Gender Differences in Quit Rates in a Tobacco Cessation Program: In Search of Demographic, Socioeconomic, Health, or Behavioral Explanatory Mechanisms

Table 3.

Logistic Regression Results

Variables Quit Smoking

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

Study Arm    
Self-help group Ref. Ref.
In-person group 2.17 (0.92, 5.16) 3.97* (1.22, 12.94)
Virtual/hybrid group 1.30 (0.53, 3.16) 2.25 (0.67, 7.53)
Gender    
Men Ref. Ref.
Women 0.57 (0.30, 1.11) 0.27** (0.11, 0.65)
Age    
50 years or less Ref. Ref.
More than 50 years 1.29 (0.56, 2.98) 1.72 (0.57, 5.21)
Educational Attainment    
Some high school or less Ref. Ref.
Graduated from high school/GED 1.08 (0.46, 2.54) 0.78 (0.25, 2.42)
Some college 1.38 (0.55, 3.43) 1.24 (0.37, 4.17)
Bachelor or more 1.93 (0.68, 5.49) 1.16 (0.28, 4.89)
Number of Cardiometabolic Risk Conditions 1.29 (0.91, 1.84) 1.75* (1.12, 2.74)
Depression 0.77* (0.61, 0.98) 0.60** (0.41, 0.88)
Perceived Stress 1.0 (0.90, 1.11) 1.04 (0.88, 1.22)
Perceived Social Support 1.39 (0.96, 2.01) 1.63 (0.96, 2.75)
Other Tobacco Product Use    
No Ref. Ref.
Yes 1.61 (0.77, 3.36) 2.46 (0.92, 6.61)
Menthol/Multiple Flavor Use    
No Ref. Ref.
Yes 0.36* (0.13, 0.98) 0.19* (0.05, 0.78)
Nicotine Addiction (at Baseline) 0.93 (0.79, 1.09) 1.04 (0.85, 1.29)

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