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Social Determinants of Successful Smoking Cessation: An Eight-Year Analysis of Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) Data
Journal of Biomedical and Life Sciences
| Vol 4, Issue 2
Table 2. Predictors of successful quit in currentsmokers at baseline (over 8 years of follow up)
| Odds Ratio | Linearized SE | 95% | CI | p | |
| Census Region | |||||
| Northeast | Ref | ||||
| Midwest | 1.15 | 0.13 | 0.91 | 1.44 | 0.238 |
| South | 1.14 | 0.13 | 0.90 | 1.43 | 0.272 |
| West | 1.27 | 0.16 | 0.98 | 1.63 | 0.067 |
| Age | |||||
| 18 to 24 years old | |||||
| 25 to 34 years old | 0.72 | 0.06 | 0.61 | 0.86 | < 0.001 |
| 35 to 44 years old | 0.55 | 0.06 | 0.45 | 0.68 | < 0.001 |
| 45 to 54 years old | 0.43 | 0.05 | 0.34 | 0.54 | < 0.001 |
| 55 to 64 years old | 0.46 | 0.06 | 0.35 | 0.59 | < 0.001 |
| 65 to 74 years old | 0.40 | 0.09 | 0.26 | 0.62 | < 0.001 |
| 75 years old or older | 0.22 | 0.17 | 0.05 | 0.97 | 0.046 |
| Sex (Male) | 0.81 | 0.07 | 0.68 | 0.96 | 0.018 |
| Race | |||||
| White | Ref | ||||
| Black | 1.23 | 0.11 | 1.03 | 1.47 | 0.020 |
| Other | 1.00 | 0.14 | 0.76 | 1.31 | 0.987 |
| Latino | 1.66 | 0.17 | 1.35 | 2.03 | < 0.001 |
| Education | |||||
| Less than high school | Ref | ||||
| GED | 0.94 | 0.13 | 0.72 | 1.24 | 0.669 |
| High school graduate | 1.12 | 0.13 | 0.89 | 1.39 | 0.330 |
| Some college (no degree) or associate | 1.22 | 0.13 | 0.98 | 1.51 | 0.081 |
| Bachelor's degree or | 1.82 | 0.27 | 1.35 | 2.44 | 0.000 |
| Advanced degree | 1.71 | 0.38 | 1.10 | 2.66 | 0.018 |
| Advanced degree | |||||
| Poverty | 0.84 | 0.06 | 0.73 | 0.97 | 0.020 |
| Health Insurance | |||||
| Some private insurance | Ref | ||||
| Private insurance, some Medicare | 0.87 | 0.13 | 0.65 | 1.18 | 0.375 |
| Private insurance or Medicare | 0.84 | 0.09 | 0.67 | 1.04 | 0.109 |
| Other insurance only | 1.01 | 0.20 | 0.68 | 1.51 | 0.966 |
| No insurance | 0.88 | 0.07 | 0.75 | 1.04 | 0.124 |
| Intercept | 0.14 | 0.02 | 0.10 | 0.19 | < 0.001 |