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. 2024 Feb 22;10:e53170. doi: 10.2196/53170

Table 2.

Differences between the COPDa and control group in the FTNDb among smokers.

Questions Controls (n=1412), n (%) COPD (n=1442), n (%) P valuec
Q1d .004

After 60 minutes 784 (55.50) 728 (50.50)

31 to 60 minutes 150 (10.60) 132 (9.20)

6 to 30 minutes 186 (13.20) 235 (16.30)

Within 5 minutes 292 (20.70) 347 (24.10)
Q2e .006

No 1122 (79.50) 1082 (75)

Yes 290 (20.50) 360 (25)
Q3f .06

Any other 1059 (75) 1035 (71.80)

The first one in the morning 353 (25) 407 (28.20)
Q4g .62

10 or less 1228 (87) 1247 (86.50)

11 to 20 141 (10) 139 (9.60)

21 to 30 19 (1.30) 22 (1.50)

31 or more 24 (1.70) 34 (2.40)
Q5h .048

No 1179 (83.50) 1162 (80.60)

Yes 233 (16.50) 280 (19.40)
Q6i <.001

No 1221 (86.50) 1168 (81)

Yes 191 (13.50) 274 (19)
Total score 1.92 (2.03) 2.25 (2.14) <.001
TDj <.001

No 934 (66.10) 860 (59.60)

Yes 478 (33.90) 582 (40.40)

aCOPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

bFTND: Fagerstrom Test for Nicotine Dependence.

cP value for chi-square test.

dQ1: How soon after you wake up do you smoke your first cigarette?

eQ2: Do you find it difficult to refrain from smoking in places where it is forbidden?

fQ3: Which cigarette would you find most difficult to give up?

gQ4: How many cigarettes do you smoke per day?

hQ5: Do you smoke more frequently during the first hour after waking compared to the rest of the day?

iQ6: Do you smoke when you are so ill that you are confined to bed most of the day?

jTD: tobacco dependence.