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Table 2 Association of residence proximity to a tobacco retail outlet (<250) and smoking behaviour outcomes (quit attempts, cigarettes per day, time to first cigarette, and quit status at interview) unadjusted and adjusted* for potential covariates among smokers attending a nicotine dependence clinic in Toronto, Canada (2008–2010)

From: Tobacco retail availability and smoking behaviours among patients seeking treatment at a nicotine dependence treatment clinic

 

Quit at baseline (yes/no)

Time to first cigarette (<20 min vs. > = 20 min)a

Lifetime quit attempts (<5 vs > = 5)

Cigarettes per dayb

Unadjusted

Adjusted

Unadjusted

Adjusted

Unadjusted

Adjusted

Unadjusted

Adjusted

None with 250 m

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

0

0

One within 250 m

0.48

0.61

0.84

0.80

0.91

0.94

3.43

3.40

 

(0.12, 1.88)

(0.11, 3.34)

(0.56, 1.25)

(0.88, 1.86)

(0.60, 1.36)

(0.64, 1.40)

(0.30, 6.56)

(0.27,6.52)

> One within 250 m

0.43

0.45

0.58

0.60

1.10

1.09

2.13

1.84

 

(0.21, 0.83)

(0.23, 0.87)

(0.46, 0.74)

(0.45, 0.79)

(0.72, 1.70)

(0.70, 1.72)

(-0.21, 4.47)

(-0.49, 4.19)

  1. *Adjusted for age, sex, employment status, income level, education, socio-economic status, and living with a partner.
  2. aFixed effect logistic regression conditional odds on neighbourhood (Forward Sortation Area).
  3. bFixed effect regression parameter conditional on neighbourhood (Forward Sortation Area).