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Table 3 Summary of Cox model among 2969 Black, Latino and White Older Adults (age >50 at baseline) who were current smokers at baseline adjusting for cigarettes per day (year 1992)

From: Latino and Black smokers in the Health and Retirement Study are more likely to quit: the role of light smoking

 

Cessation 10 years

Cessation 20 years

 

HR(SE)

95 % CI

HR(SE)

95 % CI

Race/ethnicity

    

 White (referent)

    

 Black

0.95 (0.09)

0.78–1.16

0.97 (0.10)

0.80–1.19

 Latino

1.24 (0.17)

0.95–1.63

1.21 (0.15)

0.94–1.56

Gender

    

 Men (referent)

    

 Women

0.84 (0.05)**

0.74–0.94

0.85 (0.05)**

0.75–0.96

Age group at baseline

    

 50–59 years (referent)

    

 60+ years

1.28 (0.13)*

1.04–1.57

1.19 (0.11)

0.99–1.43

Education at baseline

    

  < High school (referent)

    

 High school or more

1.23 (0.11)*

1.03–1.46

1.16 (0.10)

0.98–1.37

Marital Status at baseline

    

 Married (referent)

    

 Formerly married

0.95 (0.09)

0.79–1.14

0.94 (0.09)

0.78–1.14

 Never Married

0.62 (0.15)

0.38–1.02

0.73 (0.15)

0.49–1.10

Count of chronic medical conditions (continuous)

1.08 (0.03)*

1.01–1.15

1.08 (0.03)**

1.02–1.13

Average number of cigarettes smoked per day (continuous)

0.98 (0.01)***

0.97–0.98

0.98 (0.01)***

0.97–0.98

Drinking Frequency per day at baseline

    

 None (referent)

    

 1-2 drinks per day

0.95 (0.06)

0.84–1.08

0.99 (0.05)

0.89–1.11

  > 2 drinks per day

0.66 (0.08)**

0.51–0.85

0.71 (0.08)**

0.57–0.90

Depressive Symptoms: CESD-8 score (range 0–8)

    

 Score <4 (referent)

    

 Score ≥4

1.14 (0.09)

0.98–1.34

1.13 (0.06)*

1.01–1.26

  1. *P < 0.05 ** P < 0.01 ***P < 0.001