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Table 1 Comparison of main sociodemographic features and tobacco consumption variables among non users vs. users of any ICT

From: Information and communication technologies for approaching smokers: a descriptive study in primary healthcare

 

Total

Non users

Users

P-value

 

N

(%)

N

(%)

N

(%)

Participants

1725

 

269

(15.6)

1456

(84.4)

 

Gender

1725

     

<0.001

 Male

865

(51.1)

180

(33.1)

685

(53.0)

 

 Female

860

(49.9)

89

(66.9)

771

(47.0)

 

Age (years). Mean (SD).

45.54 (13.65)

55,60 (11.97)

41,39 (12.06)

<0.001

Age group

1725

     

<0.001

 18-35

451

(26.1)

6

(2.2)

445

(30.6)

 

 36-45

402

(23.3)

21

(7.8)

381

(26.2)

 

 46-65

733

(42.5)

159

(59.1)

574

(39.4)

 

 >65

139

(8.1)

83

(30.9)

56

(3.8)

 

Marital status

1725

     

<0.001

 Married

1096

(63.5)

198

(73.6)

898

(61.7)

 

 Single

395

(22.9)

27

(10.0)

368

(25.3)

 

 Separate

174

(10.1)

18

(6.7)

156

(10.7)

 

 Widow/er

60

(3.5)

26

(9.7)

34

(2.3)

 

Social class

1658

     

<0.001

 Most favored: Non-manual

672

(40.5)

40

(16.5)

632

(44.7)

 

 Disadvantaged: Manual

986

(59.5)

203

(83.5)

783

(55.3)

 

Educational level

1723

     

<0.001

 Lower secondary education

819

(47.5)

216

(80.3)

603

(41.5)

 

 Secondary/higher education

904

(52.5)

53

(19.7)

851

(58.5)

 

Number cigarettes/day. Mean (SD).

15.39 (9.28)

17.35 (11.40)

15.03 (8.80)

<0.001

Age of initiation consumption. Mean (SD). Mean (SD) MEAN

17.21 (4.55)

18.62 (6.64)

16.96 (4.01)

<0.001

Fagerström test. Mean (SD)

2.35 (1.63)

2.62 (1.74)

2.31 (1.61)

0.004

Fagerström test

1693

     

<0.001

 Low

862

(50.9)

130

(48.9)

732

(51.3)

 

 Medium

691

(40.8)

98

(36.8)

593

(41.6)

 

 High

140

(8.3)

38

(14.3)

102

(7.1)

 

Attempts at smoking cessation. Mean (SD).

2.2 (2.4)

2.1 (2.2)

2.2 (2.5)

0.480

Smoking environment of partner*

1448

     

<0.001

 Yes

695

(47.9)

69

(31.7)

626

(50.9)

 

 No

753

(52.1)

149

(68.3)

604

(49.1)

 

Presence of smoking in the home*

1673

     

0.001

 Yes

939

(87.5)

121

(47.1)

818

(57.8)

 

 No

734

(12.5)

136

(52.9)

598

(42.2)

 

Workplace/smoking studies*

1351

     

0.970

 Yes

745

(55.2)

73

(55.3)

672

(55.1)

 

 No

606

(44.8)

59

(44.7)

547

(44.9)

 

Smoking environment of friends

1725

     

0.570

 Yes

1129

(65.4)

172

(63.9)

957

(65.7)

 

 No

596

(34.6)

97

(36.1)

499

(34.3)

 

Have made some attempt to quit smoking

1582

     

0.830

 Yes

1179

(74.5)

349

(74.9)

830

(74.4)

 

 No

403

(25.5)

117

(25.1)

286

(25.6)

 

Pharmacoterapy used for smoking cessation

1137

     

0.210

 Nicotine replacement therapy

132

(11.6)

17

(9.7)

115

(12.0)

 

 Bupropion

27

(2.4)

5

(2.8)

22

(2.3)

 

 Varenicline

43

(3.8)

4

(2.3)

39

(4.1)

 

 ≥2 treatments

64

(5.6)

5

(2.8)

59

(6.1)

 

 No medication

871

(76.6)

145

(82.4)

726

(75.5)

 

Chronic medication intake

1137

     

0.049

 Some medication

266

(23.4)

31

(17.6)

235

(24.5)

 

 No medication

871

(76.6)

145

(82.4)

726

(75.5)

 
  1. SD: Standard deviation.
  2. P-value derived from the Chi-square test and ANOVA in categorical and continuous variables, respectively.
  3. *Not taking into account cases of “not applicable”:without partner, living alone or not working or studying.
  4. †In the last attempt to quit.
  5. P-value derived from the Chi-square test and ANOVA in categorical and continuous variables, respectively.