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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Mar 5.
Published in final edited form as: WMJ. 2010 Dec;109(6):335–340.

Table 1.

Clinic Characteristics and Outcomes, Pre- and Post-Intervention

Characteristic or Outcome Pre-Intervention (12 Months) Post-Intervention (12 Months)
Total Number of Patients Seen Across All 18 Clinics 255,138 247,221
Number of Patients Seen Per Clinic, Mean (SD); (Range) 14,174 (10,063);
(2983 – 31,187)
13,734 (9684);
(1775 – 30,692)
Patient Age, Mean (SD) Across Clinics 53.6 (18.8) 54.0 (19.0)
Patient Gender, Mean % Females Across Clinics 60.3% 60.6%
Adult Smoking Status Identified, % Across Clinics (Range) 71.6%
(54.8% – 95.7%)
78.6%*
(55.6% – 93.8%)
Adult Smoking Rate, %1 (Range) 17.2%
(9.4% – 25.5%)
16.1%**
(8.9% – 22.7%)
Adult Smokers Prescribed Medication, Mean % Across Clinics (Range) Not Available 6.3%
(2.9% – 10.2%)
Adult Smokers for which Smoking Cessation SmartSet was Used, Mean % Across Clinics (Range) Not Available - 2.5%
(0% – 10.8%)
Adult Smokers Billed for Smoking Cessation Counseling, Mean % Across Clinics (Range) Not Available 1.5%
(0% – 9.0%)
1

Adult Smoking Rates are based on patient-reported smoking status among patients who were asked about tobacco use.

*

p < .001, chi-square value of 3080.7 (df=1)

**

p < .001, chi-square value of 111.4 (df=1)