Table 2.
Smoking, alcohol consumption, and depressive symptoms at baseline
| Variable | N (%) |
|---|---|
| Smoking | |
| Current smoker (self‐report) (n = 304) | 40 (13%) |
| Number of cigarettes within last 24 h (n = 38) | |
| 0–9 | 28 (74%) |
| 10–20 | 9 (24%) |
| 21–30 | 1 (3%) |
| Ever smoked (n = 305) | 232 (76%) |
| Currently using NRT (n = 232) | 18 (9%) |
| Most recent cigarette (n = 230) | |
| <24 h | 38 (17%) |
| <2 weeks | 11 (5%) |
| <1 month | 11 (5%) |
| <6 months | 46 (20%) |
| <1 year | 9 (4%) |
| <5 years | 16 (7%) |
| >5 years | 99 (43%) |
| Nicotine dependence; FTND (patients who had smoked in the last month) (n = 53) | |
| Very low | 19 (36%) |
| Low | 19 (36%) |
| Medium | 6 (11%) |
| High | 9 (17%) |
| Very high | 0 |
| CO confirmed current smokers (n = 280) | |
| CO PPM ≥4 | 94 (34%) |
| Intentions to change (smoking) (n = 295) | |
| I am not thinking about quitting in the near future | 15 (5%) |
| I intend to quit in the next 6 months | 15 (5%) |
| I intend to quit in the next 30 days | 16 (5%) |
| I have quit in the last 6 months | 67 (23%) |
| I have quit for 6 months or more | 113 (38%) |
| Not applicable – Never smoked | 71 (24%) |
| Alcohol consumption | |
| AUDIT (past year) | |
| Frequency of use (how often do you have a drink containing alcohol?) (n = 303) | |
| Never | 46 (15%) |
| Monthly or less | 56 (19%) |
| 2 to 4 times a month | 34 (11%) |
| 2 to 3 times a week | 57 (19%) |
| 4 or more times a week | 109 (36%) |
| Typical consumption (alcohol drinks on a typical day when drinking?) (n = 257) | |
| 1–2 | 129 (50%) |
| 3–4 | 66 (26%) |
| 5–6 | 43 (17%) |
| 7–9 | 5 (2%) |
| 10 or more | 14 (5%) |
| Frequency of 6 or more standard drinks on one occasion (n = 257) | |
| Never | 111 (43%) |
| Less than monthly | 54 (21%) |
| Monthly | 40 (16%) |
| Weekly | 30 (12%) |
| Daily or almost daily | 22 (9%) |
| Harmful/hazardous use (AUDIT ≥8) (n = 294) | 77 (30%) |
| AUDIT‐C (past 2 months) | |
| Frequency of use (how often do you have a drink containing alcohol?) (n = 306) | |
| Never | 114 (37%) |
| Monthly or less | 47 (15%) |
| 2 to 4 times a month | 38 (12%) |
| 2 to 3 times a week | 47 (15%) |
| 4 or more times a week | 60 (20%) |
| Typical consumption (alcohol drinks on a typical day when drinking?) (n = 192) | |
| 1–2 | 119 (62%) |
| 3–4 | 39 (20%) |
| 5–6 | 23 (12%) |
| 7–9 | 2 (1%) |
| 10 or more | 9 (5%) |
| Frequency of 6 or more standard drinks on one occasion (n = 192) | |
| Never | 133 (70%) |
| Less than monthly | 18 (9%) |
| Monthly | 14 (7%) |
| Weekly | 14 (7%) |
| Daily or almost daily | 13 (7%) |
| Hazardous drinking (AUDIT‐C ≥ 3 for women, ≥4 for men) (n = 306) | 94 (31%) |
| Intentions to change (alcohol use) (n = 301) | |
| I am not thinking about cutting down in the near future | 140 (47%) |
| I intend to cut down in the next 6 months | 7 (2%) |
| I intend to cut down in the next 30 days | 14 (5%) |
| I have cut down in the last 6 months | 105 (35%) |
| I have cut down for 6 months or more | 35 (12%) |
| Depressive symptoms (PHQ‐9) (n = 303) | |
| Minimal | 197 (65%) |
| Mild | 70 (23%) |
| Moderate | 22 (7%) |
| Moderately severe | 11 (4%) |
| Severe | 3 (1%) |
| Likely presence of MDE (PHQ‐9 score ≥8) | 58 (19%) |