Table 1.
Characteristics of successful quitters versus smokers in ACS patients (n = 324) Immediate: immediately after hospital discharge; late: during one year of follow-up.
| Successful quittersa n = 156 | Smokers n = 168 | P-valueb | Relapsersc n = 30 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | ||||
| < 50 years | 53 (34 %) | 61 (36 %) | 0.89 | 14 (47 %) |
| 50–59 years | 67 (43 %) | 71 (42 %) | 13 (43 %) | |
| ≥ 60 years | 36 (23 %) | 36 (21 %) | 3 (10 %) | |
| Male, n (%) | 127 (81 %) | 125 (74 %) | 0.13 | 20 (67 %) |
| Highest level of education, n (%) | ||||
| Fewer than 8 years | 41 (28 %) | 63 (38 %) | 0.02 | 13 (43 %) |
| College or university | 49 (33 %) | 25 (15 %) | < 0.001 | 5 (17 %) |
| No history of CVD, n (%) | 136 (87 %) | 124 (74 %) | < 0.01 | 19 (63 %) |
| Index event, n (%) | ||||
| STEMI | 89 (57 %) | 89 (53 %) | 0.89 | 18 (60 %) |
| NSTEMI | 50 (32 %) | 51 (30 %) | 7 (23 %) | |
| Unstable angina pectoris | 17 (11 %) | 26 (16 %) | 4 (13 %) | |
| Nurse Coordinated Prevention Programme | 89 (57 %) | 83 (49 %) | 0.17 | 16 (53 %) |
| No. cigarettes/day | ||||
| ≤ 10 | 62 (40 %) | 59 (35 %) | 0.36 | 10 (33 %) |
| > 10 | 93 (60 %) | 109 (65 %) | 20 (67 %) | |
| Quality of life at baselined (mean, SD) | 5.13 (1.06) | 5.02 (1.14) | 0.47 | 5.0 (0.9) |
| Quality of life at 1-year follow-up | 5.66 (1.01) | 5.46 (0.99) | 0.66 | 5.6 (0.7) |
| Risk factors at baseline | ||||
| Systolic blood pressure > 140 mmHg | 36 (24 %) | 33 (20 %) | 0.12 | 4 (13 %) |
| LDL-cholesterol > 2.5 mmol/L | 46 (31 %) | 66 (39 %) | 0.15 | 13 (43 %) |
| Body mass index > 25 kg/m2 | 116 (74 %) | 115 (68 %) | 0.12 | 22 (73 %) |
| Inadequate physical activitye | 89 (57 %) | 98 (58 %) | 0.81 | 16 (53 %) |
| Risk factors at 1-year follow-up | ||||
| Systolic blood pressure > 140 mmHg | 41 (28 %) | 43 (26 %) | 0.79 | 9 (30 %) |
| LDL-cholesterol > 2.5 mmol/L | 32 (22 %) | 62 (37 %) | < 0.01 | 16 (57 %) |
| Body mass index > 25 kg/m2 | 127 (81 %) | 112 (67 %) | < 0.01 | 23 (78 %) |
| Inadequate physical activity | 54 (35 %) | 81 (48 %) | 0.01 | 15 (50 %) |
| Systematic Coronary Risk Evaluation (SCORE) | 2.9 % | 5.7 % | < 0.01 | 4.2 % |
aDefined as non-smoking at outcome assessment date;
bBetween successful quitters and smokers;
cnote that these 30 relapsers are a subgroup of the 168 smokers;
d assessed with the MacNew questionnaire;
e< 30 min/5 times a week.