Table 5 Patient behaviors related to smoking by Country, CV ASPIRE study, Europe, 2011

Fagerström total score, n (%)

552

421

402

1375

Low dependence on nicotine

104 (18.8%)

146 (34.7%)

116 (28.9%)

366 (26.6%)

Moderately dependent on nicotine

239 (43.3%)

179 (42.5%)

205 (51.0%)

623 (45.3%)

Highly dependent on nicotine

209 (37.9%)

96 (22.8%)

81 (20.1%)

386 (28.1%)

Number of years smoking, mean (SD)

31.3 (11.90)

35.5 (12.00)

40.0 (12.21)

35.2 (12.53)

Previously attempted to quit smoking, n (%)

568

441

419

1428

Yes

392 (69.0%)

274 (62.1%)

338 (80.7%)

1004 (70.3%)

No

176 (31.0%)

167 (37.9%)

81 (19.3%)

424 (29.7%)

Number of previous attempts to quit, mean (SD)

2.7 (2.50)

3.0 (3.18)

3.0 (2.87)

2.9 (2.83)

Previous cessation support methods used, n (%)

544

404

396

1344

None

449 (82.5%)

328 (81.2%)

254 (64.1%)

1031 (76.7%)

Nicotine replacement therapy

56 (10.3%)

47 (11.6%)

98 (24.7%)

201 (15.0%)

Behavioral therapy

15 (2.8%)

17 (4.2%)

9 (2.3%)

41 (3.1%)

Alternative medicine

20 (3.7%)

19 (4.7%)

30 (7.6%)

69 (5.1%)

Prescription medicine

29 (5.3%)

6 (1.5%)

35 (8.8%)

70 (5.2%)

Other

5 (0.9%)

11 (2.7%)

17 (4.3%)

33 (2.5%)

Currently interested in quitting smoking, n (%)

562

438

416

1416

Yes

468 (83.3%)

280 (63.9%)

290 (69.7%)

1038 (73.3%)

No

94 (16.7%)

158 (36.1%)

126 (30.3%)

378 (26.7%)

Interest shown in the following cessation support methods, n (%)

537

326

348

1211

None

177 (33.0%)

118 (36.2%)

101 (29.0%)

396 (32.7%)

Nicotine replacement therapy

59 (11.0%)

47 (14.4%)

81 (23.3%)

187 (15.4%)

Behavioral therapy

122 (22.7%)

85 (26.1%)

43 (12.4%)

250 (20.6%)

Alternative medicine

24 (4.5%)

30 (9.2%)

18 (5.2%)

72 (5.9%)

Prescription medicine

212 (39.5%)

92 (28.2%)

114 (32.8%)

418 (34.5%)

Other

12 (2.2%)

10 (3.1%)

33 (9.5%)

55 (4.5%)