Table 1.
Participants characteristics (N = 99)
| Variables | Mean (SD); median [IQR] or n/N % | |
|---|---|---|
| Strength of urge (0–5 scale) | 2.7 (1.2); 3.0 [2, 3] | |
| Minutes of light PA per day | 992.4 (139.4); 1020 [908.6, 1088.6] | |
| Minutes of moderate PA per daya | 70.3 (88.5); 45 [17.1, 77.1] | |
| Minutes of vigorous PA per day | 2.8 (14.1); 0 [0, 0] | |
| Minutes of MVPA per daya | 73.1 (91.1); 45 [17.1, 77.1] | |
| Daily energy expenditure (kcal/kg)b | 36.05 (3.9); 34.9 [33.7, 36.8] | |
| Age (years) | 46.6 (11.3); 47.5 [38.3, 55.4] | |
| EQ-5D-3Lc | 0.749 (0.275); 0.796 [0.725, 1] | |
| PSS (0–16 score range) | 5.7 (4.1); 4 [2, 9] | |
| MPSS (1–5 score range) | 2.5 (0.9); 2.3 [1.8, 3.1] | |
| Cigarettes smoked per day | 21.6 (14.3); 19.1 [14.4, 24.4] | |
| FTCD (0–10 score range) | 5.6 (2.0); 6.0 [4.0, 7.0] | |
| Age started smoking (years) | 14.7 (3.5); 14.0 [13.0, 16.0] | |
| mCEQ satisfaction (1–7 score range) | 3.8 (.5); 3.7 [2.7, 4.7] | |
| mCEQ reward (1–7 score range) | 3.3 (1.2); 3.2 [2.6, 4.2] | |
| Alcohol consumption:d | Non-drinkers: | 15/99 (15) |
| Light/moderate drinkers: | 60/99 (60) | |
| Heavy drinkers: | 24/99 (24) | |
| Gender male: | 43/99 (43) | |
| Presence of mental health conditione | 41/99 (41) | |
| Employed | 54/99 (55) | |
| Meeting PA guidelinesa, f | 68/98 (70) | |
Key: EQ-5D-3L, three-level European Quality of Life-5 Dimension questionnaire, FTCD Fagerström Test for Cigarette Dependence, IQR inter-quartile range, mCEQ modified Cigarette Evaluation Questionnaire, MET Metabolic equivalent of Task, MPSS mood and physical symptoms scale, MVPA Moderate and Vigorous Physical Activity, N Number of participants, PSS perceived stress scale, SD standard deviation
a N = 98
b N = 95
cScore of 1 represents full health, zero represents death, while negative score represents states worse than death
dThree-level ‘Alcohol consumption’ variable combined from the first two AUDIT questions;‘non-drinkers’ (no alcohol consumption), ‘light/moderate drinkers’ (consuming between 1 and 6 alcoholic drinks on a typical day) and ‘heavy drinkers’ (consumed 7 or more alcoholic drinks on a typical day). For the results of the three modified AUDIT questions see Online Resource 1
eAnswered ‘moderately’ or ‘extremely’ anxious or depressed to item 5 of the EQ-5D-3L questionnaire
fParticipants were categorised as meeting the PA guidelines (exercising 150 or more minutes of MVPA per week) and not meeting the PA guidelines (exercising less than 30 or more minutes of MVPA per week)