From: Comparisons of early and delayed abstainers and its effects on long-term smoking cessation in Taiwan
Characteristics | Early abstainers n = 87 (61.3) | Delayed abstainers n = 55 (38.7) | p value |
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Age (years) | 49.5 ± 13.4 | 45.1 ± 12.4 | 0.0469 |
Gender (male, %) | 60 (69.0) | 39 (70.9) | 0.806 |
Marital status (Married (n, %), n = 127) | 47 (58.8) | 25 (53.2) | 0.83 |
Educational level (below high school levels (n,%), n = 127) | 61 (70.1) | 38 (69.1) | 0.8971 |
Alcohol drinking habit (n,%) | 24 (29.4) | 17 (34.0) | 0.6002 |
Number of quit attempts in the past year (n,%, n = 141) | 0.461 | ||
 None | 54 (62.8) | 35 (63.6) | |
 1 | 23 (26.7) | 11 (20.0) | |
 ≧2 | 9 (10.5) | 9 (16.4) | |
Quitting reason for health (n,%) | 21 (24.4) | 21 (38.2) | 0.0813 |
Urge to smoke | |||
 Intrinsic factors (n,%) | 68 (78.2) | 37 (67.3) | 0.1499 |
 Extrinsic factors (n,%) | 75 (86.2) | 48 (87.3) | 0.8558 |
Comorbidities (n,%) | 33 (37.9) | 12 (21.8) | 0.0444 |
Body weight (kg) | 68.6 ± 13.6 | 72.4 ± 15.8 | 0.1348 |
Daily cigarette count (stick) | 21.2 ± 10.7 | 18.9 ± 9.1 | 0.2067 |
Exhaled CO concentration (ppm) | 17.3 ± 11.5 | 14.7 ± 9.6 | 0.1763 |
FTCD score (point) | 6.2 ± 2.5 | 5.3 ± 2.4 | 0.034 |
FTCD score≧7 points (n,%) | 39 (44.8) | 15 (27.3) | 0.0358 |
Duration of smoking (years) | 26.8 ± 12.3 | 22.0 ± 12.9 | 0.0278 |
6th month point prevalence abstinence (n, %) | 73 (83.9) | 45 (81.8) | 0.7462 |