Table 1 Characteristics of the study sample and comparison between first-time and previous users of smoking cessation pharmacotherapy
From: Characteristics of first-time varenicline users – A cross-sectional study in Finnish quitters
All (n = 98) | First-time users of smoking cessation pharmacotherapy (n = 53) | Previous users of smoking cessation pharmacotherapy (n = 45) | P valuea | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex, n (%)b | 0.686 | |||
Males | 55 (56.7) | 29 (54.7) | 26 (59.1) | |
Females | 42 (43.3) | 24 (45.3) | 18 (40.9) | |
Mean age (SD) | 49.4 (13.5) | 48.1 (13.7) | 50.9 (13.3) | 0.615 |
Proportion of daily smokers, n (%) | 94 (95.9) | 52 (98.1) | 42 (93.3) | 0.331 |
Years of smoking, n (%) | 1.000 | |||
0–10 years | 6 (6.1) | 3 (5.7) | 3 (6.7) | |
Over 10 years | 92 (93.9) | 50 (94.3) | 42 (93.3) | |
Proportion of participants with strong/very strong nicotine dependence, n (%)c | 66 (67.3) | 34 (64.2) | 32 (71.1) | 0.521 |
Number of cigarettes smoked daily, n (%) | 0.364 | |||
1–10 | 22 (22.4) | 13 (24.5) | 9 (20.0) | |
11–20 | 45 (45.9) | 20 (37.7) | 25 (55.6) | |
21–30 | 22 (22.4) | 14 (26.4) | 8 (17.8) | |
More than 30 | 9 (9.2) | 6 (11.3) | 3 (6.7) | |
Time between waking up and smoking the first cigarette, n (%) | 1.000 | |||
1–5 min | 23 (23.5) | 12 (22.6) | 11 (24.4) | |
More than 5 min | 75 (76.5) | 41 (77.4) | 34 (75.6) | |
Number of overall quit attempts, n (%)d | 0.030 | |||
1–4 | 79 (82.3) | 48 (90.6) | 31 (72.1) | |
5 or more | 17 (17.7) | 5 (9.4) | 12 (27.9) |