Table 2.
Smoking and clinical characteristics of consenting smokers.
| Characteristic | All (n = 7353) |
English-speaking (n = 1693) |
Spanish-speaking (n = 5660) |
P value (English vs Spanish) |
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| Smoking history, mean (SD) | ||||||
| Age (years) | 35.0 (10.7) | 33.6 (10.7) | 35.8 (10.7) | <.001 | ||
| Age (years), first cigarette | 15.8 (3.3) | 16.6 (4.1) | 15.5 (3.0) | <.001 | ||
| Age(years) regular smoker | 18.8 (4.4) | 19.0 (4.3) | 18.8 (4.4) | .07 | ||
| Cigarettes per day | 18.1 (10.0) | 16.7 (10.0) | 18.5 (10.0) | <.001 | ||
| FTNDa score | 6.5 (2.6) | 7.4 (2.0) | 6.2 (2.7) | <.001 | ||
| Quit confidence | 6.6 (2.3) | 6.7 (2.3) | 6.6 (2.3) | .04 | ||
| Methods used to quit in last 6 months, n (%) | ||||||
| Nicotine gum | 884 (12.0%) | 235 (13.9%) | 649 (11.5%) | 0.008 | ||
| Nicotine patch | 580 (7.9%) | 220 (13.0%) | 360 (6.4%) | <.001 | ||
| Nicotine inhaler | 60 (1%) | 41 (2%) | 19 (0.3%) | <.001 | ||
| Nicotine spray | 18 (0.2%) | 10 (1%) | 8 (0.1%) | .003 | ||
| Bupropion | 223 (3.0%) | 64 (4%) | 159 (2.8%) | .04 | ||
| Varenicline | 170 (2.3%) | 37 (2%) | 133 (2.3%) | .78 | ||
| Other antidepressant | 103 (1.4%) | 29 (2%) | 74 (1%) | .24 | ||
| Stop smoking group | 124 (1.7%) | 27 (2%) | 97 (2%) | .83 | ||
| Hypnosis | 116 (1.6%) | 56 (3%) | 60 (1%) | <.001 | ||
| Acupuncture | 126 (1.7%) | 29 (2%) | 97 (2%) | 1.00 | ||
| Motivational tapes | 126 (1.7%) | 57 (3%) | 69 (1%) | <.001 | ||
| Other self-help | 321 (4.4%) | 118 (7.0%) | 203 (3.6%) | <.001 | ||
| Other websites | 188 (2.6%) | 51 (3%) | 137 (2.4%) | .19 | ||
| Prayer | 271 (3.7%) | 119 (7.0%) | 152 (2.7%) | <.001 | ||
| Consultation with doctor | 239 (3.3%) | 65 (4%) | 174 (3.1%) | .12 | ||
| Other | 328 (4.5%) | 108 (6.4%) | 220 (3.9%) | <.001 | ||
| None | 5047 (68.64%) | 997 (58.9%) | 4050 (71.55%) | <.001 | ||
| Depression variable, n (%) | ||||||
| Major depressive episodes | ||||||
| No history | 4968 (67.56%) | 1143 (67.51%) | 3825 (67.58%) | .80 | ||
| Past only | 1027 (13.97%) | 283 (16.7%) | 744 (13.1%) | <.001 | ||
| Current | 1358 (18.47%) | 267 (15.8)% | 1091 (19.3%) | .002 | ||
| CES-Db score, mean (SD) | 17.7 (12.2) | 17.9 (11.9) | 17.7 (12.3) | .35 | ||
a Fagerström Test for Nicotine Dependence.
b Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression scale.