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Table 3 Logistic models predicting recent quitters' use of cold turkey, NRT, GP advice, and prescribed medication

From: Use and perceived helpfulness of smoking cessation methods: results from a population survey of recent quitters

Outcome

Predictor

OR (95% CI)

Cold turkey

Age (yrs)

 

(n = 1028)

51+

1

 

31-50

1.18 (0.87-1.59)

 

18-30

2.28 (1.55-3.35)

 

SES

 
 

Low

1

 

Mod-high

1.42 (1.08-1.87)

 

Quit duration

 
 

0-6 mths

1

 

7-12 mths

1.66 (1.24-2.22)

NRT

Age (yrs)

 

(n = 1067)

18-30

1

 

31-50

2.26 (1.55-3.30)

 

51+

2.33 (1.58-3.44)

 

Quit duration

 
 

7-12 mths

1

 

0-6 mths

1.39 (1.04-1.85)

GP advice

Age (yrs)

 

(n = 1054)

18-30

1

 

31-50

1.99 (1.30-3.06)

 

51+

3.21 (2.10-4.91)

 

Education

 
 

High

1

 

Low

1.56 (1.16-2.09)

 

Quit duration

 
 

7-12 mths

1

 

0-6 mths

1.37 (1.003-1.86)

Prescribed medication

Age (yrs)

 

(n = 1055)

18-30

1

 

31-50

2.44 (1.34-4.43)

 

51+

3.70 (2.05-6.67)

 

Education

 
 

High

1

 

Low

1.69 (1.16-2.47)

 

Quit duration

 
 

7-12 mths

1

 

0-6 mths

2.34 (1.52-3.61)

  1. Note. OR = Odds Ratio; CI = Confidence Interval; Edu = Education (low = less than Year 12, high = some or completed tertiary); SES = socio-economic status.
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