Table 1.
Baseline characteristics by treatment condition.
| Placebo (n = 135) mean (SD) or % | Nicotine (n = 134) mean (SD) or % | |
|---|---|---|
| Demographics | ||
| Age (yrs) | 40.0 (11.4) | 39.9 (11.4) |
| Gender (% males) | 81.5 | 75.4 |
| Education (yrs completed) | 10.4 (4.1) | 10.2 (4.0) |
| Religion (% Muslim) | 74.8 | 74.6 |
| Marital status (% married) | 81.5 | 76.9 |
| Tobacco use | ||
| Amount smoked (cigarettes/day) | 27.4 (11.5) | 28.1 (13.9) |
| Age when smoked first cigarette | 17.9 (4.6) | 18.3 (4.9) |
| Age when began smoking smoked at least one cigarette/day | 18.6 (5.0) | 18.7 (5.6) |
| Fagerstrom Test of Nicotine Dependencea | 5.6 (2.1) | 5.9 (2.3) |
| Carbon monoxide (p.p.m.) | 27.6 (15.7) | 27.4 (16.6) |
| Total withdrawal discomfort scoreb | 28.4 (17.9) | 29.5 (19.4) |
| Made quit attempt in last 6 months (%) | 31.9 | 32.1 |
| Readiness to quitc | 9.1 (1.3) | 8.9 (1.3) |
| Confidence in ability to quitd | 7.0 (2.3) | 6.9 (2.5) |
| Current water pipe user (%) | 11.1 | 10.4 |
| Psychosocial | ||
| Depression (CES-D) scoree | 17.2 (10.0) | 18.9 (10.2) |
| Social supportf | 44.8 (8.9) | 41.0 (11.2) |
a
Range of possible values for the Fagerstrom Test of Nicotine Dependence is 0–10.
b
Range of possible values for total withdrawal discomfort score is 0–100.
c
Range of possible values for readiness to quit is 0–10.
d
Range of possible values for confidence in ability to quit is 0–10.
e
Range of possible values for CES-D score is 0–60.
f
Range of possible values for the social support score is 0–60.