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. 2014 Mar 11;16(8):1063–1069. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntu023

Table 2.

High-Intensity Craving Reports Across Groups

DS ITS CITS NITS
95th percentile, mean (SD) 89.12 (14.47) 77.71 (22.52)a 80.36 (21.54) 73.06 (23.01)b
Percentage of observations above 50 75.02 40.75a 44.95 32.70b
Percentage of individuals ever rating craving above 50 99.26 95.80a 97.27 95.10
Percentage of observations, 99–100 14.77 5.00a 5.79 2.55b
Percentage of individuals ever rating craving, 99–100 66.37 42.43a 46.30 35.37

Note. DS = daily smokers; ITS = intermittent smokers; CITS = converted ITS; NITS = native ITS.

Craving ratings obtained via a visual analog (0–100) scale.

aSignificantly lower than DS at p < .05.

bSignificantly lower than CITS at p < .05.