Lower Successful Quit Rate of Menthol Tobacco Users in a Tobacco Cessation Program: An Explanatory Analysis in Search of Potential Mechanisms

Table 3.

Logistic Regression Results

Variables Quit Smoking

Unadjusted OR (95% CI) Adjusted OR (95% CI)

Menthol/Multiple Flavor Use    
   No Ref. Ref.
   Yes 0.36* (0.13, 0.98) 0.14** (0.04, 0.55)
Study Arm    
   Self-Help Group Ref. Ref.
   In-Person Group 2.17 (0.92, 5.16) 3.81* (1.21, 12.03)
   Virtual/Hybrid Group 1.30 (0.53, 3.16) 2.19 (0.67, 7.18)
Age    
   50 years or Less Ref. Ref.
   More than 50 years 1.29 (0.56, 2.98) 1.66 (0.59, 4.69)
Gender    
   Men Ref. Ref.
   Women 0.57 (0.30, 1.11) 0.33* (0.14, 0.77)
Educational Attainment    
   Some High School or Less Ref. Ref.
   Graduated from High School/GED 1.08 (0.46, 2.54) 0.84 (0.28, 2.50)
   Some College 1.38 (0.55, 3.43) 1.26 (0.39, 4.13)
   Bachelor or More 1.93 (0.68, 5.49) 0.97 (0.23, 4.07)
Number of Cardiometabolic Risk Conditions 1.29 (0.91, 1.84) 1.73* (1.13, 2.66)
Depression 0.77* (0.61, 0.98) 0.56** (0.39, 0.80)
Other Tobacco Product Use    
   No Ref. Ref.
   Yes 1.61 (0.77, 3.36) 2.50 (0.96, 6.47)
Nicotine Addiction (at Baseline) 0.93 (0.79, 1.09) 1.01 (0.82, 1.24)

Note: Abbreviations: 0R= Odds Ratio; CI=Confidence Interval; ** P < 0.01, * P < 0.05.