Table 2.
Characteristics of the enrolled patients.
| Frequency | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|
| Age group | ||
| 21–39 | 37 | 27.4 |
| 40–59 | 60 | 44.4 |
| ≥60 | 38 | 28.1 |
| Gender | ||
| Male | 79 | 58.5 |
| Female | 56 | 41.5 |
| Education | ||
| <Middle school | 2 | 1.5 |
| Middle school | 59 | 43.7 |
| Secondary | 49 | 36.3 |
| Higher | 23 | 17 |
| NA | 2 | 1.5 |
| Work situation | ||
| Active | 100 | 74.1 |
| Retired | 25 | 18.5 |
| Unemployed | 6 | 4.4 |
| Student | 3 | 2.2 |
| NA | 1 | 0.7 |
| Motivation for smoking cessation | ||
| Weak | 25 | 18.5 |
| Moderate | 72 | 53.3 |
| High | 28 | 20.7 |
| NA | 10 | 7.4 |
| Age of tobacco use initiation | ||
| 9–11 | 20 | 14.8 |
| 12–15 | 39 | 28.9 |
| 16–20 | 58 | 43 |
| >20 | 18 | 13.3 |
| Time spent on tobacco use (years) | ||
| 7–10 | 9 | 6.7 |
| 11–20 | 27 | 20 |
| 21–30 | 33 | 24.4 |
| 31–40 | 30 | 22.2 |
| >40 | 36 | 26.7 |
| Nicotine dependence | ||
| Low | 29 | 21.5 |
| Medium | 58 | 43 |
| High | 39 | 28.9 |
| NA | 9 | 6.7 |
Note: NA—missing observations.