Table 2.
Pre Quit Phase Cigarette Smoking and Other Behavioral and Subjective Effects
| Pre-Quit Phase | Linear Regression Models Testing Medication Effect | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Placebo (n=154) | Naltrexone (n=161) | Mean Difference (95% CI) | p values | ||||
| Unadjusted: Medication Effect Only | Adjusted for Demographic Characteristics | Adjusted for Demographics and Nausea | Adjusted for Demographics, Nausea and Baseline | ||||
| Primary Outcomea | |||||||
| Cigarettes per day | −2.93 (4.54) | −4.21 (4.45) | 1.28 (0.28 to 2.27) | 0.01 | 0.02 | <0.05 | 0.02 |
| Secondary Behavioral Outcomes a | |||||||
| Alcoholic drinks per drinking day | −1.98 (2.98) | −1.94 (2.77) | 0.95 (0.21 to 1.70) | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.04 |
| Caffeinated drinks per day | −1.22 (2.84) | −1.35 (2.21) | 0.13 (−0.46 to 0.71) | 0.7 | 0.83 | 0.95 | 0.9 |
| Secondary Subjective Effects b: | |||||||
| Smoking Urge | 2.58 (0.64) | 2.32 (0.65) | 0.25 (0.11 to 0.40) | <0.01 | <0.01 | 0.01 | 0.02 |
| Cigarette Pleasure | 2.40 (0.62) | 2.22 (0.63) | 0.18 (0.04 to 0.32) | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.06 | 0.07 |
| Cigarette Taste | 2.32 (0.61) | 2.12 (0.63) | 0.19 (0.05 to 0.33) | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.04 | 0.08 |
| Appetite ratings | 2.93 (0.58) | 2.72 (0.66) | 0.20 (0.07 to 0.34) | <0.01 | <0.01 | 0.09 | 0.42 |
| Food Pleasure | 2.88 (0.48) | 2.72 (0.58) | 0.17 (0.05 to 0.28) | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.08 | 0.30 |
| Sweet food consumption | 2.83 (0.65) | 2.64 (0.69) | 0.19 (0.05 to 0.34) | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.08 | 0.11 |
Note: Data are Mean change score (SD), or Mean score (SD).
Behavioral outcomes (cigarettes, alcoholic and caffeinated drinks) are expressed as change scores during pre-quit days 4–6 from baseline (2 weeks prior to enrollment).
Subjective effects were rating average on the 5-point scale and did not have a pre-treatment baseline.