TABLE 1.
BASELINE CHARACTERISTICS OF HIV-INFECTED INDIVIDUALS ENROLLED IN A SMOKING CESSATION INTERVENTION STUDY AS PART OF LUNG HIV (n = 215)
| Demographics | Mean ± SD | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Age | 42.7 ± 9.2 | |
| Male | 85.0 | |
| Race/ethnicity | ||
| Hispanic or Latino | 2.8 | |
| White | 53.8 | |
| Nonwhite | 46.2 | |
| Education level | ||
| < High school | 16.0 | |
| High school or GED | 24.4 | |
| > High school | 59.6 | |
| Employment status | ||
| Employed full-time or part-time | 27.0 | |
| Unemployed or disabled | 59.0 | |
| Other | 7.0 | |
| Refused | 7.0 | |
| Marital status | ||
| Married or member of couple | 22.3 | |
| Never married | 53.6 | |
| Divorced/separated/widowed | 25.1 | |
| Household income | ||
| ≤ $20,000 | 58.0 | |
| > $20,000 | 33.5 | |
| Don't know/refused | 8.5 | |
| Smoking-related variables | ||
| Age at initiation | 17.4 ± 5.2 | |
| Current cigarettes per day | 19.4 ± 10.3 | |
| At least one quit attempt in past year | 9.5 ± 1.0 | 51.9 |
| Important to quit smoking* | 7.9 ± 1.8 | |
| Confidence in quitting* | ||
| Tobacco dependence | ||
| Fagerström Scale Score | 5.0 ± 2.3 | |
| Cotinine concentration, ng/ml | 263.8 ± 182.4 | |
| Psychosocial indicators | ||
| Physical Component Score (SF-8)† | 46.7 ± 10.1 | |
| Mental Component Score (SF-8)† | 45.0 ± 11.1 | |
| Beck Depression Inventory Score | 11.0 ± 8.9 | |
| % with Beck Depression Inventory ≥ 10 | 49.3 |
Definition of abbreviations: GED = general equivalency diploma; HS = high school; SF-8 = Short Form 8.
*
0–10 scale, with higher numbers indicating more importance or confidence.
†
Norm-based scoring.