Table 3.
Baseline characteristics of the total sample and comparability of the three groups
| Total (N = 625) | UC (n = 245) | TC (n = 223) | FC (n = 157) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variables |
N (%)/M (SD) |
N (%)/M (SD) |
N (%)/M (SD) |
N (%)/M (SD) |
| Gender (male) |
457 (73.1%) |
183 (74.7%) |
163 (73.1%) |
111 (70.7%) |
| Age |
55.8 (11.08) |
55.8 (11.88) |
55.31 (10.53) |
56.5 (10.57) |
| Marital status |
|
|
|
|
| Married with/without children |
413 (67.8%) |
160 (67.5%) |
151 (68.5%) |
102 (66.7%) |
| Single/divorced/widow |
196 (32.2%) |
77 (32.5%) |
68 (31.5%) |
31 (33.3%) |
| Education level a |
|
|
|
|
| Low education |
244 (40.5%) |
97 (41.8%) |
83 (38.1%) |
64 (41.8%) |
| Intermediate education |
233 (38.6%) |
83 (35.8%) |
88 (40.4%) |
62 (40.5%) |
| High education |
126 (20.9%) |
52 (22.4%) |
47 (21.6%) |
27 (17.6%) |
| Disease diagnosis and/or treatment b |
|
|
|
|
| ACS (unstable angina, non-stemi, stemi) |
530 (84.8%) |
210 (85.7%) |
191 (85.7%) |
129 (82.2%) |
| Stable angina |
53 (8.5%) |
16 (6.5%) |
23 (10.3%) |
14 (8.9%) |
| Other diagnosis/unknown |
42 (6.7%) |
19 (7.8%) |
9 (4.0%) |
14 (8.9%) |
| Previous hospital admission (yes) |
122 (20.2%) |
48 (20.7%) |
37 (17.0%) |
37 (24.0%) |
| Nicotine dependence c |
5.25 (2.18) |
4.99 (2.28)* |
5.27 (2.14) |
5.62 (2.01) |
| Average cigarettes per day |
21.13 (13.04) |
19.69 (10.64) |
21.83 (15.78) |
22.31 (11.82) |
| Seven-day abstinence at admission (PPA) (yes) |
183 (29.3%) |
79 (34.3%) |
64 (29.4%) |
40 (27.6%) |
| Quit attempts over the past 12 months (yes) |
188 (30.5%) |
87 (36.3%) |
55 (24.9%) |
46 (29.6%) |
| Intention to quit d | 7.53 (2.17) | 7.54 (2.30) | 7.55 (2.1) | 7.49 (2.06) |
Note. Numbers may vary due to missing data.
a low education = primary and basic vocational school, intermediate education = secondary vocational school and high school degree, high education = higher vocational school degree, college or university degree; b ACS = acute coronary syndrome, (non-)stemi = (non-) ST elevation myocardial infarction; c range from 0 = low nicotine dependence to 10 = high nicotine dependence; d range from 0 = weak intention to 10 = strong intention.
* p-value is significant at the 0.05 level.