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Table 3 Forward stepwise regression predicting short term abstinence*

From: Do implementation issues influence the effectiveness of medications? The case of nicotine replacement therapy and bupropion in UK Stop Smoking Services

  Odds ratio P value
Medication choice (bupropion/NRT) 1.40 .012
Gender (female/male) 1.30 .009
Age 1.02 <.001
Marital status (single, divorced or separated/married or with partner) 1.33 .003
FTND .94 .006
Service type (community/clinic) 1.36 .012
  1. * This table presents the output from a forward stepwise multiple regression where all the variables reaching significance in the univariate analyses (Table 2) were included in the model.
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BMC Public Health

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