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Table 4 Multivariate logistic regression for socio-demographic and other factors associated with successfully quitting smoking, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 2013

From: Tobacco consumption in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 2013: findings from a national survey

Characteristics

Odds ratio

95 % CI

Age (decades)

1.29

1.08

1.55

Education:

 Primary school or less

1.00

  

 Elementary/high school completed

NA

  

 College degree or higher education

1.27

0.83

1.93

Marriage:

 Never married

1.00

  

 Currently married

NA

  

 Separated, divorced, or widowed

0.07

0.02

0.23

Minimal physical activity

 No

1.00

  

 Yes

0.71

0.41

1.20

Daily servings of fruits/vegetables

   

 Less than 5

1.00

  

 5 or more

0.28

0.13

0.60

Cigarettes per day

0.94

0.91

0.96

Exposure to secondhand smoke

 No

1.00

  

 Yes

0.60

0.40

0.90

History of diagnosis with hypercholesterolemia

 No

1.00

  

 Yes

1.62

0.72

3.68

History of diagnosis with pre-diabetes

   

 No

1.00

  

 Yes

0.19

0.04

0.82

History of diagnosis with a chronic condition

   

 No

1.00

  

 Yes

2.14

1.25

3.68

Constant

0.27

0.13

0.55

  1. NA: not applicable as category has been removed by the model, CI: confidence interval
  2. Sex, body mass index, and “history of diagnosis with hypertension” were removed from the model during backward elimination