Table 1.
Description of the participants (n=72) in each experimental group.
| Participant characteristics | Game-fear group (n=16) | Game–no fear group (n=16) | Print-fear group (n=19) | Print–no fear group (n=21) | |
| Gendera, n | |||||
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Male | 11 | 9 | 9 | 12 |
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Female | 5 | 7 | 10 | 9 |
| Ageb in years, mean (SD) | 19.81 (6.49) | 21.88 (2.31) | 22.58 (4.49) | 21.19 (6.05) | |
| Smoking frequencyc, median times per week | 1 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 2-3 | |
aGroup difference for sex: χ2(3)=1.624; P=.654.
bGroup difference for age: F(3)=0.894; P=.449.
cGroup difference for smoking frequency: χ2(18)=15.014; P=.661.