Table 1.
Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of Study Sample at Baseline1
| Peer Mentors (n=8) | Program Participants (n=30) | |
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| Age, years | 43 (12.5) | 49 (9.7) |
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| Gender, male | 2 (25%) | 19 (63%) |
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| Race, Caucasian | 7 (88%) | 20 (67%) |
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| Education, years | 15.3 (1.8) | 11.9 (1.6) |
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| Diagnosis | ||
| Schizophrenia/Schizoaffective disorder | 1 (13%) | 23 (77%) |
| Bipolar disorder | 5 (63%) | 4 (13%) |
| Major depression | 2 (25%) | 3 (10%) |
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| Years smoked lifetime | 17.8 (11.5) | 34.6 (11.0) |
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| Maximum number of cigarettes smoked per day, lifetime 2 | 27.5 (9.3) | 36.0 (16.2) |
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| Fagerstrom Test of Nicotine Dependence 3 | N/A | 4.8 (1.6) |
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| Years quit, current | 8.0 (10.1) | N/A |
1
Mean (standard deviation) or number (%)
2
During period of heaviest smoking. One program participant was not able to provide a plausible response so based on n=29 program participants
3
The Fagerstrom Test of Nicotine Dependence applies only to current smokers