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Table 7 Correlates of Tobacco Cessation Behaviors

From: Patterns and correlates of tobacco control behavior among american association of pediatric dentistry members: a cross-sectional national study

Candidate Variable

Ask

Advise

Assist

 

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

Lack of Time

0.7

0.3–1.5

0.9

0.5–1.5

0.7

0.4–1.3

Lack of Users

0.5

0.3–0.9

1.0

0.6–1.5

0.7

0.4-<1.0

Preparation to Ask

2.8

1.4–5.5

1.8

1.1–2.9

1.9

1.2–3.0

Preparation to Advise

1.9

1.1–3.5

1.9

1.3–3.1

2.6

1.7–3.9

UC Attitude Scale*

1.6

1.4–1.9

1.5

1.3–1.8

1.8

1.5–2.1

Gender – Female

1.7

1.1–2.6

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Region: Pacific vs. Atlantic/Central

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0.6

0.4–0.9

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State Smoking Prevalence

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1.5

1.1–2.1

  1. *UC Attitude Scale per 4 point change
  2. Atlantic: Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, District of Columbia, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida
  3. Central: Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Texas, Oklahoma
  4. Pacific: Montana, Wyoming, Idaho, Colorado, Utah, Nevada, New Mexico, Arizona, Washington, Oregon, California, Alaska, Hawaii
  5. State Tobacco Use Prevalence per 5% change