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Demographic characteristics in the cessation of betel quid chewing. (N = 3291) |
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| Betel quid chewers |
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| Former chewers (N = 251) |
Current chewers (N = 3040) |
ORb (95% CI) |
aORc (95% CI) |
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| N |
(%)a |
N |
(%)a |
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| Gender |
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| Male |
167 |
(8.2) |
1866 |
(91.8) |
1.25(0.95–1.64) |
- |
| Female |
84 |
(6.7) |
1174 |
(93.3) |
1.00 |
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| Age (yrs)* |
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| >=45 |
157 |
(9.9) |
1425 |
(90.1) |
1.89(1.45–2.47) † |
1.84(1.40–2.42) † |
| <45 |
94 |
(5.5) |
1615 |
(94.5) |
1.00 |
1.00 |
| Obesity |
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| Yes |
58 |
(7.3) |
742 |
(92.8) |
0.93(0.69–1.26) |
- |
| No |
193 |
(7.8) |
2298 |
(92.3) |
1.00 |
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| Education (years) |
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| <=6 |
137 |
(8.0) |
1572 |
(92.0) |
1.12(0.87–1.45) |
- |
| >6 |
114 |
(7.2) |
1468 |
(92.8) |
1.00 |
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| Age commenced chewing (years) |
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| >=20 |
166 |
(8.0) |
1923 |
(92.1) |
1.13(0.87–1.49) |
- |
| <20 |
85 |
(7.1) |
1117 |
(92.9) |
1.00 |
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| Quids per day* |
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| <=10 |
134 |
(8.8) |
1397 |
(91.3) |
1.34(1.04–1.74) † |
1.24(0.95–1.62) |
| >10 |
117 |
(6.7) |
1643 |
(93.4) |
1.00 |
1.00 |
| Marital status |
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| Married |
213 |
(8.0) |
2448 |
(92.0) |
1.33(0.93–1.91) |
- |
| Single |
37 |
(6.2) |
565 |
(93.9) |
1.00 |
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| Ethnicity* |
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| Taiwan aborigines |
218 |
(7.2) |
2800 |
(92.8) |
0.36(0.21–0.60) † |
0.40(0.24–0.68) † |
| Mixed-Taiwan aborigines |
9 |
(7.0) |
119 |
(93.0) |
0.35(0.15–0.80) † |
0.47(0.20–1.11) |
| Non-Taiwan aborigines |
19 |
(17.9) |
87 |
(82.1) |
1.00 |
1.00 |
| Alcohol consumption* |
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| No |
91 |
(12.5) |
640 |
(87.6) |
2.10(1.60–2.76) † |
1.89(1.43–2.50) † |
| Yes |
157 |
(6.3) |
2323 |
(93.7) |
1.00 |
1.00 |
| Cigarette smoking |
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| No |
97 |
(7.1) |
1266 |
(92.9) |
0.89(0.68–1.16) |
- |
| Yes |
145 |
(8.0) |
1676 |
(92.0) |
1.00 |
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* Significant difference in the prevalence of former and current chewers by Chi-square analysis (p < 0.05) † Significant difference by logistic regression model (P < 0.05). a May not total 100% due to rounding. b Odds ratios (OR) refer to the risk of former chewers versus current chewers according to each variable. OR > 1 indicates a higher likelihood of being a former chewer (quit chewing). c aOR: adjusted odds ratio for age (years), quids per day, ethnicity and alcohol consumption by logistic regression model; 95% CI: 95% confidence interval. | ||||||
Lin et al. BMC Public Health 2006 6:271 doi:10.1186/1471-2458-6-271 |
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