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Table 4 Abstinence (point prevalence and continuous) by sex, education level and number of smoked cigarettes at baseline, as well as odds ratios for the two abstinence standards, using all randomized subjects.

From: Comparison of a high and a low intensity smoking cessation intervention in a dentistry setting in Sweden – a randomized trial

 

Point prevalence abstinence

Continuous abstinence

 

% (n/N)

OR (95% CI)

% (n/N)

OR (95% CI)

Education: 0–9 years

    

LIT (ref.)

8 (3/37)

1.0

5 (2/37)

1.0

HIT

20 (6/30)

2.8 (0.6–12.5)

13 (4/30)

2.7 (0.5–15.8)

Education: ≥ 10 years

    

LIT (ref.)

19 (21/111)

1.0

10 (11/111)

1.0

HIT

25 (29/116)

1.4 (0.8–2.7)

20 (23/116) *

2.2 (1.04–4.9) *

N of cigarettes: ≥ 20/day

    

LIT (ref.)

7 (4/54)

1.0

2 (1/54)

1.0

HIT

13 (6/45)

1.9 (0.5–7.3)

13 (6/45) *

8.2 (0.9–70.5)

N of cigarettes: 10–19/day

    

LIT (ref.)

19 (14/75)

1.0

12 (9/75)

1.0

HIT

24 (18/76)

1.4 (0.6–3.0)

17 (13/76)

1.5 (0.6–3.8)

N of cigarettes: 0–9/day

    

LIT (ref.)

32 (6/19)

1.0

16 (3/19)

1.0

HIT

44 (11/25)

1.7 (0.5–5.9)

32 (8/25)

2.5 (0.6–11.2)

Sex: Male

    

LIT (ref.)

12 (4/34)

1.0

6 (2/34)

1.0

HIT

23 (7/30)

2.3 (0.6–8.7)

17 (5/30)

3.2 (0.6–17.9)

Sex: Female

    

LIT (ref.)

18 (20/114)

1.0

10 (11/114)

1.0

HIT

24 (28/116)

1.5 (0.8–2.8)

19 (22/116)

2.2 (1.01–4.8) *

  1. Note: Tests of homogeneity of the ORs over education, intensity of smoking and sex, using the Breslow-Day test, showed that the null hypothesis of homogeneity could not be rejected for any of the variables.
  2. * Statistically significant difference between the programs at the 5% level
  3. Point prevalence abstinence = not smoked at all in the seven days prior to follow-up. Continuous abstinence = not smoked at all in the 6 months (≥ 183 days) prior to follow-up.