Baseline characteristics | Intervention Arm (160) | Â | Control Arm (159) | Â | P |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Social and demographic information | n | % | N | % | Â |
 Age, Median (IQR) | 64 (56–72) |  | 64(55–73) |  | ns> |
 Gender |  |  |  |  | ns+ |
  Female | 46 | 28.93 | 46 | 28.75 |  |
Clinical information | Â | Â | Â | Â | ns+ |
 Hypertension | 115 | 72.33 | 105 | 47.73 |  |
 Diabetes | 25 | 15.72 | 35 | 21.88 |  |
 Both | 15 | 9.43 | 17 | 10.63 |  |
Tobacco exposure | Â | Â | Â | Â | ns* |
 Age started smoking (years, Median (IQR)) | 16 (13–20) |  | 18 (15–18) |  | ns> |
 Duration of smoking (years, Median (IQR)) | 47 (47–56) |  | 45 (45–55) |  | ns* |
 Pack-year Median (IQR) | 10.31(6.15–17.13) |  | 8.55 (5.85–13.75) |  | ns* |
 Fagerstrom score, Median (IQR) | 2(1–3) |  | 1(0–3) |  | ns* |
 Exhaled CO in ppm, Median (IQR) | 8.5 (3–12) |  | 6 (3–12) |  | ns* |
Types of smoking | Â | Â | Â | Â | ns |
 Cigarette | 18 | 11.25 | 16 | 10.06 |  |
 Cheroots | 4 | 2.50 | 3 | 1.89 |  |
 Hand-rolled | 137 | 85.63 | 134 | 84.28 |  |
Other factors related to smoking cessation | |||||
 Motivation to stop smoking, Median (IQR) | 4 (3–5) |  | 3 (3–5) |  | ns> |
 Family support at entry, Median (IQR) | 42 (35–43) |  | 40(35–43) |  | ns> |
 Five-itemed health literacy assessment, Median (IQR) | 19 (17–20) |  | 19(16–20) |  | ns> |