Table 1.
Baseline variables by treatment group (n = 299)
| OBS | EQ | EQ+ | Significance | |
| Age | 42.3 (11.7)a | 46.5 (11.5)b | 45.5 (10.8) | p < .05 |
| Cigarettes/day | 13.8 (8.6)a | 17.7 (8.3)b | 18.2 (9.1)b | p < .05 |
| FTND | 4.9 (2.3) | 5.1 (2.2) | 5.3 (2.3) | ns |
| Decisional balance | 0.48 (3.1) | 0.57 (3.5) | 1.2 (2.8) | ns |
| Temptations | 3.5 (0.71) | 3.8 (0.67) | 3.7 (0.77) | ns |
| Confidence | 3.1 (1.6) | 3.0 (1.1) | 2.8 (1.2) | ns |
| Importance of quitting | 8.2 (2.4)a | 8.7 (1.5) | 9.1 (1.8)b | p < .05 |
| CES-D | 11.7 (6.3) | 11.8 (6.6) | 11.6 (6.2) | ns |
Note. Values are expressed in M (SD). Superscript notations (a,b) denote significant differences between groups. CES-D = Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression scale; EQ = ExperQuit; EQ+ = ExperQuit plus Nicotine Replacement Therapy; FTND = Fagerström Test for Nicotine Dependence; ns = nonsignificant; OBS = Observation-only group.