Table 1.
Demographic, tobacco use and dependence measure by menthol and non-menthol smokers (M ± SD)
|
Current age (y) |
Menthol |
Non-Menthol |
p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| n = 335 | n = 593 | ||
| All (n = 928 |
41.1 ± 10.1 |
40.9 ± 10.1 |
.20a |
| White (n = 730) |
41.6 ± 9.9 |
40.7 ± 10.1 |
.04b |
| AA (n = 198 |
40.5 ± 10.2 |
44.3 ± 10.7 |
|
|
Cigs Per day (CPD) |
|
|
|
| All |
16.8 ± 7.4 |
18.8 ± 8.2 |
.72a |
| White |
18.7 ± 7.4 |
19.1 ± 8.1 |
.40b |
| AA |
14.9 ± 6.9 |
13.9 ± 7.9 |
|
|
Age started smoking (y) |
|
|
|
| All |
16.7 ± 5.8 |
16.1 ± 4.1 |
.76a |
| White |
16.5 ± 6.1 |
16.0 ± 4.1 |
.23b |
| AA |
17.0 ± 5.4 |
17.7 ± 5.3 |
|
|
Years smoking current brand |
|
|
|
| All |
14.5 ± 10.0 |
13.2 ± 10.1 |
.27a |
| White |
13.4 ± 9.8 |
13.1 ± 10.2 |
.34b |
| AA |
15.7 ± 10.0 |
12.9 ± 6.9 |
|
|
# Quit attempts |
|
|
|
| All |
3.1 ± 3.2 |
3.3 ± 3.0 |
.81a |
| White |
3.2 ± 3.3 |
3.3 ± 3.0 |
.98b |
| AA |
3.0 ± 3.1 |
3.0 ± 3.9 |
|
|
Time To First Cig (N = 928) |
% |
% |
|
| All <5min |
49.0 % |
36.0 % |
< .001c |
| n=928 >5min |
51.0 % |
69.0 % |
|
| White <5min |
39.5 % |
35.7 % |
.36c |
| n=730 >5min |
60.5 % |
64.3 % |
|
| AA <5min |
58.3 % |
40.0 % |
.06c |
| n=198 >5min |
41.7 % |
60.0 % |
|
|
Longest Quit Time (months; n=928) |
|
|
|
| All <90 days |
56.0 % |
46.5 % |
.01c |
| >90 days |
44.0 % |
68.3 % |
|
| White <90 days |
46.6 % |
53.7 % |
.11c |
| >90 days |
53.4 % |
46.3 % |
|
| AA <90 days |
58.2 % |
42.8 % |
.13c |
| >90 days | 41.8 % | 57.2 % |
aMenthol preference main effect; bMenthol preference x Race interaction; c Pearson Chi-square.