Table 5

HRs from adjusted proportional hazard models of time to relapse, N=1785

VariableHR (95% CI)p Value
Randomisation groups
 Standard plus TEQ-10 vs standard0.85 (0.69 to 1.04)0.1171
 Standard plus TEQ-20 vs standard1.05 (0.85 to 1.31)0.6282
Number of programme counselling calls
 Planned+participant−initiated0.87 (0.82 to 0.92)***<0.0001
Demographics
Gender
 Female vs male0.90 (0.75 to 1.09)0.2838
 Age1.00 (0.99 to 1.01)0.5278
Race
 African–American vs Caucasian0.97 (0.75 to 1.26)0.8400
 Other vs White1.11 (0.67 to 1.84)0.6762
Education
 High school or less vs more than high school1.06 (0.87 to 1.30)0.5368
Comorbidities
 Any chronic comorbidity1.29 (1.01 to 1.64)*0.0430
Tobacco use
 Cigarettes per day1.01 (0.99 to 1.02)0.0639
Time to first cigarette
 5 min vs all others1.08 (0.88 to 1.34)0.4430
Number of quit attempts
 2–5 vs 0–11.14 (0.90 to 1.43)0.2657
 6+ vs 0–11.32 (1.02 to 1.72)*0.0345
Social contact with smokers
 Work or home vs all others0.99 (0.80 to 1.24)0.9713
Scale scores
 Motivation to quit0.84 (0.79 to 0.90)***<0.0001
 Depression1.07 (1.01 to 1.13)*0.0198
  • All variables shown were included in each model. Estimates for each model were obtained by combining results across 10 multiply imputed data sets; 95% CIs are shown in parentheses.

  • *p<0.05; **p<0.01; ***p<0.001.

  • TEQ-10, Technology Enhanced Quitline-10.