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. 2022 Nov 16;24(11):e38206. doi: 10.2196/38206

Table 2.

Subgroup analysis of abstinence during the 3-month and endpoint abstinence.

Subgroup Sample size Risk ratio (95% CI) Risk ratio (95% CI)


3-month Endpoint
Strategies used for digital interventions

Both 7187 1.59 (1.32, 1.91) 1.43 (1.12, 1.83)

Cognitive behavioral therapy 1547 2.99 (1.62, 5.53) 2.30 (1.28, 4.12)

Transtheoretical model of behavior change 6321 1.48 (1.11, 1.97) 1.43 (1.12, 1.83)

Others 417 1.70 (0.69, 4.21) 1.65 (1.26, 2.15)

P value for subgroup difference N/Aa .23 .50
Sample size

>500 13,179 1.54 (1.28, 1.86) 1.41 (1.11, 1.78)

≤500 2293 1.98 (1.51, 2.60) 1.78 (1.34, 2.37)

P value for subgroup difference N/A .13 .21
Control

Self-help guideline 10,126 1.51 (1.26, 1.80) 1.42 (1.14, 1.76)

No intervention 5236 2.22 (1.70, 2.91) 1.94 (1.35, 2.78)

P value for subgroup difference N/A .02 .14
Intervention type

Text-based 11,047 1.59 (1.31, 1.92) 1.48 (1.16, 1.89)

Multiplatform-based 4425 1.85 (1.41, 2.44) 1.61 (1.24, 2.24)

P value for subgroup difference N/A .36 .54
Intervention duration

>1 month 12,308 1.70 (1.41, 2.04) 1.59 (1.28, 1.97)

≤1 month 3164 1.89 (1.24, 2.90) 1.65 (1.00, 2.71)

P value for subgroup difference N/A .64 .89
Overall 15,472 1.72 (1.46, 2.01) 1.58 (1.31, 1.90)

aN/A: not applicable.