Table 1.
Baseline Sample Characteristics
| Men (n = 101) |
Women (n = 102) |
Total sample |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | M | SD | M | SD | M | SD | t or χ2 |
| Age | 36.8 | 10.0 | 36.6 | 10.2 | 36.7 | 10.1 | ns |
| Race (%) | ns | ||||||
| Black | 48.5 | 54.9 | 51.7 | ||||
| White | 51.5 | 45.1 | 48.3 | ||||
| SCL-90-R | 48.9 | 11.0 | 47.4 | 11.7 | 48.2 | 11.3 | ns |
| Cigarettes/day | 22.5 | 6.48 | 21.9 | 6.76 | 22.2 | 6.61 | ns |
| FTND | 6.26 | 1.62 | 6.69 | 1.75 | 6.47 | 1.70 | ns |
| Years smoking | 19.6 | 10.4 | 19.8 | 10.4 | 19.7 | 10.3 | ns |
| Min until first cigarette (%) | 8.37* | ||||||
| 0–5 | 47.5 | 66.7 | 57.1 | ||||
| 6–30 | 59.8 | 32.4 | 40.4 | ||||
| 31–60 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 2.5 | ||||
| Previous quit attempts | 3.56 | 3.49 | 3.00 | 3.74 | 3.28 | 3.75 | ns |
Note. SCL-90-R = Symptom Check List–90–Revised global severity index; FTND = Fagerström Test of Nicotine Dependence.
*
p < .05.