Table 3. Factors Associated With Being Asked by Patients About e-Cigarettes and Recommending e-Cigarettes to Patients in Past 30 Days.
| Variable | aOR (95% CI) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Asked about e-cigarettes | Recommended e-cigarettes to patients | ||
| Model 1a | Model 2a | Model 3a | |
| Age | 0.98 (0.97-0.99) | 1.01 (1.00-1.03) | 1.03 (1.01-1.05) |
| Sex | |||
| Male | 1.50 (1.20-1.89) | 1.58 (1.09-2.29) | 1.36 (0.92-2.03) |
| Female | 1 [Reference] | 1 [Reference] | 1 [Reference] |
| Race and ethnicityb | |||
| Hispanic | 1.22 (0.77-1.95) | 0.60 (0.26-1.42) | 0.45 (0.20-1.03) |
| Asian or Other Pacific Islander | 0.42 (0.30-0.59) | 0.80 (0.46-1.39) | 1.49 (0.81-2.72) |
| Black | 0.62 (0.37-1.02) | 0.97 (0.40-2.32) | 1.19 (0.47-3.04) |
| South Asian | 0.86 (0.59-1.26) | 1.20 (0.64-2.24) | 1.40 (0.73-2.67) |
| White | 1 [Reference] | 1 [Reference] | 1 [Reference] |
| Other | 0.74 (0.46-1.19) | 1.61 (0.81-3.20) | 1.74 (0.76-4.00) |
| Specialty | |||
| OB/GYN | 1 [Reference] | 1 [Reference] | 1 [Reference] |
| Cardiology | 1.85 (1.15-3.00) | 2.04 (1.03-4.05) | 1.65 (0.76-3.62) |
| Family medicine | 3.09 (2.34-4.08) | 1.52 (0.95-2.43) | 0.79 (0.48-1.32) |
| Internal medicine | 2.18 (1.61-2.95) | 1.21 (0.73-1.99) | 0.73 (0.42-1.26) |
| Oncology | 1.15 (0.69-1.92) | 0.79 (0.32-1.96) | 0.62 (0.24-1.60) |
| Pulmonary | 5.03 (3.26-7.76) | 2.14 (1.10-4.16) | 0.94 (0.46-1.89) |
| PHS awareness | |||
| Unaware | 1 [Reference] | 1 [Reference] | 1 [Reference] |
| Aware, not read | 1.06 (0.83-1.34) | 1.24 (0.84-1.83) | 1.14 (0.74-1.75) |
| Read, not used | 1.83 (1.21-2.76) | 1.46 (0.80-2.70) | 1.01 (0.51-1.98) |
| Uses | 2.30 (1.72-3.06) | 1.77 (1.12-2.80) | 1.12 (0.69-1.81) |
| Endorses risk continuum | |||
| Yes | 0.99 (0.80-1.21) | 2.58 (1.86-3.57) | 3.04 (2.15-4.31) |
| No | 1 [Reference] | 1 [Reference] | 1 [Reference] |
| Smoked at least 100 cigarettes | |||
| Yes | 0.97 (0.71-1.33) | 1.71 (1.14-2.58) | 1.98 (1.27-3.08) |
| No | 1 [Reference] | 1 [Reference] | 1 [Reference] |
| Ever used e-cigarettes | |||
| Yes | 1.36 (0.80-2.30) | 1.67 (0.87-3.21) | 1.70 (0.83-3.48) |
| No | 1 [Reference] | 1 [Reference] | 1 [Reference] |
| Year of data collection | |||
| Wave 1/2018 | 1 [Reference] | 1 [Reference] | 1 [Reference] |
| Wave 2/2019 | 1.29 (1.02-1.63) | 1.15 (0.78-1.70) | 1.04 (0.69-1.57) |
| Patient prompt | |||
| Yes | NI | NI | 16.60 (10.33-26.68) |
| No | NI | NI | 1 [Reference] |
Abbreviations: aOR, adjusted odds ratio; NI, not included; OB/GYN, obstetrics and gynecology; PHS, Public Health Service.
a
Observations: model 1 = 1880; model 2 = 1882; and model 3 = 1887.
b
Race and ethnicity were determined by participant self-report. “Other” was a choice on the survey that participants self-selected, and no further breakdown is available.