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Table 1 client characteristics

From: Do implementation issues influence the effectiveness of medications? The case of nicotine replacement therapy and bupropion in UK Stop Smoking Services

 

Total sample1 (n = 2,626)

NRT2 (n = 1810)

Bupropion2 (n = 388)

 

% (n)/mean (sd)

Sex: Female

59% (1536)

59% (1062)

57% (220)

Age*

45 (13.8)

46 (14.1)

44 (12.7)

Ethnicity: White*

85% (2183)

85% (1503)

91% (339)

Married/living with partner

51% (1299)

51% (897)

53% (197)

Education >16 years of age**

41% (1015)

41% (687)

55% (163)

In paid employment***

46 % (1172)

44% (767)

60% (222)

Age started smoking

16.7 (7.9)

16.7 (5.1)

17.3 (17.0)

No of cigarettes per day

21.4 (10.1)

21.4 (10.4)

22.2 (9.5)

Smoking hand-rolled

21% (517)

21% (366)

21% (78)

FTND

5.7 (2.2)

5.7 (2.2)

5.8 (2.1)

Use of medication for mental health problem***

13% (103)

17% (79)

4% (8)

  1. Difference between NRT and bupropion significant to *p < .01; **p < .05 and *** p < .001
  2. 1 Represents the number of smokers setting a quit date with the services within the study period
  3. 2 Combined these represent the number of clients for whom medication use is recorded (n = 2238), where totals do not correspond it is because of missing values.