Table 1 Baseline participant characteristics
Characteristic | Total (n = 30) | Successful Quit (n = 14) | Unsuccessful Quit (n = 16) | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age, y | 47.10 ± 10.74 | 49.50 ± 13.11 | 45.00 ± 8.01 | 0.26 | ||
Sex | Â | Â | Â | 0.76 | ||
 Female | 12 (40.00) | 6 (42.86) | 6 (37.50) |  | ||
 Male | 18 (60.00) | 8 (57.14) | 10 (62.50) |  | ||
Body mass index, kg/m2 | 25.10 ± 3.69 | 25.24 ± 3.08 | 24.98 ± 4.26 | 0.85 | ||
Marital status | Â | Â | Â | 0.76 | ||
 Married | 18 (60.00) | 8 (57.14) | 10 (62.50) |  | ||
 Single or divorced | 12 (40.00) | 6 (42.86) | 6 (37.50) |  | ||
Education level | Â | Â | Â | 0.35 | ||
 Secondary | 26 (86.67) | 13 (92.86) | 13 (81.25) |  | ||
 Post-secondary or higher | 4 (13.33) | 1 (7.14) | 3 (18.75) |  | ||
Occupation | Â | Â | Â | 0.51 | ||
 Currently employed | 19 (63.33) | 8 (57.14) | 11 (68.75) |  | ||
 Unemployed/retired/other | 11 (36.67) | 6 (42.86) | 5 (31.25) |  | ||
Family type | Â | Â | Â | 0.58 | ||
 Two-parent family | 23 (76.67) | 11 (78.57) | 12 (75.00) |  | ||
 Single-parent family | 7 (23.33) | 3 (21.43) | 4 (25.00) |  | ||
Living condition | Â | Â | Â | 0.75 | ||
 Living alone | 3 (10.00) | 2 (14.29) | 1 (6.25) |  | ||
 With family members | 25 (83.33) | 11 (78.57) | 14 (87.50) |  | ||
 With others | 2 (6.67) | 1 (7.14) | 1 (6.25) |  | ||
Smoking duration | 24.10 ± 11.43 | 22.85 ± 14.81 | 25.18 ± 7.73 | 0.60 | ||
Daily cigarette consumption* | 14.41 ± 7.16 | 13.28 ± 8.18 | 15.46 ± 6.16 | 0.42 | ||
Previous quit attempts | Â | Â | Â | 0.06 | ||
 None | 16 (53.33) | 10 (71.43) | 6 (37.50) |  | ||
 ≥ 1 | 14 (46.67) | 4 (28.57) | 10 (62.50) |  | ||
Reason to quit smoking | Â | Â | Â | 0.26 | ||
 Own health | 21 (70.00) | 9 (64.29) | 12 (75.00) |  | ||
 Family suggestion | 3 (10.00) | 1 (7.14) | 2 (12.50) |  | ||
 Medical suggestion | 1 (3.33) | 0 (0.00) | 1 (6.25) |  | ||
 Other reasons | 5 (16.67) | 4 (28.57) | 1 (6.25) |  | ||
Exhaled CO Level (ppm) | Â | Â | Â | 0.001 | ||
 < 10 ppm | 18 (60.00) | 13 (92.86) | 5 (31.25) |  | ||
 ≥ 10 ppm | 12 (40.00) | 1 (7.14) | 11 (68.75) |  | ||
FTND | 5.06 ± 1.87 | 5.14 ± 2.17 | 5.00 ± 1.63 | 0.83 | ||
AUTOS | Â | Â | Â | Â | ||
 Withdrawal symptoms | 6.33 ± 3.20 | 6.78 ± 2.75 | 5.93 ± 3.60 | 0.48 | ||
 Psychological dependence | 5.83 ± 3.20 | 6.35 ± 3.20 | 5.37 ± 3.24 | 0.41 | ||
 Cue-induced craving | 7.16 ± 2.50 | 7.85 ± 2.31 | 6.56 ± 2.58 | 0.16 | ||
 Total | 19.33 ± 7.99 | 21.00 ± 7.53 | 17.87 ± 8.34 | 0.29 | ||
HAM-A | 16.06 ± 9.02 | 18.85 ± 9.33 | 13.62 ± 8.26 | 0.11 | ||
SAS | 50.80 ± 7.82 | 50.92 ± 8.84 | 50.68 ± 7.10 | 0.93 | ||
PSQI | 7.43 ± 4.05 | 7.35 ± 4.03 | 7.50 ± 4.21 | 0.92 | ||