Table 1.
Characteristic | Mean (SEM) by Treatment
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Bupropion | Placebo | |
Age, y | 40.4 (2.8) | 42.9 (3.1) |
Sex, % | ||
Male | 64 | 75 |
Female | 36 | 25 |
Smoking duration, y | 20.3 (3.9) | 22.5 (3.4) |
Quit rates, % | 21.4 | 5.3 |
Cigarettes per day, No. | ||
Before treatment | 24.4 (2.6)a | 22.8 (2.5)a |
After treatment | 8.5 (2.5)a | 13.0 (2.8)a |
Change | -15.9 (3.2) | -9.8 (2.1) |
Exhaled carbon monoxide | ||
Before treatment | 24.5 (3.9)a | 20.3 (2.5) |
After treatment | 13.8 (3.0)a | 18.7 (2.7) |
Change | -10.7 (3.5)b | -1.6 (1.7)b |
FTND score | ||
Before treatment | 6.1 (0.4)a | 6.2 (0.5)a |
After treatment | 2.5 (0.6)a,b | 4.3 (0.6)a,b |
Change | -3.6 (0.6)b | -1.9 (0.6)b |
Abbreviations: FTND, Fagerström Test for Nicotine Dependence; SEM, standard error of the mean.
P < .01 within group.
P < .05 between group.