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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: Drug Alcohol Depend. 2016 Jun 20;165:253–259. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2016.06.013

Table 2.

Self-reported withdrawal symptoms and withdrawal-related experiences for the full sample of Wave 1 current daily smoking adults (n=6,911) and by gender.

Total Men (N=3,391) Women (N=3,520) p-value
Na (%)b Na (%)b Na (%)b
Past-Year Withdrawal Symptomsc
Any withdrawal symptoms 4415 (65.1) 2024 (61.6) 2391 (69.4) <0.0001
Depression 1303 (19.2) 512 (15.4) 791 (23.9) <0.0001
Trouble Sleeping 1084 (16.6) 463 (14.6) 621 (19.0) <0.0001
Difficulty Concentrating 1321 (20.1) 583 (17.9) 738 (22.7) <0.0001
Weight Gain 2889 (41.8) 1224 (36.9) 1665 (47.8) <0.0001
Irritable 3201 (48.4) 1394 (43.9) 1807 (53.9) <0.0001
Anxious 2836 (42.2) 1235 (38.1) 1601 (47.2) <0.0001
Heart beat slower 366 (5.3) 167 (5.1) 199 (5.6) 0.216
Restless 2191 (33.0) 971 (29.7) 1220 (37.0) <0.0001

Past-Year Withdrawal-Related Experiences
Withdrawal-related discomfort 686 (10.6) 265 (8.6) 421 (13.0) 0.0001
Withdrawal-related relapse 1048 (15.3) 408 (12.6) 640 (18.7) <0.0001
a

Unweighted N

b

Weighted %

c

Past-year refers to the 12 months directly preceding the Wave 1 interview.