Characteristics of subjects who failed and succeeded smoking cessation for 6 months
Variable | Total (n=1,118) | Failed (n=952) | Succeeded (n=166) | P-value |
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Age (y) | 28.88±12.08 | 28.05±11.52 | 33.64±14.01 | <0.001 |
Route | ||||
Adolescent | 125 (11.2) | 119 (12.5) | 6 (3.6) | 0.02 |
Adult female | 718 (64.2) | 600 (63.0) | 118 (71.1) | |
College student | 242 (31.6) | 205 (21.5) | 37 (22.3) | |
Psychiatric disabled | 32 (2.9) | 27 (2.8) | 5 (3.0) | |
Others | 1 (0.1) | 1 (0.1) | 0 (0.0) | |
Exercise (yes) | 284 (25.4) | 235 (24.7) | 49 (29.5) | 0.187 |
Drinking (yes) | 676 (60.5) | 567 (59.6) | 109 (65.7) | 0.138 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 20.94±4.27 | 20.9±4.36 | 21.16±3.70 | 0.467 |
WC (inch) | 28.09±8.39 | 28.11±8.84 | 27.95±5.11 | 0.821 |
Cigarettes smoked per day | 10.04±6.77 | 10.46±6.69 | 7.66±6.77 | <0.001 |
Total smoking period | 9.37±8.77 | 9.16±8.50 | 10.37±10.18 | 0.101 |
Pack years | 5±6.94 | 4.9703±6.41 | 5.187±9.44 | 0.71 |
Age at which first cigarette was smoked | 20.09±7.13 | 19.45±6.42 | 23.77±9.52 | <0.001 |
FTND scores | 3.06±2.35 | 3.22±2.33 | 2.14±2.23 | <0.001 |
CO (ppm) | 8.03±7.64 | 8.59±7.78 | 4.87±5.92 | <0.001 |
Importance | 7.18±2.23 | 7.08±2.27 | 7.68±1.97 | 0.007 |
Confidence | 5.81±2.35 | 5.57±2.31 | 7.15±2.15 | <0.001 |
NRT (yes) | 412 (0.4) | 338 (35.5) | 74 (44.6) | 0.025 |
Number of counseling sessions | 4.36±4.39 | 3.46±3.64 | 9.55±4.74 | <0.001 |
Smoking abstinence prevalence rates | ||||
4 weeks | 359 (32.1) | |||
12 weeks | 276 (24.7) | |||
6 months | 166 (14.8) |
Values are presented as mean±standard deviation or number (%).
BMI, body mass index; WC, waist circumference; FTND, Fagerström Test for Nicotine Dependence; CO, carbon monoxide; NRT, nicotine replacement therapy.
P-values from χ2 test or t-test comparing differences between any two groups.