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. 2010 Feb 4;12(3):226–234. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntp198

Table 1.

Differences in craving by situational variables

Predictor
Mean craving
Predictor category (vs. contrast category) Predictor category Contrast category B Lower 95% CI Upper 95% CI p value
Discouraged or forbidden (vs. allowed) 7.53 7.36 0.170 0.098 0.242 <.0001**
Work (vs. home) 7.39 7.36 0.033 −0.057 0.123 .47a
Bar/restaurant (vs. other locations) 7.38 7.40 −0.017 −0.135 0.101 .78
Inactive (vs. active) 7.30 7.37 −0.074 −0.147 −0.002 .045*
Engaged in work or chores (vs. leisure) 7.38 7.31 0.074 0.016 0.132 .013*
Eating or drinking (vs. not eating or drinking) 7.60 7.34 0.263 0.177 0.348 <.0001**
Eating (vs. not eating) 7.54 7.33 0.208 0.143 0.273 <.0001**
Drinking (vs. not drinking) 7.43 7.33 0.106 0.051 0.161 <.001**
Drinking caffeine (vs. not drinking caffeine) 7.33 7.32 0.009 −0.071 0.089 .82b
Drinking alcohol (vs. not drinking alcohol) 7.28 7.31 −0.075 −0.182 0.114 .65b
First morning cigarette report (vs. all others) 7.47 7.34 0.125 0.059 0.191 <.001**
Social smoking predictors
Interacting with others (vs. not interacting) 7.36 7.39 −0.028 −0.086 0.030 .34c
With others (vs. alone) 7.39 7.34 0.052 0.003 0.101 .036*
    Others in group (vs. others in view) 7.40 7.24 0.155 0.060 0.250 <.001**
Other people smoking (vs. no others smoking) 7.40 7.38 0.006 −0.060 0.072 .86
Others smoking × others in group/view (interaction) 0.045 −0.123 0.214 .60
    Others in group and other people smokingd 7.39 7.47 −0.085 −0.159 −0.010 .026*
    Others in view and other people smoking 7.30 7.33 −0.032 −0.233 0.169 .75

Note. Unless otherwise noted, controlling for smoking restrictions did not significantly change the results.

a

When controlling for restrictions, effect no longer significant.

b

Controlling for drinking.

c

Controlling for presence of others.

d

Others smoking only denotes whether or not any other people were smoking; does not differentiate whether others smoking were in one’s group or in view.

*p < .05; **p < .01.