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Smoking cessation services may not reduce inequalities
Table 1 Effect of NHS smoking cessation services on the relative risk of smoking in people living in the most and least deprived quintiles using hypothetical smoking rates Pre-intervention Post-intervention Deprivation quintile Population* Smoking rate, %[dagger] Number of smokers[double dagger] Rel...
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Published in: | Journal of epidemiology and community health (1979) 2004-02, Vol.58 (2), p.158-159 |
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Summary: | Table 1 Effect of NHS smoking cessation services on the relative risk of smoking in people living in the most and least deprived quintiles using hypothetical smoking rates Pre-intervention Post-intervention Deprivation quintile Population* Smoking rate, %[dagger] Number of smokers[double dagger] Relative risk[double dagger](95% CI)§ % Of population quitting* Number of quitters* Number of smokers[double dagger] Smoking rate, %[dagger] Relative risk(95% CI)[double dagger]§ Least deprived 187064 25 46766 0.05 85 46681 24.95 Most deprived 336800 25 84200 1 (0.99 to 1.01) 0.25 826 83374 24.75 0.99 (0.98 to 1.00) Least deprived 187064 5 59353 0.05 85 59268 4.95 Most deprived 336800 50 168400 1.58 (1.56 to 1.59) 0.25 826 167574 49.75 1.57 (1.56 to 1.58) Least deprived 187064 15 28060 0.05 85 27975 14.95 Most deprived 336800 39 131352 2.60 (2.57 to 2.63) 0.25 826 130526 38.75 2.59 (2.56 to 2.62) *Data from Lowey et al 2 ; [dagger]sensitivity estimates including data from Lowey et al 2 ; [double dagger]data calculated by us; §relative risk of smoking in most deprived compared with least deprived quintile. |
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ISSN: | 0143-005X 1470-2738 |
DOI: | 10.1136/jech.58.2.158 |