Table 1.
Summary of baseline characteristics of participants from both WebQuit and Smokefree arms, by log-in trajectories. LGBT: lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender; FTND: Fagerström Test for Nicotine Dependence; PTSD: posttraumatic stress disorder.
| Participant characteristics | WebQuit (n=1240) | Smokefree (n=1309) | |||||||
| 1-week users (n=682) |
5-week users (n=399) |
52-week users (n=159) |
Overall | 1-week users (n=645) |
4-week users (n=395) |
5-week users (n=269) |
Overall | ||
| Age (years), mean (SD) | 44.6 (13.6) | 47.4 (12.5) | 51.4 (12.6) | 46.4 (13.3) | 45.4 (13.2) | 46.0 (13.8) | 48.1 (12.8) | 46.2 (13.3) | |
| Male, n (%) | 149 (21.8) | 67 (16.8) | 32 (20.1) | 248 (20.0) | 133 (20.6) | 90 (22.8) | 49 (18.2) | 272 (20.8) | |
| Married, n (%) | 263 (38.6) | 174 (43.6) | 56 (35.2) | 493 (39.8) | 234 (36.3) | 140 (35.4) | 89 (33.1) | 463 (35.4) | |
| Working, n (%) | 354 (51.9) | 212 (53.1) | 83 (52.2) | 649 (52.3) | 362 (56.2) | 196 (49.6) | 118 (43.9) | 676 (51.6) | |
| High school or less, n (%) | 204 (29.9) | 98 (24.6) | 42 (26.4) | 344 (27.7) | 185 (28.7) | 107 (27.1) | 70 (26.0) | 362 (27.7) | |
| LGBT, n (%) | 63 (9.2) | 32 (8.0) | 14 (8.8) | 109 (8.8) | 63 (9.8) | 42 (10.6) | 30 (11.2) | 135 (10.3) | |
| White, n (%) | 558 (81.2) | 323 (81.0) | 123 (77.4) | 1004 (81.0) | 530 (82.2) | 321 (81.3) | 218 (81.0) | 1069 (81.7) | |
| Hispanic, n (%) | 52 (7.6) | 34 (8.5) | 6 (3.8) | 92 (7.42) | 52 (8.1) | 42 (10.6) | 27 (10.0) | 121 (9.2) | |
| Any quit attempt in last 12 months, n (%) | 269 (42.0) | 165 (43.9) | 70 (46.1) | 504 (43.1) | 285 (45.7) | 169 (44.5) | 121 (46.9) | 575 (45.6) | |
| FTND score, mean (SD) | 5.68 (2.19) | 5.54 (2.18) | 5.58 (2.21) | 5.62 (2.19) | 5.70 (2.10) | 5.71 (2.17) | 5.33 (2.32) | 5.63 (2.17) | |
| Smoking characteristics | |||||||||
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Half a pack or more, n (%) | 539 (79.0) | 313 (78.4) | 128 (80.5) | 980 (79.0) | 523 (81.1) | 313 (79.2) | 195 (72.5) | 1031 (78.8) |
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>10 years, n (%) | 530 (77.7) | 327 (82.0) | 139 (87.4) | 996 (80.3) | 509 (78.9) | 310 (78.5) | 223 (82.9) | 1042 (79.6) |
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Partner smokes, n (%) | 459 (67.3) | 279 (69.9) | 115 (72.3) | 853 (68.8) | 454 (70.4) | 270 (68.4) | 200 (74.3) | 924 (70.6) |
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No. of friends who smoke, mean (SD) | 2.2 (1.6) | 2.1 (1.6) | 2.1 (1.7) | 2.2 (1.6) | 2.3 (1.6) | 2.1 (1.6) | 2.3 (1.7) | 2.2 (1.6) |
| Commitment score, mean (SD) | 4.01 (0.74) | 3.97 (0.75) | 3.94 (0.77) | 3.99 (0.75) | 4.01 (0.77) | 3.96 (0.73) | 4.04 (0.82) | 4.00 (0.77) | |
| Mental health measures, n (%) | |||||||||
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Depression | 400 (59.0) | 208 (52.3) | 80 (50.3) | 688 (55.7) | 374 (58.4) | 208 (52.9) | 149 (55.8) | 731 (56.2) |
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Anxiety | 246 (36.4) | 123 (31.1) | 41 (25.8) | 410 (33.3) | 238 (37.0) | 130 (33.0) | 93 (34.6) | 461 (35.3) |
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Social anxiety | 197 (29.0) | 123 (30.8) | 37 (23.4) | 357 (28.9) | 191 (29.7) | 125 (31.7) | 88 (32.8) | 404 (30.9) |
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Panic | 304 (49.0) | 167 (47.6) | 58 (42.3) | 529 (47.7) | 292 (49.7) | 173 (49.3) | 117 (48.3) | 582 (49.3) |
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PTSD | 368 (54.3) | 207 (52.1) | 72 (45.3) | 647 (52.4) | 357 (55.4) | 187 (47.5) | 143 (53.2) | 687 (52.6) |
| Hazardous alcohol use, n (%) | 83 (12.4) | 38 (9.7) | 13 (8.6) | 134 (11.0) | 82 (13.0) | 36 (9.5) | 23 (8.7) | 141 (11.1) | |
| Alcohol or drug abuse, n (%) | 36 (5.3) | 20 (5.0) | 10 (6.3) | 66 (5.32) | 37 (5.7) | 31 (7.8) | 14 (5.2) | 82 (6.3) | |