Table 6. Effect of adjustment on the OR (95% CI) for the relationship of ever regular e-cigarette use a to quitting.
| Type of
quitting |
Statistic | Wave 1 to 2/3
quitting |
Wave 2 to 3/4
quitting |
Wave 1 to
2/3/4 quitting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delayed | Number in baseline in final regression | 5,660 | 5,346 | 4,956 |
| Number quitting | 448 | 392 | 606 | |
| Unadjusted | 1.50 (1.13-1.97) | 1.28 (1.00-1.64) | 1.52 (1.19-1.94) | |
| Adjusted for four most important
variables |
1.36 (1.02-1.82) | 1.29 (1.00-1.66) | 1.41 (1.10-1.82) | |
| Adjusted for all variables included in
final list |
1.38 (1.03-1.85) | 1.25 (0.97-1.62) | 1.43 (1.10-1.85) | |
| Temporary | Number in baseline in final regression | 5,413 | 5,149 | 4,699 |
| Number quitting | 201 | 195 | 349 | |
| Unadjusted | 1.10 (0.71-1.70) | 1.68 (1.22-2.32) | 1.34 (0.97-1.86) | |
| Adjusted for four most important
variables |
0.91 (0.58-1.42) | 1.74 (1.25-2.43) | 1.20 (0.86-1.69) | |
| Adjusted for all variables included in
final list |
0.93 (0.59-1.46) | 1.60 (1.14-2.25) | 1.26 (0.89-1.77) | |
| Sustained | Number in baseline in final regression | 5,602 | 5,298 | 4,622 |
| Number quitting | 380 | 344 | 272 | |
| Unadjusted | 1.48 (1.10-1.99) | 1.49 (1.16-1.91) | 1.29 (0.89-1.86) | |
| Adjusted for four most important
variables |
1.41 (1.03-1.93) | 1.59 (1.22-2.06) | 1.33 (0.91-1.96) | |
| Adjusted for all variables included in
final list |
1.51 (1.09-2.08) | 1.48 (1.13-1.94) | 1.52 (1.02-2.26) |
aWhere the baseline is Wave 1, the predictor is ever regular e-cigarette use, where the baseline is Wave 2, the predictor is ever regular e-product use