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. 2009 Jan 8;18(2):144–149. doi: 10.1136/tc.2008.026492

Table 4. Quitting behaviour and outcomes.

Intervention (%) Comparison (%) p Value
Responder estimates
Attempted to quit (ni = 918; nc = 345) 83.8 74.8 ⩽0.001
Quit at 3 months (ni = 863; nc = 329) 46.0 29.5 ⩽0.001
Quit at 6 months (ni = 832; nc = 305) 37.1 26.2 ⩽0.001
Quit at 12 months (ni = 672; nc = 257) 33.2 28.0 NS
Period prevalence (sustained quitting from 3-month to 6-month follow-ups) (ni = 861; nc = 329) 20.7 13.1 ⩽0.01
Period prevalence (sustained quitting from 3-month to 12-month follow-ups) (ni = 748; nc = 303) 2.7 2.0 NS
Conservative estimates
Attempted to quit (conservative estimate: ni = 1000; nc = 377) 76.9 68.4 ⩽0.001
Quit at 3 months (ni = 1000; nc = 377) 39.7 25.7 ⩽0.001
Quit at 6 months (ni = 1000; nc = 377) 30.9 21.2 ⩽0.001
Quit at 12 months (ni = 1000; nc = 377) 22.3 19.1 NS
Period prevalence 3–6 months (ni = 1000; nc = 377) 2.0 1.6 NS
Period prevalence 3–12 months (ni = 1000; nc = 377) 2.0 1.6 NS

ni, number in sample (that is, denominator) for intervention group; nc, number in sample for comparison group.