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. 2022 Jun 20;9:1099. Originally published 2020 Sep 7. [Version 3] doi: 10.12688/f1000research.26167.3

Table 2. Effect of adjustment on the OR (95% CI) for the relationship of ever regular e-cigarette use a to quitting.

Wave 1 to 2
quitting
Wave 2 to 3
quitting
Wave 1 to 3
quitting
Unweighted numbers
Total – in baseline 6,503 6,847 6,490
Excluded from final regression 262 (4.0%) 89 (1.3%) 175 (2.7%)
Included in final regression 6,241 6,758 6,315
Total ever e-cigarette users – in baseline 727 1,306 726
Excluded from final regression 24 (3.3%) 12 (0.9%) 16 (2.2%)
Included in final regression 703 1,294 710
Quit 78 (11.1%) 160 (12.4%) 118 (16.6%)
Total never e-cigarette users – in baseline 5,776 5,541 5,764
Excluded from final regression 238 (4.1%) 77 (1.4%) 159 (2.8%)
Included in final regression 5,538 5,464 5,605
Quit 503 (9.1%) 456 (8.3%) 711 (12.7%)
Weighted ORs and 96% CIs
Unadjusted 1.29 (1.01-1.66) 1.52 (1.26-1.83) 1.47 (1.19-1.82)
Adjusted for four most important variables 1.17 (0.90-1.52) 1.54 (1.26-1.88) 1.43 (1.14-.1.78)
Adjusted for all variables included in final list 1.23 (0.94-1.61)
[9 variables]
1.51 (1.24-1.85)
[6 variables]
1.39 (1.11-1.74)
[8 variables]

aWhere the baseline is Wave 1, the predictor is ever regular e-cigarette use, where it is Wave 2, it is ever regular e-product use