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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2024 Nov 21.
Published in final edited form as: J Biomed Life Sci. 2024 Nov 4;4(2):71–80. doi: 10.31586/jbls.2024.1107

Table 1.

Bivariate Analyses Comparing Participants in the Three Intervention Arms

Variables In-person Intervention Group (n= 79) Virtual/Hybrid Intervention Group (n=90) Self-help/Control Group (n=63) Total (n=232)

n (%) n (%) n (%) n (%)

Quit Smoking
No 58 (73.4) 74 (82.2) 54 (85.7) 186 (80.2)
Yes 21 (26.6) 16 (17.8) 9 (14.3) 46 (19.8)
Age (years)*
50 years or less 20 (25.3) 10 (11.1) 17 (27.0) 47 (20.3)
More than 50 years 59 (74.7) 79 (87.8) 44 (69.8) 182 (78.4)
Missing - 1 (1.1) 2 (3.2) 3 (1.3)
Gender**
Men 30 (38.0) 35 (38.9) 42 (66.7) 107 (46.1)
Women 45 (56.9) 53 (58.9) 19 (30.1) 117 (50.4)
Missing 4 (5.1) 2 (2.2) 2 (3.2) 8 (3.5)
Race*
Black American 68 (86.1) 81 (90.0) 43 (68.2) 192 (82.8)
White 8 (10.1) 4 (4.5) 15 (23.8) 27 (11.6)
Other/Multiple 2 (2.5) 3 (3.3) 3 (4.8) 8 (3.4)
Missing 1 (1.3) 2 (2.2) 2 (3.2) 5 (2.2)
Educational Attainment
Some high school or less 19 (24.05) 27 (30.00) 18 (28.57) 64 (27.6)
Graduated from high school/GED 29 (36.71) 32 (35.56) 21 (33.33) 82 (35.3)
Some college 20 (25.32) 20 (22.22) 14 (22.22) 54 (23.3)
Bachelor or more 11 (13.92) 9 (10.00) 8 (12.70) 28 (12.1)
Missing - 2 (2.22) 2 (3.17) 4 (1.7)
Family Income
Less than $25,000 40 (50.63) 60 (66.67) 40 (63.49) 140 (60.3)
$25,000 or more 11 (13.92) 8 (8.89) 3 (4.76) 22 (9.5)
Missing 28 (35.44) 22 (24.44) 20 (31.75) 70 (30.)
Employment
No 68 (86.08) 83 (92.22) 54 (85.71) 205 (88.4)
Yes 10 (12.66) 4 (4.44) 6 (9.52) 20 (8.6)
Missing 1 (1.27) 3 (3.33) 3 (4.76) 7 (3.0)
Marital Status
Not married 71 (89.87) 80 (88.89) 49 (77.78) 200 (86.21)
Married 8 (10.13) 8 (8.89) 12 (19.05) 28 (12.07)
Missing - 2 (2.22) 2 (3.17) 4 (1.72)
General Health
Poor/fair 38 (48.1) 45 (50.0) 32 (50.8) 115 (49.6)
Excellent/good 41 (51.9) 43 (47.8) 29 (46.0) 113 (48.7)
Missing - 2 (2.2) 2 (3.2) 4 (1.7)
Behavioral Health Problems
Alcohol abuse/dependence (Yes)*** 16 (20.3) 14 (15.6) 29 (46.0) 59 (25.4)
Drug addiction/abuse/dependence (Yes) 7 (8.9) 9 (10.0) 6 (9.5) 22 (9.5)
Problem Experienced During CEASE Class**
No 77 (97.47) 73 (81.11) 58 (92.06) 208 (89.66)
Yes 2 (2.53) 17 (18.89) 5 (7.94) 24 (10.34)
Mean (SD) Mean (SD) Mean (SD) Mean (SD)
Fagerstrom (at baseline) 4.1 (1.9) 4.4 (2.1) 4.8 (2.0) 4.4 (2.0)
Depression* 1.4 (1.9) 1.0 (1.5) 1.6 (1.7) 1.3 (1.7)
Perceived Stress Scale 5.1 (3.1) 5.0 (3.2) 5.8 (2.9) 5.3 (3.1)
Perceived Social Support 4.1 (1.0) 4.2(0.9) 3.8 (1.1) 4.1 (1.0)
CEASE Class Satisfaction*** 9.5 (1.0) 8.9 (1.6) 8.2 (2.0) 8.9 (1.7)
Helpfulness of CEASE Class** 9.0 (1.4) 8.6 (1.7) 7.9 (1.9) 8.6 (1.7)

Abbreviations: SD= Standard Deviation;

***

P < 0.001,

**

P < 0.01,

*

P < 0.05.