Table 1 Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of Treatment Groupsa.
From: A novel stress-based intervention reduces cigarette use in non-treatment seeking smokers
Participants, No. (%)/GROUP | CONTROL | STRESS | ||||||
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Characteristic | All participants (n = 62) | Control stressor + Neutral Cues (n = 16) | Control stressor + Smoking Cues (n = 16) | Stressful task + Neutral Cues (n = 15) | Stressful task + Smoking cues (n = 15) | Statistic | P Value | |
Age, mean (SD) | 35.82 (12.99) | 38.56 (13.45) | 38.25 (14.85) | 31.47 (10.92) | 34.67 (12.18) | F = 1.03 | 0.39 | |
Sex | ||||||||
Male | 34 (54.84) | 9 (56.25) | 9 (56.25) | 8 (53.33) | 8 (53.33) | χ2 = 0.05 | 1.00 | |
Female | 28 (45.16) | 7 (43.75) | 7 (43.75) | 7 (46.67) | 7 (46.67) | |||
Ethnicity | ||||||||
White | 45 (72.58) | 13 (81.25) | 10 (62.50) | 12 (80.00) | 10 (66.67) | χ2 = 2.10 | 0.55 | |
Otherb | 17 (27.42) | 3 (18.75) | 6 (37.50) | 3 (20.00) | 5 (33.33) | |||
Employed | ||||||||
Yes | 39 (62.90) | 10 (62.50) | 8 (50.00) | 11 (73.33) | 10 (66.67) | χ2 = 1.93 | 0.59 | |
No | 23 (37.10) | 6 (37.50) | 8 (50.00) | 4 (26.67) | 5 (33.33) | |||
Education | ||||||||
No HS completion | 2 (3.23) | 1 (6.25) | 1 (6.25) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | χ2 = 2.94 | 0.97 | |
HS graduate | 9 (14.52) | 2 (12.50) | 2 (12.50) | 3 (20.00) | 2 (13.33) | |||
College or trade school graduate | 21 (33.87) | 6 (37.50) | 6 (37.50) | 4 (26.67) | 5 (33.33) | |||
University graduate | 30 (48.39) | 7 (43.75) | 7 (43.75) | 8 (53.33) | 8 (53.33) | |||
Annual household income, $ | ||||||||
≤20,000 | 21 (33.87) | 3 (18.75) | 6 (37.50) | 8 (53.33) | 4 (26.67) | χ2 = 4.61 | 0.20 | |
>20,000 | 41 (66.13) | 13 (81.25) | 10 (62.50) | 7 (46.67) | 11 (73.33) | |||
No. of cigarettes smoked per day, mean (SD) | 16.87 (5.87) | 16.84 (6.17) | 15.34 (5.71) | 18.27 (6.64) | 17.13 (5.07) | F = 0.64 | 0.59 | |
CO level (ppm), mean (SD) | 8.60 (5.72) | 11.25 (5.92) | 6.75 (5.47) | 7.67 (7.08) | 8.67 (3.18) | F = 1.92 | 0.14 | |
FTCD score, mean (SD) | 6.05 (1.19) | 5.81 (1.05) | 6.13 (1.02) | 6.00 (1.36) | 6.27 (1.39) | F = 0.39 | 0.76 | |
Contemplation Ladder score, mean (SD) | 4.97 (1.59) | 4.75 (1.34) | 5.13 (1.78) | 4.87 (1.55) | 5.13 (1.77) | F = 0.22 | 0.88 | |
Age at first cigarette smoked, mean (SD) | 16.08 (4.14) | 15.91 (2.95) | 16.56 (3.31) | 14.87 (3.74) | 16.97 (6.08) | F = 0.73 | 0.54 | |
Years of smoking, mean (SD) | 19.74 (14.07) | 22.66 (15.06) | 21.69 (15.43) | 16.60 (12.86) | 17.70 (13.04) | F = 0.67 | 0.57 | |
No. of MINI diagnoses | ||||||||
0 | 52 (83.9) | 14 (87.50) | 14 (87.50) | 11 (73.33) | 13 (86.67) | χ2 = 1.63 | 0.65 | |
1 | 10 (16.1) | 2 (12.50) | 2 (12.50) | 4 (26.67) | 2 (13.33) |