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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of subjects with unhealthy alcohol use and smoking (n = 461)

From: Predictive value of readiness, importance, and confidence in ability to change drinking and smoking

 

Subjects with unhealthy alcohol use* (n = 206)

Subjects with smoking** (n = 84)

Subjects with both risks (n = 171)

Age, mean (SD)

20.0 (1.1)

20.4 (1.3)

20.0 (1.2)

Number of drinks per week, mean (SD)

13.8 (16.5)

3.7 (3.5)

14.9 (14.0)

Number of binge drinking episodes per month, mean (SD)

4.4 (3.4)

0.6 (0.5)

5.2 (4.5)

Number of cigarettes per days, mean (SD)

1.5 (3.4)

12.5 (6.3)

13.5 (7.3)

Education level, obligatory school only, n (%)

82 (39.8)

36 (42.9)

82 (48.0)

Occupation:

   

In training, n (%)

150 (72.8)

57 (67.9)

117 (68.4)

Employed, n (%)

44 (21.4)

19 (22.6)

40 (23.4)

Inactive, n (%)

12 (5.8)

8 (9.5)

14 (8.2)

Readiness (alcohol), % low/medium/high

61/20/19

 

68/19/13

Importance (alcohol),% low/medium/high

83/12/5

 

82/13/5

Confidence (alcohol), % low/medium/high

16/18/66

 

26/23/51

Readiness (tobacco), % low/medium/high

 

51/33/16

52/31/17

Importance (tobacco), % low/medium/high

 

42/35/23

40/37/23

Confidence (tobacco), % low/medium/high

 

22/45/33

35/35/30

  1. Note:
  2. *: Unhealthy alcohol use was defined as drinking more than 21drinks per week or drinking 6 drinks or more on a single occasion more often than once per month.
  3. **: Smoking was defined as smoking at least one cigarette per day.
  4. For readiness, importance and confidence: low (1–4), medium (5–7), high (8–10), recoded from 1–10.