Table 1 participants' characteristics, overall and by gender
From: Prevalence and factors associated with difficulty and intention to quit smoking in Switzerland
All (N = 1234) | Women (N = 591) | Men (N = 643) | Test | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 50.9 ± 9.9 | 51.2 ± 9.6 | 50.5 ± 10.1 | 1.35 NS |
Married (%) | 609 (49.4) | 245 (41.5) | 364 (56.6) | 28.3 *** |
Educational level (%) | ||||
Basic | 289 (23.4) | 138 (23.4) | 151 (23.5) | 10.46 * |
Apprenticeship | 493 (40.0) | 236 (39.9) | 257 (40.0) | |
Secondary | 269 (21.8) | 146 (24.7) | 123 (19.1) | |
University | 183 (14.8) | 71 (12.0) | 112 (17.4) | |
Leisure-time physical activity (%) | 554 (44.9) | 288 (48.7) | 266 (41.4) | 6.74 ** |
Alcohol drinker (%) | 958 (77.6) | 403 (68.2) | 555 (86.3) | 58.3 *** |
Alcohol consumption (%) | ||||
None | 276 (22.4) | 188 (31.8) | 88 (13.7) | 180 *** |
1-6/week | 374 (30.3) | 228 (38.6) | 146 (22.7) | |
7-13/week | 238 (19.3) | 104 (17.6) | 134 (20.8) | |
14-34/week | 297 (24.0) | 67 (11.3) | 230 (35.8) | |
35+/week | 49 (4.0) | 4 (0.7) | 45 (7.0) | |
Personal history of (%) | ||||
CVD | 66 (5.3) | 19 (3.2) | 47 (7.3) | 10.2 *** |
Lung disease | 107 (8.7) | 51 (8.6) | 56 (8.7) | 0.01 NS |
Family history of (%) | ||||
CHD | 364 (29.5) | 187 (31.6) | 177 (27.5) | 2.51 NS |
Lung disease | 106 (8.6) | 59 (10.0) | 47 (7.3) | 2.80 NS |
Smoking amount a | 18.2 ± 12.5 | 16.0 ± 10.4 | 20.2 ± 13.8 | 6.07 *** |
Smoking amount a (%) | ||||
1-4/day | 115 (9.3) | 62 (10.5) | 53 (8.2) | 31.4 *** |
5-14/day | 332 (26.9) | 192 (32.5) | 140 (21.8) | |
15-24/day | 515 (41.8) | 247 (41.9) | 268 (41.7) | |
25+/day | 271 (22.0) | 89 (15.1) | 182 (28.3) | |
Non-cigarette smokers (%) | 55 (4.5) | 7 (1.2) | 48 (7.5) | 28.5 *** |
Heaviness of smoking index | 2.4 ± 1.8 | 2.2 ± 1.8 | 2.6 ± 1.8 | 3.33 *** |
Nicotine dependence b (%) | ||||
Low (0-1) | 437 (35.4) | 228 (38.6) | 209 (32.5) | 14.24 *** |
Medium (2-4) | 629 (51.0) | 304 (51.4) | 325 (50.5) | |
High (5-6) | 168 (13.6) | 59 (10.0) | 109 (17.0) | |
Number of quitting attempts (%) | ||||
None | 412 (33.4) | 183 (31.0) | 229 (35.6) | 5.51 NS |
1-5 | 621 (50.3) | 318 (53.8) | 303 (47.1) | |
6+ | 201 (16.3) | 90 (15.2) | 111 (17.3) |