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Table 1 Demographic and tobacco use variables compared between the two study groups

From: Effectiveness of a pharmacist-delivered smoking cessation program in the State of Qatar: a randomized controlled trial

Variable

Intervention (N = 167)

Control (N = 147)

p-value

Age in years

  

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

  

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

  

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

  

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

  

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

  

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

  

0.828

 Mean(sd)

5.3 (2.4)

5.0 (2.4)

 
  1. *significant difference between study arms † including those who gave all reasons same importance