Table 1.
Characteristic | Total (N=385) | Placebo (n=93) | Active medication (n=292) |
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Age (years), M (SD) | 45.95 (11.17) | 45.86 (11.38) | 45.98 (11.12) |
Sex, % male | 51.9 | 49.5 | 52.7 |
Cigarettes/day, M (SD) | 27.70 (10.30) | 27.42 (11.12) | 27.78 (10.05) |
Plasma cotinine (ng/ml), M (SD) | 305.30 (125.97) | 293.07 (129.68) | 309.26 (124.73) |
Number of years smoking, M (SD) | 28.67 (11.09) | 29.51 (11.86) | 28.40 (10.84) |
Fagerström Test for Nicotine Dependence score, M (SD) | 5.05 (1.56) | 4.87 (1.42) | 5.12 (1.60) |
Note. M, mean; SD, standard deviation. All differences nonsignificant by analysis of variance for continuous variables and chi-square for categorical variables.