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Table 2 Characteristics between early abstainers and delayed abstainers

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

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

  1. The continuous variables were shown as mean ± SD; the categorical variables were shown as percentage; Comorbidities: Self-reported of cardiovascular disease, cerebrovascular disease, pulmonary disease or malignancy; CO carbon monoxide, FTCD Fagerström test for cigarette dependence