Variable | Intervention (N = 167) | Control (N = 147) | p-value |
---|---|---|---|
Age in years | Â | Â | 0.221 |
 18–29 | 40 (24.5%) | 33 (23.2%) |  |
 30–39 | 53 (32.5%) | 55 (38.7%) |  |
 40–49 | 46 (28.2%) | 27 (19.0%) |  |
 50 and above | 24 (14.7%) | 27 (19.0%) |  |
Gender (males) | 164/167 (98.2%) | 143/147 (97.3%) | 0.710 |
Nationality | Â | Â | 0.006* |
 Qatar | 25 (15.4%) | 36 (24.8%) |  |
 Egypt | 41 (25.3%) | 49 (33.8%) |  |
 Other | 96 (59.3%) | 60 (41.4%) |  |
Highest educational level | 0.604 | ||
 Primary | 15 (9.3%) | 16 (11.3%) |  |
 Secondary/high school | 40 (24.8%) | 43 (30.3%) |  |
 College diploma | 40 (24.8%) | 37 (26.1%) |  |
 Undergraduate degree | 49 (30.4%) | 33 (23.2%) |  |
 Post graduate degree | 17 (10.6%) | 13 (9.2%) |  |
Marital Status | Â | Â | 0.389 |
 Never married | 32 (19.6%) | 23 (15.9%) |  |
 Ever married | 131 (80.4%) | 122 (84.1%) |  |
Years of cigarettes smoking | 0.527 | ||
 0 to 2.99 years | 4 (2.4%) | 7 (4.8%) |  |
 3 to 4.99 years | 13 (7.9%) | 15 (10.3%) |  |
 5 to 10 years | 30 (18.3%) | 29 (19.9%) |  |
 More than 10 years | 117 (71.3%) | 95 (65.1%) |  |
Number of cigarettes per day | 0.227 | ||
 Mean(sd) | 21.6 (11.9) | 23.5 (13.6) |  |
Tried quitting before (Yes) | 122/163 (74.8%) | 92/145 (63.4%) | 0.030* |
Family member smokes (yes) | 87/161 (54.0%) | 80/145 (55.2%) | 0.842 |
Chronic medical conditions | |||
 Some chronic medical conditions | 51/164 (31.1%) | 31/145 (21.4%) | 0.053 |
 Hypertension | 20/164 (12.2%) | 15/145 (10.3%) | 0.609 |
 Diabetes | 27/164 (16.5%) | 12/145 (8.3%) | 0.031* |
 Asthma/chronic lung diseases | 6/164 (3.7%) | 4/145 (2.8%) | 0.755 |
 Cardiovascular diseases | 5/164 (3.0%) | 3/144 (2.1%) | 0.728 |
 Gastrointestinal diseases | 4/164 (2.4%) | 4/145 (2.8%) | 0.999 |
 Depression | 2/164 (1.2%) | 0/145 (0.0%) | 0.500 |
Physical Exercise | Â | Â | 0.999 |
 No | 66 (41.8%) | 59 (41.8%) |  |
 Yes but irregularly | 62 (39.2%) | 55 (39.0%) |  |
 Yes regularly | 30 (19.0%) | 27 (19.1%) |  |
Most important reasons for quitting†| |||
 Religious reasons | 55/129 (42.6%) | 58/124 (46.8%) | 0.508 |
 To live healthier | 88/152 (57.9%) | 76/135 (56.3%) | 0.785 |
 To live longer | 21/127 (16.5%) | 25/121 (20.7%) | 0.403 |
 To be role model to children | 30/132 (22.7%) | 28/116 (24.1%) | 0.793 |
 Financial reasons | 6/109 (5.5%) | 6/100 (6.0%) | 0.878 |
 Pressure from health care providers | 8/109 (7.3%) | 11/106 (10.4%) | 0.433 |
Baseline heart rate | Â | Â | 0.810 |
 Mean(sd) | 79.0 (13.6) | 79.3 (13.0) |  |
Baseline systolic blood pressure | 0.626 | ||
 Mean(sd) | 126.0 (14.4) | 125.1 (15.3) |  |
Baseline diastolic blood pressure | 0.176 | ||
 Mean(sd) | 77.5 (10.5) | 75.8 (10.5) |  |
Baseline weight | Â | Â | 0.949 |
 Mean(sd) | 85.6 (17.7) | 85.7 (20.2) |  |
Baseline Body Mass Index (BMI) | 0.914 | ||
 Mean(sd) | 40.4 (32.9) | 40.0 (27.9) |  |
Baseline FTND | Â | Â | 0.828 |
 Mean(sd) | 5.3 (2.4) | 5.0 (2.4) |  |