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Table 3 Smoking cessation outcomes of the control versus intervention conditions

From: Impact of additional counselling sessions through phone calls on smoking cessation outcomes among smokers in Penang State, Malaysia

Outcomes

Group type

Pvaluea

 

Control

Intervention

 
 

N = 111

N = 120

 

Third month monitoring

Self-reported 4-week point prevalence abstinence

  

0.049

 Yes

49 (44.1%)

69 (57.5%)

 

 No

62 (55.9%)

51 (42.5%)

 

Breath CO level

7.75 ± 3.9

7.24 ± 3.6

0.334b

Smoking status (verified)

  

0.144

 Non smoker

41 (36.9%)

56 (46.7%)

 

 Smoker

70 (63.1%)

64 (53.3%)

Sixth month monitoring

Self-reported 4-week point prevalence abstinence

  

< 0.001

 Yes

57 (51.4%)

89 (74.2%)

 

 No

54 (48.6%)

31 (25.8%)

 

Breath CO level

7.12 ± 4.3

5.73 ± 3.5

0.005b

Smoking status (verified)

  

< 0.001

 Non smoker

54 (48.6%)

86 (71.7%)

 

 Smoker

57 (51.4%)

34 (28.3%)

 
  1. aFisher’s exact test; bMann–Whitney U test.