Table 2.
Profile of failure and success regarding quitting smoking
| Variable | n | Failure (%) | Success (%) | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 89* | 58 (65) | 31 (35) | |
| Sex | ||||
| Female | 67 | 43 (74) | 24 (77) | 0.7 |
| Male | 22 | 15 (26) | 7 (23) | |
| Age group | ||||
| < 50 years | 45 | 30 (52) | 15 (48) | 0.7 |
| ≥ 50 years | 44 | 28 (48) | 16 (52) | |
| Schooling | ||||
| ≤ Elementary uncompleted | 67 | 40 (69) | 27 (87) | 0.05 |
| ≥ Elementary complete | 22 | 18 (31) | 4 (13) | |
| Professional status | ||||
| Working | 48 | 33 (57) | 15 (48) | 0.4 |
| Unemployed | 41 | 25 (43) | 16 (52) | |
| Marital status | ||||
| With partner | 48 | 31 (53) | 17 (55) | 0.9 |
| Without partner | 41 | 27 (47) | 14 (45) | |
| Living with smoker | ||||
| Yes | 39 | 28 (48) | 11 (35) | 0.2 |
| No | 50 | 30 (52) | 20 (65) | |
| Leisure activities | ||||
| With leisure activities | 50 | 28 (48) | 22 (71) | 0.04 |
| Without leisure activities | 39 | 30 (52) | 9 (29) | |
| Tobacco-related disease (n = 53) | ||||
| With tobacco-related disease | 48 | 26 (45) | 22 (71) | 0.01 |
| Without tobacco-related disease | 41 | 32 (55) | 9 (29) | |
| Attempted to quit previously | ||||
| Yes | 61 | 38 (66) | 23 (74) | 0.4 |
| No | 28 | 20 (34) | 8 (26) | |
| Recommendation | ||||
| Doctor | 49 | 31 (53) | 18 (58) | 0.1 |
| Others | 40 | 27 (47) | 13 (42) | |
| Fagerström | ||||
| High | 68 | 44 (76) | 24 (77) | 0.8 |
| Medium or low | 21 | 14 (24) | 7 (23) | |
| Received encouragement to quit | 60 | 41(71) | 19 (61) | 0.3 |
| URICA | ||||
| Contemplation | 32 | 23 (40) | 9 (29) | 0.3 |
| Contemplation/action | 38 | 25 (43) | 13 (42) | |
| Action | 19 | 10 (17) | 9 (29) | |
| HAD anxiety-positive | 58 | 38 (66) | 20 (64) | 0.9 |
| HAD depression-positive | 35 | 24 (59) | 11 (35) | 0.5 |
*
Losses over the course of the monitoring (n = 11).