Table 1.
Baseline characteristics by study arm.
| Brief advice (n = 16) M (SD) |
Low intensity training (n = 15*) M (SD) |
High intensity training (n = 15) M (SD) |
Overall (N = 46*) M (SD) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, years | 62.0 (8.3) | 59.6 (12.3) | 65.1 (7.1) | 62.3 (9.4) |
| Sex, male, n (%) | 7 (43.8) | 7 (50.0) | 6 (40.0) | 20 (44.4) |
| Race1, n (%) | ||||
| White | 12 (75.0) | 8 (57.1) | 12 (80.0) | 32 (71.1) |
| Black/African American | 2 (12.5) | 5 (35.7) | 3 (20.0) | 10 (22.2) |
| ≥High school degree, n (%) | 13 (81.3) | 12 (85.7) | 14 (93.3) | 39 (86.7) |
| Annual income <$25,000, n (%) | 6 (37.5) | 9 (64.3) | 10 (66.7) | 25 (55.6) |
| Own home, n (%) | 7 (43.8) | 6 (42.9) | 6 (40.0) | 19 (42.2) |
| Married, n (%) | 5 (31.3) | 6 (42.9) | 5 (33.3) | 16 (35.6) |
| Cigarette dependence (FTND) | 3.7 (1.0) | 3.8 (0.9) | 3.9 (0.8) | 3.8 (0.9) |
| Baseline CPD | 19.9 (9.2) | 20.2 (11.0) | 16.6 (11.7) | 18.9 (10.5) |
| Menthol, n (%) | 3 (18.8) | 7 (50.0) | 4 (26.7) | 14 (31.1) |
| Past-year quit attempts, n (%) | 8 (50.0) | 5 (35.7) | 9 (60.0) | 22 (48.9) |
| Avg past-year quit attempts among those who reported any attempt | 1.9 (1.1) | 2.7 (1.5) | 4.4 (4.5) | 2.8 (2.5) |
*One participant is missing all baseline demographic information. FTND, Fagerstrom Test for Nicotine Dependence. CPD, cigarettes per day. 1Two participants marked “some other race, ethnicity, or origin.” One participant preferred not to say.