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Table 5 Effects of alcohol consumption and cigarette smoking on cessation

From: Predictors of betel quid chewing behavior and cessation patterns in Taiwan aborigines

  

Betel quid chewers

  
  

Former chewers (N = 239)

Current chewers (N = 2882)

OR(95%CI)a

aOR(95%CI)b

Alcohol

No

     
 

Cigarette

No

51

390

1.76(1.24–2.50) †

1.25(0.86–1.83)

 

Cigarette

Yes

38

233

2.19(1.48–3.26) †

1.99(1.32–2.99) †

Alcohol

Yes

     
 

Cigarette

No

45

847

0.72(0.50–1.02)

0.59(0.40–1.86) †

 

Cigarette

Yes

105

1412

1.00

1.00

  1. † Significant difference by logistic regression model (p < 0.05).
  2. a Odds ratios (OR) refer to the risk of former chewers versus current chewers according to each variable. OR > 1 indicates a higher likelihood of being a former chewer (quit chewing).
  3. b aOR: adjusted odds ratio for age (years), quids per day, and ethnicity by logistic regression model; 95% CI: 95% confidence interval.
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