Table 2.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of smokers who showed constant, increased, and decreased cigarette consumption from baseline to 15-month follow-up
| Intake variable | No change (n = 673; 71%) |
Increased (n = 183; 19%) |
Decreased (n = 99; 10%) |
Total (n = 955; 100%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex [n (%)] | ||||
| Male | 517 (71) | 143 (20) | 69 (9) | 729 (76) |
| Female | 156 (69) | 40 (18) | 30 (13) | 226 (24) |
| Race [n (%)] | ||||
| White | 526 (70) | 142 (19) | 80 (11) | 748 (78) |
| African American | 73 (70) | 21 (20) | 10 (10) | 104 (11) |
| Hispanic | 62 (71) | 19 (22) | 6 (7) | 87 (9) |
| Other | 12 (75) | 1 (6) | 3 (19) | 16 (2) |
| Age in years [M (SD)]* | 39.3 (10.3) | 38.1 (10.1) | 42.1 (11.1) | 39.4 (10.4) |
| Years of education [M (SD)] | 13.0 (2.1) | 12.9 (1.9) | 12.8 (1.9) | 13.0 (2.0) |
| Lifetime weeks of use [M (SD)]* | 1,132.9 (570.9) | 1,036.8 (554.3) | 1,298.7 (576.6) | 1,131.7 (571.8) |
| Cigarettes/day [M (SD)]** | 24.7 (14.8) | 21.7 (12.9) | 34.5 (12.1) | 24.9 (14.6) |
| Percentage of days abstinent from alcohol [M (SD)] | 51.7 (40.8) | 56.5 (39.0) | 52.9 (39.7) | 53.4 (40.0) |
| Drinks per drinking day [M (SD)] | 4.0 (1.2) | 4.2 (1.2) | 4.2 (1.4) | 4.0 (1.2) |
*
p < .01.
**
p < .001.