Table 1 Demographic and smoking-related characteristics of tobacco users (N = 231) in quit smoking clinics, Penang, Malaysia
Characteristics | Value |
|---|---|
Participants’ category | |
Referred from outside-hospital clinic | 70 (30.3%) |
Referred from outpatient clinic | 156 (67.5%) |
Walk-in | 5 (2.2%) |
Age (mean ± SD) (years) | 48.26 ± 13.7 |
Weight (mean ± SD) (kg) | 62.09 ± 8.4 |
Sex | |
Female | 9 (3.9%) |
Male | 222 (96.1%) |
Race | |
Malay | 88 (38.1%) |
Chinese | 114 (49.4%) |
Indian | 29 (12.5%) |
Marital Status | |
Single | 42 (18.2%) |
Divorced/Widow | 33 (14.3%) |
Married | 156 (67.5%) |
Education status | |
Primary | 109 (47.1%) |
Secondary | 100 (43.2%) |
Collage/University | 21 (9.1%) |
No formal education | 1 (0.6%) |
Smoking habits/history | |
Age started smoking (mean ± SD) | 17.38 ± 3.9 |
Duration of smoking (mean ± SD) | 31.03 ± 13.7 |
No. of Cigarettes smoked/day (mean ± SD) | 13.78 ± 7.0 |
Breath Co level (ppm) (mean ± SD) | 14.45 ± 4.9 |
FTND-M score (mean ± SD) | 3.79 ± 1.2 |
Previous smoking attempt | |
No | 203 (87.9%) |
Yes | 28 (12.1%) |
Other smokers in household | |
No | 150 (64.9%) |
Yes | 81 (35.1%) |