Table 1.

Characteristics of 798 persons who smoked within the previous 5 years according to present smoking status for combustible tobacco.

Characteristic	Total		Current Smoker		Former Smoker		p
Overall	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
	798	100.0	545	100.0	253	100.0
Quitting methods used to date
E-cigarette use	159	19.9	120	22.0	39	15.4	0.030
Over-the-counter NRT	217	27.2	151	27.7	66	26.1	0.632
Smoking cessation therapy for nicotine dependence	96	12.0	63	11.6	33	13.0	0.549
Varenicline	68	8.5	43	7.9	25	9.9	0.348
Others 1	56	7.0	39	7.2	17	6.7	0.822
Unassisted 2	666	83.5	446	81.8	220	87.0	0.070
Gender							0.451
Male	532	66.7	368	67.5	164	64.8
Female	266	33.3	177	32.5	89	35.2
Age group (years)							0.008
20–29	99	12.4	62	11.4	37	14.6
30–39	177	22.2	113	20.7	64	25.3
40–49	190	23.8	138	25.3	52	20.6
50–59	181	22.7	139	25.5	42	16.6
60–69	151	18.9	93	17.1	58	22.9
Age started smoking cigarettes							0.237
<20 years	224	28.1	146	26.8	78	30.8
≥20 years	574	71.9	399	73.2	175	69.2
Marriage							0.003
Married	516	64.7	333	61.1	183	72.3
Single	198	24.8	144	26.4	54	21.3
Widowed/divorced	84	10.5	68	12.5	16	6.3
Medical history
Cancer and/or CVD	53	6.6	39	7.2	14	5.5	0.392
Hypertension	158	19.8	113	20.7	45	17.8	0.331
Diabetes Mellitus	61	7.6	45	8.3	16	6.3	0.339

E-cigarettes: electronic cigarettes; NRT: nicotine replacement therapy; CVD: cardiovascular disease; ¹ Other smoking cessation therapies for nicotine dependence include cases with and without medical prescriptions containing nicotine, e.g., nicotine patches. ² Unassisted refers to participants who tried to quit on their own (incl. utilization of books).