Table 1 Distribution of socio-demographic information, lifestyle information and tobacco consumption characteristics according to gender at baseline.
From: The role of gender in a smoking cessation intervention: a cluster randomized clinical trial
Total | Men (%) | Women (%) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sample size (n) | 2827 | 1413 (50) | 1414 (50) | |
group | ||||
control | 1345 | 699 (47.3) | 676 (47.8) | |
intervention | 1482 | 744 (52.7) | 738 (52.2) | 0.806 |
age (years), mean (SD) | 42.8 (13.6) | 45.9 (14.5) | 39.7 (11.8) | <0.001 |
social class | ||||
I-II | 491 | 236 (17.4) | 255 (20.1) | |
III-V | 2131 | 1120 (82.6) | 1011 (79.9) | 0.073 |
alcohol intake*, mean (SD) | 6.0 (10.3) | 9.2 (12.7) | 2.8 (5.9) | <0.001 |
physical exercise | ||||
never | 1569 | 760 (54.3) | 809 (57.9) | |
≥ 1 per week | 1228 | 639 (45.7) | 589 (42.1) | 0.059 |
age at smoking initation, mean (SD) | 16.7 (4.5) | 16.0 (3.9) | 17.5 (5.0) | <0.001 |
n° cig/day, mean (SD) | 20.4 (10.8) | 22.1 (11.5) | 18.7 (9.8) | <0.001 |
Fagerström test scores, mean (SD) | 4.5 (2.5) | 4.6 (2.5) | 4.3 (2.5) | 0.002 |
Richmond test scores, mean (SD) | 6.3 (2.7) | 6.3 (2.7) | 6.2 (2.7) | 0.191 |
smoker partner | ||||
yes | 1183 | 499 (41.2) | 684 (59.6) | |
no | 1174 | 711 (58.8) | 463 (40.4) | <0.001 |
smoker friends | ||||
yes | 2477 | 1242 (89.7) | 1235 (89.4) | |
no | 288 | 142 (10.3) | 146 (10.6) | 0.788 |
stage | ||||
pre-contemplation | 643 | 326 (23.4) | 317 (22.9) | |
contemplation | 1455 | 688 (49.5) | 767 (55.4) | |
preparation | 554 | 302 (21.7) | 252 (18.2) | |
action | 123 | 75 (5.4) | 48 (3.5) | 0.002 |
No. of previous attempts to quit lasting ≥ 24 hrs | ||||
0 | 812 | 356 (25.6) | 456 (32.8) | |
1 | 511 | 254 (18.2) | 257 (18.5) | |
2 | 403 | 186 (13.4) | 217 (15.6) | |
3 | 298 | 153 (11.0) | 145 (10.4) | |
4 | 170 | 87 (6.3) | 83 (6.0) | |
5 | 588 | 356 (25.5) | 232 (16.7) | <0.001 |
reduction no. cig over last month | ||||
yes | 1453 | 722 (52.2) | 731 (53.2) | |
no | 1303 | 660 (47.8) | 643 (46.8) | 0.614 |
importance of quitting smoking (rank 0-10), mean (SD) | 7.8 (2.6) | 7.8 (2.6) | 7.9 (2.5) | 0.169 |
confidence in quitting smoking (rank 0-10), mean (SD) | 4.9 (3.1) | 5.1 (3.1) | 4.6 (3.2) | <0.001 |
readiness to quit smoking (rank 0-10), mean (SD) | 5.1 (3.1) | 5.4 (3.1) | 4.8 (3.1) | <0.001 |
tobacco-related disease | ||||
yes | 1171 | 692 (52.0) | 479 (36.2) | |
no | 1481 | 638 (48.0) | 843 (63.8) | <0.001 |