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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the study participants (N = 86)

From: The SCIDOTS Project: Evidence of benefits of an integrated tobacco cessation intervention in tuberculosis care on treatment outcomes

Characteristic

Comparison Group (DOTS only)

(n = 46)

Intervention Group (DOTS + SCI)

(n = 40)

p-valuea

Mean age at time of enrolment (years)

45.78 ± 14.42

41.62 ± 14.41

0.186b

Mean body weight (kg)

50.33 ± 8.82

53.30 ± 10.67

0.162b

Male gender, no. (%)

45 (97.8%)

40 (100.0%)

1.000

Ethnicity, no. (%)

  

0.431

• Malay

29 (63.0%)

30 (75.0%)

 

• Chinese

11 (23.9%)

8 (20.0%)

 

• Indian

5 (10.9%)

1 (2.5%)

 

• Other

1 (2.2%)

1 (2.5%)

 

Marital status, no. (%)

  

0.961

• Single

17 (37.0%)

14 (35.0%)

 

• Married

24 (52.2%)

22 (55.0%)

 

• Divorced

2 (4.3%)

1 (2.5%)

 

• Other

3 (6.5%)

3 (7.5%)

 
  1. aFisher's exact test and bIndependent t-test were applied in calculating p-values.
  2. DOTS = directly observed therapy short-course; SCI = smoking cessation intervention