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Table 5 Predictors of smoking and dropouts at 12 months

From: Effectiveness of a pharmacist-delivered smoking cessation program in the State of Qatar: a randomized controlled trial

Variable

Smoking

RRR (95% CI)

p-value

Dropout

RRR (95% CI)

p-value

Age (in years)

 18–29

1

 

1

 

 30–39

1.46 (0.38, 5.61)

0.584

1.58 (0.43, 5.83)

0.489

 40–49

1.06 (0.25, 4.55)

0.934

0.66 (0.16, 2.79)

0.576

 ≥50

1.71 (0.29, 10.2)

0.554

1.85 (0.32, 10.56)

0.488

Marital Status

 Never Married

1

 

1

 

 Ever Married

0.50 (0.12, 2.08)

0.337

0.60 (0.15, 2.38)

0.465

Nationality

 Qatar

1

 

1

 

 Egypt

1.60 (0.49, 5.22)

0.432

0.58 (0.18, 1.84)

0.358

 Other

1.60 (0.51, 5.03)

0.425

1.21 (0.41, 3.58)

0.734

Tried quitting before

0.77 (0.30, 1.99)

0.593

1.27 (0.49, 3.29)

0.619

Years of smoking

2.07 (1.25, 3.45)

0.005*

1.89 (1.17, 3.06)

0.009*

Cigarettes per day

1.04 (1.00, 1.09)

0.027*

1.01 (0.98, 1.05)

0.481

Study group

0.58 (0.24, 1.38)

0.218

0.70 (0.30, 1.64)

0.410

  1. *significant association p < 0.05