Table 4.
Association between potential predictors and smoking status at week 12 univariate analysis
| Variable | Smoking (n = 57) | Not smoking (n = 44) | p-value1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sex |
0.392 |
||
| Missing |
1 (.%) |
0 (.%) |
|
| Male |
40 (59.7%) |
27 (40.3%) |
|
| Female |
16 (48.5%) |
17 (51.5%) |
|
| Present living status |
0.554 |
||
| Married/Cohabiting |
32 (59.3%) |
22 (40.7%) |
|
| Single/Others2 |
25 (53.2%) |
22 (46.8%) |
|
| Age at baseline |
0.104 |
||
| Median (IQR) |
52.0 (40.0, 61.0) |
57.5 (49.0, 63.0) |
|
| Mean (SD) |
50.8 (12.6) |
55.0 (10.4) |
|
| Min & max |
(25.0, 70.0) |
(27.0, 73.0) |
|
| Weight at baseline (kg) |
0.856 |
||
| Median (IQR) |
77.2 (66.7, 90.7) |
75.4 (64.8, 90.2) |
|
| Mean (SD) |
78.5 (15.0) |
79.2 (18.5) |
|
| Min & max |
(50.2, 109.5) |
(48.4, 136.0) |
|
| Waist at baseline (cm) |
0.319 |
||
| Median (IQR) |
91.0 (82.5, 99.0) |
92.3 (85.3, 101.5) |
|
| Mean (SD) |
91.3 (13.7) |
94.7 (14.0) |
|
| Min & max |
(44.5, 127.0) |
(71.0, 134.0) |
|
| Number of cigs. smoked per day at baseline |
0.467 |
||
| Median (IQR) |
20.0 (14.0, 23.0) |
18.0 (13.0, 20.0) |
|
| Mean (SD) |
20.2 (11.2) |
18.0 (7.6) |
|
| Min & max | (6.0, 55.0) | (6.0, 40.0) | |
1Depending on the type of the variable, p-value is based on Fisher’s exact test or Wilcoxon rank-sum test.
2Others include widowed, separated, divorced and coupled (not cohabiting).