Table 3

Independent correlates of smoking relapse at the three month follow up among Navy recruit women “smokers”3-150

Correlate Relapse rate Adjusted odds ratio 95% confidence interval p
Age
17–18 years652.180.94 to 5.070.072
 19–23 years722.961.29 to 6.980.012
 24–35 years3-151 541.00
Type of entry smoker
Experimenter3-151 311.00
 Occasional662.581.28 to 5.230.009
 Daily895.312.70 to 11.090.000
 Former521.400.45 to 4.380.553
Intentions to smoke measured at graduation (mean)3-152 1.451.14 to 1.830.003
  • 3-150 Includes ever smokers at entry (n = 630).

  • 3-151 Reference group.

  • 3-152 Scale includes 1 (definitely no), 2 (probably no), 3 (probably yes), and 4 (definitely yes).

  • Race/ethnicity, education, intentions to smoke measured at entry, number of cigarettes typically smoked, minutes after waking one typically had her first cigarette, and perceptions of being a smoker at graduation did not enter the model.