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Table 3 Duration of attempts as a function of reasons for relapse.

From: The French Observational Cohort of Usual Smokers (FOCUS) cohort: French smokers perceptions and attitudes towards smoking cessation

Reason of relapse

Frequency of report

Mean (SD) duration of attempts (months)

Median duration of attempts (months)

Craving

45%

6.7(19.4)

.8

Anxiety/stress

34%

9(20.3)

1

Significant life event

21%

19.3(35.4)

6.2

Weight gain

18%

11.5(22.6)

4

Irritability

16%

3.8(9.7)

.4

Depression

5%

26.6(36.3)

12

Request of significant others

3%

1.4(1.6)

.8

Price of treatment

3%

2.7(2.9)

2

Treatment-emergent adverse events

3%

1.7(2.6)

.3