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Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics associated with the odds of being seen at the smoking cessation clinic at KHCC in a sample of 3403 Jordanian cancer patients who smoke (column totals presented). A total of 717 cancer patients were seen at the clinic while 2686 were not

From: Smoking cessation care can translate to lower hazard of death in the short-run in cancer patients - a retrospective cohort study to demonstrate the value of smoking cessation services within the treatment phase of cancer

Variable:

Proportion seen at the clinic (n)

Unadjusted odds ratio of being seen (95% CI)

Adjusted odds ratio (of being seen)

Gender

 Males (N = 2454)

23.5% (n = 576)

Reference group

Reference group

 Females (N = 949)

14.9% (n = 141)

0.59 (0.46–0.70)

0.49 (0.38–0.63)

Age at diagnosis

 18–30 (N = 278)

21.9% (n = 61)

Reference group

Reference group

 31–40 (N = 491)

17.5% (n = 86)

0.76 (0.52–1.1)

0.89 (0.57–1.4)

 41–50 (N = 776)

24.4% (n = 189)

1.1 (0.83–1.6)

1.3 (0.82–1.9)

 51–60 (N = 860)

24.2% (n = 208)

1.1 (0.82–1.6)

1.1 (0.73–1.7)

 61–70 (N = 675)

19.1% (n = 129)

0.84 (0.60–1.2)

0.78 (0.49–1.2)

  > 70 (N = 323)

13.6% (n = 44)

0.56 (0.37–0.86)

0.49 (0.29–0.85)

Diagnosis year

 2009 (N = 256)

14.8% (n = 38)

Reference group

Reference group

 2010 (N = 382)

13.1% (n = 50)

0.86 (0.55–1.4)

0.85 (0.53–1.4)

 2011 (N = 378)

14.3% (n = 54)

0.96 (0.61–1.5)

0.94 (0.60–1.5)

 2012 (N = 329)

13.4% (n = 44)

0.89 (0.55–1.4)

0.86 (0.53–1.4)

 2013 (N = 416)

15.9% (n = 66)

1.1 (0.70–1.7)

1.0 (0.66–1.6)

 2014 (N = 492)

20.7% (n = 102)

1.5 (0.99–2.3)

1.4 (0.91–2.1)

 2015 (N = 572)

28.5% (n = 163)

2.3 (1.5–3.4)

2.4 (1.6–3.6)

 2016 (N = 578)

34.6% (n = 200)

3.0 (2.1–4.5)

3.3 (2.2–4.9)

Marital status

 Married (N = 2825)

21.3% (n = 601)

Reference group

Reference group

 Single (N = 378)

18.5% (n = 70)

0.84 (0.64–1.1)

0.88 (0.62–1.3)

 Separated/divorced/widowed (N = 200)

23.0% (n = 46)

1.1 (0.79–1.6)

1.4 (0.93–2.0)

Geographic area

 Central (N = 2860)

21.4% (n = 613)

Reference group

Reference group

 North (N = 350)

19.1% (n = 67)

0.87 (0.66–1.1)

0.74 (0.55–0.99)

 South (N = 192)

19.3% (n = 37)

0.88 (0.60–1.3)

0.80 (0.55–1.2)

Tumor type and relation to tobacco

 Solid, tobacco-relateda (N = 851)

25.5% (n = 217)

Reference group

Reference group

 Solid, tobacco-related (other)b (N = 827)

20.1% (n = 166)

0.73 (0.58–0.92)

0.57 (0.43–0.75)

 Solid, not tobacco-related (N = 1186)

16.8% (n = 199)

0.59 (0.48–0.73)

0.51 (0.38–0.69)

 Hematological, tobacco-related (N = 60)

13.3% (n = 8)

0.45 (0.21–0.96)

0.52 (0.23–1.2)

 Hematological, not tobacco-related (N = 478)

26.6% (n = 127)

1.1 (0.82–1.4)

1.1 (0.8–1.5)

Stage

 In-situ (N = 107)

29.9% (n = 32)

1.6 (1.03–2.5)

1.7 (1.03–2.8)

 Local (N = 797)

20.8% (n = 166)

Reference group

Reference group

 Regional (N = 1229)

22.8% (n = 280)

1.1 (0.90–1.4)

0.95 (0.74–1.2)

 Distant or unstaged (N = 1270)

18.8% (n = 239)

0.89 (0.71–1.1)

0.54 (0.40–0.71)

Received chemotherapy

 No (N = 1027)

19.6% (n = 201)

Reference group

Reference group

 Yes (N = 2376)

21.7% (n = 516)

1.14 (0.95–1.5)

1.4 (1.1–1.8)

Received surgery

 No (N = 2153)

21.0% (n = 451)

Reference group

Reference group

 Yes (N = 1250)

21.3% (n = 266)

1.0 (0.86–1.2)

1.0 (0.80–1.3)

Received radiation

 No (N = 1867)

21.2% (n = 395)

Reference group

Reference group

 Yes (N = 1536)

21.0% (n = 322)

0.99 (0.84–1.2)

0.96 (0.78–1.2)

Received hormonal therapy

 No (N = 2944)

21.8% (n = 643)

Reference group

Reference group

 Yes (N = 459)

16.1% (n = 74)

0.69 (0.53–0.90)

1.3 (0.94–1.9)

Received immunotherapy

 No (N = 3331)

20.9% (n = 696)

Reference group

Reference group

 Yes (N = 72)

29.2% (n = 21)

1.6 (0.93–2.6)

1.6 (0.92–3.0)

Received BMT

 No (N = 3283)

20.9% (n = 687)

Reference group

Reference group

 Yes (N = 120)

25.0% (n = 30)

1.3 (0.83–1.9)

1.6 (0.99–2.5)

Have diabetes

 No (N = 2826)

20.7% (n = 586)

Reference group

Reference group

 Yes (N = 577)

22.7% (n = 131)

1.1 (0.91–1.4)

0.99 (0.77–1.3)

Have respiratory disease

 No (N = 3122)

20.9% (n = 653)

Reference group

Reference group

 Yes (N = 281)

22.8% (n = 64)

1.1 (0.83–1.5)

0.98 (0.70–1.4)

Have cardio- or cerebrovascular disease

 No (N = 2464)

20.5% (n = 506)

Reference group

Reference group

 Yes (N = 939)

22.5% (n = 211)

1.1 (0.94–1.3)

1.1 (0.90–1.4)

  1. a Head, neck, respiratory, esophageal
  2. b Colorectal, cervical, pancreatic, urinary, stomach and liver
  3. p < 0.05