Table 2.

Comparisons between start, 8 weeks and 6 month follow-up for attempted smoking cessation, cigarette consumption and smoking cessation therapy

Smoking cessation attempts	Currently non-smoking
	At start	8 weeks	At 6 months follow-up
2a
Test group (n = 36)	0	22	10
Control group (n = 31)	0	19	12
Combined data for test and control groups (n = 67)	0	41	22

Cigarette consumption	Mean values for cigarettes (or cigars × 2)/day
	At start	8 weeks	At 6 months follow-up
2b
Test group (n = 36)	18.11	3.71	8.18
Control group (n = 31)	18.10	2.29	6.68
Combined data for test and control groups (n = 67)	18.10	3.05	7.50

Smoking cessation therapy	Smoking cessation therapy
	At start		8 weeks		At 6 months follow-up
	Varenicline	NRT	Varenicline	NRT	Varenicline	NRT
2c
Test group (n = 36)	24	12	16	14	0	NK
Control group (n = 31)	24	7	19	9	0	NK
Combined data for test and control groups (n = 67)	48	19	35	23	0	NK

NK not known (not recorded)