Table 2. Comparison of baseline characteristics related to smoking behavior among male cancer patients according to the grouping of the egogram.
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| Characteristic | Total | CP dominant | NP dominant | A dominant | FC dominant | AC dominant | p Value † |
| n= 262 | n= 73 | n= 41 | n= 81 | n= 21 | n= 46 | ||
| Age (year) | 0.552 | ||||||
| -54 | 69 (26) | 22 (30) | 11 (27) | 18 (22) | 8 (38) | 10 (22) | |
| 55-64 | 92 (35) | 26 (36) | 16 (39) | 24 (30) | 7 (33) | 19 (41) | |
| 65- | 101 (39) | 25 (34) | 14 (34) | 39 (48) | 6 (29) | 17 (37) | |
| Cancer site | 0.575 | ||||||
| Esophagus | 26 (10) | 5 (7) | 4 (10) | 7 (9) | 4 (19) | 6 (13) | |
| Lung | 44 (17) | 9 (12) | 7 (17) | 20 (25) | 1 (5) | 7 (15) | |
| Head and Neck | 89 (34) | 28 (38) | 12 (29) | 21 (26) | 11 (52) | 17 (37) | |
| Stomach | 54 (21) | 20 (27) | 8 (20) | 14 (17) | 3 (14) | 9 (20) | |
| Colon and rectum | 19 (7) | 6 (8) | 3 (7) | 7 (9) | 0 (0) | 3 (7) | |
| Liver | 18 (7) | 3 (4) | 5 (12) | 7 (9) | 1 (5) | 2 (4) | |
| Others | 12 (5) | 2 (3) | 2 (5) | 5 (6) | 1 (5) | 2 (4) | |
| Hospital stay (day) | 0.240 | ||||||
| -21 | 89 (34) | 27 (37) | 12 (29) | 32 (40) | 9 (43) | 9 (20) | |
| 22-30 | 66 (25) | 18 (25) | 12 (29) | 17 (21) | 2 (10) | 17 (37) | |
| 31- | 107 (41) | 28 (38) | 17 (41) | 32 (40) | 10 (48) | 20 (43) | |
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| Time elapsed since last cigarette (day) |
0.070 | ||||||
| 4-30 | 136 (52) | 35 (48) | 14 (34) | 49 (60) | 12 (57) | 26 (57) | |
| ≤3 | 126 (48) | 38 (52) | 27 (66) | 32 (40) | 9 (43) | 20 (43) | |
| Number of cigarettes per day |
0.109 | ||||||
| -20 | 159 (61) | 42 (58) | 27 (66) | 57 (70) | 10 (48) | 23 (50) | |
| 21- | 92 (35) | 29 (40) | 12 (29) | 21 (26) | 9 (43) | 21 (46) | |
| Not available | 11 (4) | 2 (3) | 2 (5) | 3 (4) | 2 (10) | 2 (4) | |
| FTND score | 0.067 | ||||||
| 0-3 | 84 (32) | 19 (26) | 13 (32) | 35 (43) | 6 (29) | 11 (24) | |
| 4-5 | 74 (28) | 22 (30) | 10 (24) | 26 (32) | 6 (29) | 10 (22) | |
| 6-10 | 93 (35) | 30 (41) | 16 (39) | 17 (21) | 7 (33) | 23 (50) | |
| Not available | 11 (4) | 2 (3) | 2 (5) | 3 (4) | 2 (10) | 2 (4) | |
| Self-confidence about post- discharge abstinence (%) |
0.722 | ||||||
| 0-30 | 51 (19) | 14 (19) | 10 (24) | 14 (17) | 3 (14) | 10 (22) | |
| 40-60 | 62 (24) | 22 (30) | 10 (24) | 16 (20) | 7 (33) | 7 (15) | |
| 70-100 | 135 (52) | 35 (48) | 20 (49) | 45 (56) | 11 (52) | 24 (52) | |
| Not available | 14 (5) | 2 (3) | 1 (2) | 6 (7) | 0 (0) | 5 (11) | |
† : Chi-square test
CP:Critical Parent. NP:Nurturing Parent. A:Adult. FC:Free Child. AC:Adapted Child.
FTND:Fagerströdm Test for Nicotine Dependence
Percentages in parentheses