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

Table 5 Multivariate ORs and 95% CI for abstinence (point prevalence and continuous) controlled for sex, age, and other variables in the table.

		Point prevalence abstinence^†	Continuous abstinence^†
	% (n/N)	OR (95% CI)	OR (95% CI)
Program
LIT (ref.)	50 (148/294)	1.0	1.0
HIT	50 (146/294)	1.5 (0.8–2.8)	2.2 (1.1–4.6) *
Education
0–9 years (ref.)	23 (67/294)	1.0	1.0
≥ 10 years	77 (227/294)	1.7 (0.7–3.8)	1.6 (0.6–4.2)
N of cigarettes
≥ 20/day (ref.)	34 (99/294)	1.0	1.0
10–19/day	51 (151/294)	2.4 (1.1–5.1) *	2.1 (0.9–5.3)
0–9/day	15 (44/294)	5.5 (2.2–13.5) ***	4.1 (1.5–11.8) **

* Statistically significant difference at the 5% level
** Statistically significant difference at the 1% level
*** Statistically significant difference at the 0.1% level
^† 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.

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