WhatsApp embedded in routine service delivery for smoking cessation: effects on abstinence rates in a randomized controlled study

Table 2 Sociodemographic, smoking characteristics and health status of participants (total, intervention, control)^{a, b}

	Total		Intervention		Control
	n	%^a	n	%^a	n	%^a
Gender (n = 132)
Female	52	39.4	16	36.4	36	40.9
Male	80	60.6	28	63.6	52	59.1
Age (n = 132)
18–24	13	9.8	4	9.1	9	10.2
25–34	41	31.1	12	27.3	29	33.0
35–44	32	24.2	12	27.3	20	22.7
45–54	30	22.7	12	27.3	18	20.5
55+	16	12.1	4	9.1	12	13.6
Marital status (n = 132)
Not-married	66	50.0	21	47.7	45	51.1
Married	66	50.0	23	52.3	43	48.9
Education (n = 132)
Secondary school and below	30	22.7	6	13.6	24	27.3
High school and above	102	77.3	38	86.4	64	72.7
Social class (n = 117)
Unemployed	11	9.4	1	2.6	10	12.8
Blue collar	52	44.4	14	35.9	38	48.7
White collar	50	42.7	22	56.4	28	35.9
Self employed	4	3.4	2	5.1	2	2.6
Daily cigarette consumption (n = 132)
≤ 10	14	10.6	2	4.5	12	13.6
11–20	64	48.5	22	50.0	42	47.7
21–30	32	24.2	14	31.8	18	20.5
> 30	22	16.7	6	13.6	16	18.2
Pack-years (n = 128)
≤ 10	39	30.5	14	32.6	25	29.4
11–20	42	32.8	15	34.9	27	31.8
> 20	47	36.7	14	32.6	33	38.8
Quit attempts (n = 132)
Yes	23	17.4	6	13.6	17	19.3
No	109	82.6	38	86.4	71	80.7
Nicotine dependence level (n = 132)
Low	14	10.6	3	6.8	11	12.5
Medium	89	67.4	30	68.2	59	67.0
High	29	22.0	11	25	18	20.5
Depression score (n = 130)
Normal	83	63.8	29	67.4	54	62.1
High	47	36.2	14	32.6	33	37.9
CO value (n = 132)
0–6	13	9.8	4	9.1	9	10.2
7–10	12	9.1	3	6.8	9	10.2
> 10	107	81.1	37	84.1	70	79.5
Concomitant disease (n = 132)
No	31	23.5	9	20.5	22	25
Yes	101	76.5	35	79.5	66	75
Consulting physicians (n = 132)
A	27	20.5	9	20.5	18	20.5
B	19	14.4	9	20.5	10	11.4
C	26	19.7	8	18.2	18	20.5
D	30	22.7	9	20.5	21	23.9
E	30	22.7	9	20.5	21	23.9
Pharmacotherapy (n = 131)
NRT	48	36.6	9	20.9	39	44.3
Bupropion	22	16.8	9	20.9	13	14.8
Varenicline	13	9.9	4	9.3	9	10.2
Combined^b	48	36.6	21	36.6	27	30.7

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