Table 1 Demographic characteristics and smoking frequency at baseline/follow-up by smoking groups
Smokers | Ex-smokers* | Non-smokers | New Smokers* | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | p-value | n | % | n | % | p-value | |
Number of Patients | 122 | 15 | 366 | 16 | ||||||
Baseline demographics | ||||||||||
Age (Mean ± SD) | 39.13 ± 9.33 | 42.72 ± 8.10 | 0.128 | 40.82 ± 9.79 | 35.25 ± 6.93 | 0.007 | ||||
Females | 99 | 81.1 | 12 | 80.0 | 1.000 | 285 | 77.9 | 11 | 68.8 | 0.370 |
Residence | 0.321 | 0.753 | ||||||||
Urban Area | 12 | 9.8 | 3 | 20.0 | 91 | 24.9 | 3 | 18.8 | ||
Rural Area | 48 | 39.3 | 7 | 46.7 | 146 | 39.9 | 6 | 37.5 | ||
Inner City Area | 62 | 50.8 | 5 | 33.3 | 129 | 35.2 | 7 | 43.8 | ||
Education (university/college or above) | 44 | 36.1 | 5 | 33.3 | 0.818 | 248 | 67.8 | 10 | 62.5 | 0.660 |
Family Income ≤ $40,000 | 13 | 10.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.360 | 36 | 9.8 | 2 | 12.5 | 0.667 |
Without a Drug Plan | 36 | 29.5 | 4 | 26.7 | 0.942 | 83 | 22.9 | 9 | 56.3 | 0.005 |
Smoking Frequency at Baseline | ||||||||||
Daily | 113 | 92.6 | 10 | n/a | n/a | |||||
Weekly | 2 | 1.6 | 1 | n/a | n/a | |||||
Less than once per week | 7 | 5.7 | 4 | n/a | n/a | |||||
Smoking Frequency at 12-month Follow-up† | ||||||||||
Daily | 110 | 90.2 | n/a | n/a | 11 | |||||
Weekly | 4 | 3.3 | n/a | n/a | 2 | |||||
Less than once per week | 6 | 4.9 | n/a | n/a | 3 | |||||