Table 1.
Demographic characteristics at baseline.
| Characteristic | Intervention group (n = 1005) | Control group (n = 995) | p-values |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | 0.8094 | ||
| Male | 942 (93.73%) | 930 (93.47%) | |
| Female | 63 (6.27%) | 65 (6.53%) | |
| Age (years) | 0.9524 | ||
| ≤34 | 326 (32.44%) | 324 (32.56%) | |
| >34 | 679 (67.66%) | 671 (67.44%) | |
| Education (years) | 0.2566 | ||
| ≤12 | 205 (20.40%) | 183 (18.39%) | |
| >12 | 800 (79.60%) | 812 (81.61%) | |
| Urban-Rural | 0.3765 | ||
| Urban | 881 (87.66%) | 859 (86.33%) | |
| Rural | 124 (12.34%) | 136 (13.67%) | |
| Regions | 0.6241 | ||
| East | 511 (50.85%) | 507 (50.95%) | |
| Middle | 300 (29.85%) | 311 (31.26%) | |
| West | 194 (19.30%) | 177 (17.79%) | |
| Cigarettes smoked per day | 0.2141 | ||
| ≤10 | 216 (21.49%) | 222 (22.31%) | |
| 11–20 | 596 (59.30%) | 564 (56.68%) | |
| 21–30 | 146 (14.53%) | 142 (14.27%) | |
| >30 | 47 (4.68%) | 67 (6.73%) | |
| FTCD score | 0.2665 | ||
| ≤5 | 693 (68.96%) | 663 (66.63%) | |
| >5 | 312 (31.04%) | 332 (33.37%) | |
| BMI | 24.82 ± 3.41 | 24.76 ± 3.57 | 0.4129 |
| Years of smoking | 18.9 ± 9.6 | 19.3 ± 9.7 | 0.9975 |
| Previous quit attempts | 0.3698 | ||
| Yes | 741 (73.73%) | 751 (75.48%) | |
| No | 264 (26.27%) | 244 (24.52%) | |
| Motivation to quit | 8.3 ± 1.9 | 8.2 ± 2.1 | 0.9869 |
| Self-efficacy to quit | 7.4 ± 2.3 | 7.2 ± 2.4 | 0.3958 |
| PACS score | 17.3 ± 4.9 | 17.6 ± 4.8 | 0.7518 |
| VAS score | 6.5 ± 2.1 | 6.7 ± 2.0 | 0.2506 |
Data are n (%) or Mean ± SD.
FTCD: Fagerstrom Test for Nicotine Dependence; BMI: Body Mass Index (kg/m2); PACS: Penn Alcohol Craving Scale; VAS: Visual Analogue Scale (0–10 scores); p-values: chi-square test or t-test/Mann Whitney Wilcoxon test.