Unadjusted | Adjusted† | |||||
SR vs not SR‡ | SR with NRT vs SR without NRT§ | TA with NRT vs non-NRT for TA¶ | SR vs not SR‡ | SR with NRT vs SR without NRT§ | TA with NRT vs non-NRT for TA¶ | |
Quit attempt from baseline to 6 months | 2.54 (2.17 to 3.00)*** | 1.60 (1.29 to 1.98)*** | 1.91 (1.56 to 2.35)*** | 2.50 (2.13 to 2.93)*** | 1.61 (1.30 to 2.01)*** | 1.94 (1.56 to 2.38)*** |
Quit smoking at 6 months | 1.55 (1.19 to 2.01)*** | 1.47 (1.03 to 2.10)* | 1.98 (1.44 to 2.71)*** | 1.49 (1.14 to 1.94)** | 1.51 (1.06 to 2.16)* | 2.10 (1.52 to 2.89)*** |
*p<0.05, **p<0.01, ***p<0.001 significant difference between groups.
↵† Adjusted for age, gender, social grade and time to the first cigarette of the day.
↵‡ Those reporting smoking reduction compared with those reporting that they were not reducing their cigarette consumption.
↵§ Those reporting smoking reduction with NRT versus those reducing their smoking without NRT.
↵¶ Those reporting temporary abstinence with NRT versus not using NRT for temporary abstinence.
NRT, nicotine replacement therapy; OR, odds ratio calculated from logistic regression; SR, smoking reduction; TA, temporary abstinence.