Table 2.

Pre vs. post SADs comparison after 6 months, 12 months, and 24 months from the SSP course in the whole sample and in smokers and non-smokers using the Wilcoxon signed rank test.

	SADS PRE-SSP VS. POST-SSP(MEAN ± SD)	P VALUE
Overall
6 months	0.5 ± 1.5 vs. 0.1 ± 0.0	0.043
12 months	1.3 ± 2.7 vs. 0.2 ± 1.1	0.036
24 months	2.7 ± 4.6 vs. 0.49 ± 1.5	0.010
Smokers
6 months	0.5 ± 1.4 vs. 0.2 ± 0.0	0.109
12 months	1.5 ± 2.7 vs. 0.3 ± 1.4	0.092
24 months	3.1 ± 4.9 vs. 0.8 ± 2.0	0.038
Non-smokers
6 months	0.7 ± 2.1 vs. 0.1 ± 0.0	0.180
12 months	0.9 ± 2.9 vs. 0.2 ± 1.1	0.180
24 months	1.5 ± 3.7 vs. 0.8 ± 2.0	0.131

Notes: SADs: sickness absence days; SSP: Stop Smoking Promotion.