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. 2022 Feb 26;14(2):e22642. doi: 10.7759/cureus.22642

Table 5. Relationship between the age of initiation and quitting among current smokers .

Stopped smoking Age of initiation group Total
11-13 years 14-16 years 17-19 years 20-22 years  23-25 years
Yes   0 (0%) 3 (14.28%) 11 (52.38%) 7 (33.33%)  0 (0%)   21 (100%) 
No   2 (2.06%) 17 (17.52%) 41 (42.26%) 34 (35.50%) 3 (3.09%) 97 (100%)
Lost to follow-up 3 (33.33%) 3 (33.33%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 3 (33.33%) 9 (100%)
p-value <0.001 (Fisher’s exact test)