94 |
| Education | ||||
| <High school graduate | 57 (40.1%) | 17 (32.7%) | NA | 0.37 |
| High school graduate | 37 (26.1%) | 17 (32.7%) | ||
| Some college | 35 (24.6%) | 10 (19.2%) | ||
| College graduate | 13 (9.2%) | 8 (15.4%) | ||
| Hazardous alcohol use (AUDIT ≥ 8) | 25/131 (19.1%) | 2/48 (4.2%) | 5.43 [1.23-23.8] | 0.02 |
| Current marijuana useb | 61/139 (43.9%) | 9/52 (17.3%) | 3.73 [1.69-8.26] | 0.001 |
| Current cocaine useb | 35/139 (25.2%) | 1/52 (1.9%) | 17.2 [2.29-125] | <0.001 |
| Depression score | 21.2 ± 12.2 | 19.2 ± 12.4 | NA | 0.33 |
| Anxiety score | 8.1 ± 6.3 | 5.3 ± 5.3 | NA | 0.006 |
Note: M.: mean; S.D.: standard deviation; O.R.: odds ratio; 95% C.I.: 95% confidence intervals; NA: not applicable; AUDIT: Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test. aTotals for each characteristic do not necessarily equate with the complete sample size because of missing data points. bCurrent marijuana/cocaine use was defined as admitted use within the past 30 days.