Table 1.
Participant Baseline Characteristics by Treatment Group (n = 30)
| Health education control (n = 15) | Exercise intervention (n = 15) | p valuea | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 38.0 ± 11.0 | 37.0 ± 10.0 | .77 |
| Range | 21–53 | 25–53 | |
| Married/lives with partner | 7 (47) | 5 (34) | .72 |
| White | 14 (93) | 13 (87) | .54 |
| Education | .72 | ||
| High school | 1 (7) | 2 (13) | |
| College | 12 (80) | 12 (80) | |
| Graduate school | 2 (13) | 1 (7) | |
| Employed | 13 (87) | 9 (60) | .10 |
| Time to first cigarette 5 or less minutes (FTCD) | 6 (40) | 7 (47) | .84 |
| FTCD total score | 4.2 ± 2.0 | 4.7 ± 2.2 | .55 |
| Range | 1–7 | 0–8 | |
| Taking antidepressant medication | 8 (53) | 9 (60) | .71 |
| Current psychiatric diagnosis | |||
| (eg, anxiety or depressive disorder) | 5 (33) | 6 (40) | .70 |
FTCD = Fagerström Test for Cigarette Dependence. Possible scores range from 0 to 10.
aTwo-sample t test or chi-square test as appropriate. Data are reported as n (%) or mean ± SD as appropriate.