Methods Used in Smoking Cessation and Reduction Attempts: Findings from Help-Seeking Smokers

Table 3

Logistic regression analysis for multiple use of cessation methods among smokers who reported the use of at least one additional method (). Crude and adjusted odds ratio (aOR).

	Multiple versus single methods used	Multiple versus single methods used
	Crude OR	aOR (95% CI)
Age
Age 30–49 vs. 16–29	1.53 (0.93-2.51)	1.50 (0.88-2.55)
Age 50+ vs. 16–29	1.28 (0.75-2.20)	1.37 (0.77-2.44)
Gender
Females vs. males	1.21 (0.83-1.77)	1.14 (0.77-1.70)
Education
High vs. low education	1.09 (0.77-1.53)	1.09 (0.76-1.55)
Smoking status
Daily vs. occasional smoking	0.99 (0.63-1.55)	1.09 (0.51-2.32)
Cigarettes per week (CPW)
21–70 CPW vs. 20 or less CPW	0.63 (0.35-1.10)	0.54 (0.24-1.19)
71 or more CPW vs. 20 or less CPW	0.98 (0.60-1.60)	0.83 (0.38-1.80)
Plan to quit or reduce
Plan to quit vs. plan to reduce	1.82 (1.07-3.10)	1.75 (1.01-3.04)
Quit attempts last 12 months
1 vs. none	1.32 (0.75-2.41)	1.24 (0.68-2.27)
2 or more vs. none	1.51 (0.84-2.70)	1.51 (0.82-2.78)