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Table 4 Prevalence (%) and adjusted odds ratios (OR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI) of using NRT or snus on latest quit attempt among former smokers and current smokers with quit attempts (N = 2337) according to age, education, number of unsuccessful attempts to quit and current snus use

From: Contrasting snus and NRT as methods to quit smoking. an observational study

 

Men (1230)

Women (1107)

SNUS

Use of snus on latest quit attempt

16% (197/1230)

1.9% (21/1107)

Age

% (n/N)

OR* (95% CI)

% (n/N)

OR* (95% CI)

15-24

50 (55/110)

1.00

6 (6/100)

1.00

25-44

24 (87/362)

0.40 (0.20-0.80)

2.9 (13/451)

3.44 (0.60-19.95)

45-74

7.3 (49/674)

0.14(0.07-0.28)

0.4 (2/522)

1.23 (0.12-12.42)

(Missing)

(84)

 

(34)

 

Education

Low

15.3 (34/222)

1.00

0.6 (1/166)

1.00

Medium

16.3 (124/760)

0.67 (0.36-1.24)

1.7 (12/686)

1.44 (0.15-14.32)

High

14.6 (32/219)

0.79 (0.36-1.67)

2.6 (6/230)

1.50 (0.13-17.94)

(Missing)

(29)

 

(25)

 

Number of unsuccessful attempts to quit

None or one

13.5 (72/533)

1.00

0.7 (3/424)

1.00

2 or 3

19.3 (73/378)

1.27 (0.75-2.16)

2.3 (9/389)

8.99 (1.40-57.82)

4 or more

16.3 (52/319)

1.27(0.72-2.28)

3.1 (9/294)

0.84 (1.63-70.67)

Current snus use

No

5.6 (59/1053)

1.00

0.8 (9/1080)

1.00

Yes

78 (138/177)

45.15 (28.09-72.59)

44.4 (12/27)

147.38 (32.55-667.37)

NRT

Use of NRT on latest quit attempt

9.2% (113/1230)

13.7% (152/1107)

Age

% (n/N)

OR* (95% CI)

% (n/N)

OR* (95% CI)

15-24

2.7 (3/110)

-

8 (8/100)

1.00

25-44

9.7 (35/362)

-

14.2 (64/451)

1.62 (0.71-3.76)

45-74

10.5 (71/674)

-**

14.9 (78/522)

1.75 (0.77-4.0)

(Missing)

(84)

 

(34)

 

Education

Low

7.7 (17/222)

1.00

15.7 (26/166)

1.00

Medium

10 (76/760)

1.19 (0.67-2.10)

13.1 (90/686)

0.81 (0.49-1.33)

High

6.4 (14/219)

0.69 (0.33-1.46)

13.5 (31/230)

0.75 (0.41-1.37)

(Missing)

(29)

 

(25)

 

Number of unsuccessful attempts to quit

None or one

5.8 (31/533)

1.00

9.4 (40/424)

1.00

2 or 3

9.3 (35/378)

1.53 (0.89-2.62)

12.9 (50/389)

1.48 (0.94-3.35)

4 or more

14.7 (47/319)

2.73(1.66-4.51)

21.3 (62/294)

2.55 (1.63-3.99)

Current snus use

    

No

10.3 (108/1053)

1.00

14.3 (151/1080)

-

Yes

2.8 (5/177)

0.27(0.10-0.75)

0.7 (1/27)

-**

  1. * Mutually adjusted OR's.
  2. ** Ratios not reported due to missing cases.