Table 3.

Change in Amount of Smoking Among Sustained Smokers Since the Start of COVID-19 Pandemic (N = 182)

	Change in amount of smoking
Participant-reported factors	More than usual 93 (51.4%)	About the samea 54 (29.8%)	Less than usual 34 (18.9%)
	Mean (SD)	Mean (SD)	Mean (SD)
Perceived risk of complications from COVID-19 related to smoking	13.3 (3.6)	12.0 (4.1)	13.4 (3.7)
COVID-19 related distressb	10.4 (5.4)*	6.2 (4.7)	9.4 (6.1)*
General Stress levelb	8.3 (3.5)*	5.9 (3.6)	7.6 (3.0)*

^aReference group.

^bHigher values indicate higher levels of stress, higher distress levels, and higher perceived risk. Missing (n = 1).

*p-value < .05.