Table 1.
Baseline demographics and smoking history of subjects by treatment group (N=235).1
| Overall | VLNC | NP | VLNC+NP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 47.0±11.7 | 46.5±12.2 | 47.3±11.0 | 47.0±11.9 |
| Female | 57.9% | 59.5% | 57.5% | 56.6% |
| Non-Hispanic Whites | 82.0% | 85.9% | 84.8% | 75.0% |
| Education | ||||
| 8th grade or less | 0.9% | 2.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Some high school | 2.6% | 3.9 | 1.3% | 2.7% |
| High school graduate | 22.8% | 18.0% | 26.3% | 24.0% |
| Some college/2-year | 56.7% | 53.9% | 58.8% | 57.3% |
| College graduate | 13.7% | 18.0% | 11.3% | 12.0% |
| Graduate | 3.4% | 3.9% | 2.5% | 4.0% |
| Marital Status | ||||
| Never Married | 26.8% | 25.3% | 28.9% | 25.3% |
| Currently Married | 38.7% | 41.8% | 36.3% | 41.8% |
| Currently Not Married | 34.5% | 32.9% | 35.0% | 32.9% |
| Cigarettes per day | 18.9±7.2 | 19.4±6.2 | 19.5±8.6 | 17.7±6.3 |
| Duration of having smoked at this rate (yrs) | 29.1±12.0 | 29.2±11.6 | 29.6±11.7 | 28.4±12.8 |
| Age becoming a regular smoker (yrs) | 17.9±4.6 | 17.3±3.6 | 17.7±4.9 | 18.8±5.0 |
| Number of quit attempts | ||||
| 0-2 | 23.5% | 21.6% | 22.4% | 26.9% |
| 3-5 | 39.6% | 37.8% | 40.8% | 40.3% |
| 6-10 | 22.6% | 23.0% | 22.4% | 22.4% |
| 11-20 | 11.1% | 12.2% | 11.8% | 9.0% |
| 20+ | 3.2% | 5.4% | 2.6% | 1.5% |
| Motivation to quit (0-10 scale) | 8.5±1.4 | 8.5±1.4 | 8.3±1.5 | 8.6±1.4 |
| FTND | 5.4±1.9 | 5.6±1.7 | 5.3±2.1 | 5.1±2.0 |
| CES-D (0-60 scale) | 10.6±7.4 | 11.1±7.7 | 10.9±7.7 | 9.6±6.7 |
Due to missing values, the Ns were 217 for quit attempts, 224 for motivation to quit, 227 for FTND and 223 for CES-D. Otherwise, all other variables had data from 233 to 235 subjects. FTND: Fagerstrom Test for Nicotine Dependence; CES-D: Centers for Epidemiological Studies Depression scale.