Table 4.
Descriptives for Minnesota Nicotine Withdrawal Scale Items for Each Study
| AB, Week 1 (n = 72)
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MF, Week 2 (n = 124)
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NXP, Week 1 (n = 242)
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AB, Week 4 (n = 31)
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MF, Week 6 (n = 102)
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NXP, Week 6 (n = 204)
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| Item | M | SD | M | SD | M | SD | M | SD | M | SD | M | SD |
| 1. Craving for cigarettes | 1.15 | 1.10 | 1.84 | 1.25 | 2.05 | 1.02 | 0.81 | 1.08 | 0.94 | 0.91 | 0.93 | 0.90 |
| 2. Irritability, frustration, or anger | 0.71 | 1.00 | 1.25 | 1.23 | 1.21 | 1.08 | 0.48 | 1.03 | 0.68 | 0.90 | 0.64 | 0.81 |
| 3. Anxiety | 0.57 | 0.92 | 1.12 | 1.19 | 0.96 | 1.06 | 0.42 | 0.81 | 0.51 | 0.78 | 0.54 | 0.78 |
| 4. Difficulty concentrating | 0.40 | 0.88 | 0.77 | 1.05 | 0.70 | 0.99 | 0.42 | 0.89 | 0.35 | 0.56 | 0.30 | 0.67 |
| 5. Restlessness | 0.46 | 0.93 | 1.20 | 1.21 | 1.07 | 1.06 | 0.39 | 0.84 | 0.48 | 0.70 | 0.47 | 0.77 |
| 6. Increased appetite or weight gain | 0.75 | 1.00 | 1.15 | 1.24 | 0.93 | 1.05 | 0.90 | 1.25 | 1.20 | 1.13 | 0.89 | 1.05 |
| 7. Depressed or sad mood | 0.28 | 0.70 | 0.54 | 0.86 | 0.51 | 0.88 | 0.32 | 0.83 | 0.34 | 0.78 | 0.26 | 0.59 |
| 8. Insomnia or sleep problems | 0.44 | 1.01 | 1.30 | 1.41 | 1.25 | 1.31 | 0.29 | 0.78 | 0.71 | 1.04 | 0.53 | 0.88 |
Note. AB = abstinence study; MF = message framing study; NXP = naltrexone + patch study.