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Table 3 Mean (SD) ratings of desire to smoke and happiness immediately before and after a bout of exercise

From: Physical activity as an aid to smoking cessation during pregnancy: Two feasibility studies

 

Two weeks

One week

  
 

Before quit

Before quit

Quit day

 

(N = 21)

aP

(N = 15)

aP

(N = 14)

aP

Desire to smoke before exercise

2.5 (1.7)

 

1.8 (1.4)

 

3.6 (2.4)

 

Desire to smoke after exercise

*1.6 (0.8)

0.001

*1.3 (0.8)

0.041

*2.2 (1.4)

0.021

Happiness before exercise

5.1 (0.8)

 

4.5 (1.4)

 

4.1 (1.5)

 

Happiness after exercise

*5.5 (1.1)

0.031

5.0 (1.5)

0.056

*4.7 (1.5)

0.025

Mean (SD) minutes of supervised exercise

8.8 (3.1)

 

15.1 (5.8)

 

18.8 (8.6)

 
  1. a=P value for comparison between ratings before and after exercise, using analysis of variance.
  2. *=Significant difference relative to before exercise at P < 0.05.