Table 2 Descriptive variables of women included in the SUCCESS study collected at 6 months follow-up

From: Implementation of brief stop smoking advice at cervical cancer screening in general practice: a process evaluation

 

Intervention

Control

Total

  

Women who smoke (n = 266)

Women who do not smoke (n = 413)

Women who smoke (n = 214)

Women who do not smoke (n = 389)

Women who smoke (n = 480)

Women who do not smoke (n = 802)

Women who smoke vs. who do not smoke (χ2/t-test)

Women who smoke, intv vs ctrl (χ2)

Comorbidity, n (%)

  

Asthma/COPD

14 (5.3)

19 (4.6)

14 (6.5)

11 (2.8)

28 (5.8)

30 (3.7)

χ2 = 3.04, P = 0.81

χ2 = 0.35, P = 0.55

Diabetes

6 (2.3)

4 (1)

6 (2.8)

4 (1)

12 (2.5)

8 (1)

χ2 = 4.41, P = .04

χ2 = 0.15, P = 0.70

Cardiovascular disease

4 (1.5)

3 (0.7)

6 (2.8)

6 (1.5)

10 (2.5)

9 (1.1)

χ2 = 1.90, P = 0.17

χ2 = 0.98, P = 0.32

Pregnant

2 (0.8)

2 (0.5)

0

5 (1.3)

2 (0.4)

7 (0.9)

χ2 = 0.90, P = 0.34

χ2 = 1.62, P = 0.20

Health perception, mean (SD)b

3.06 (0.77)

3.19 (0.70)

3.15 (0.77)

3.18 (0.76)

3.10 (0.77)

3.18 (0.73)

t = −1.44, P = 0.15

t = 1.08, P = 0.28

Lifestyle changes past 6 months, n (%)

  

… healthier diet

55 (28.4)

21 (11.4)

45 (25.7)

26 (14.9)

100 (27.1)

47 (13.1)

χ2 = 66.31, P < .001

χ2 = 0.01, P = 0.93

… exercise more often

58 (29.9)

27 (14.6)

52 (29.7)

33 (18.9)

110 (29.8)

60 (16.7)

χ2 = 62.20, P < 0.001

χ2 = 0.42, P = 0.52

… less alcohol

20 (10.3)

8 (4.3)

25 (14.3)

8 (4.6)

45 (12.2)

16 (4.4)

χ2 = 36.09, P < .001

χ2 = 2.42, P = 0.12

… something else

8 (4.1)

7 (3.8)

6 (3.4)

10 (5.7)

14 (3.8)

17 (4.7)

χ2 = 0.81, P = 0.37

χ2 = 0.02 P = 0.90

Complete cases (n)

194

185

175

175

369

360

  

Smear test results

χ2 = 2.14, P = 0.14a

χ2 = 0.001, P = 0.98a

Good

188 (90.8)

169 (92.9)

160 (90.9)

161 (94.7)

348 (90.9)

330 (93.8)

  
 

No HPV

124 (59.9)

136 (74.7)

111 (63.1)

130 (76.5)

235 (61.4)

266 (75.6)

χ2 = 31.15, P < 0.001

χ2 = 4.39, P = 0.11

 

HPV, no abnormal cells

35 (16.9)

3 (1.6)

19 (10.8)

9 (5.3)

54 (14.1)

12 (3.4)

 

Don’t remember

16 (7.7)

30 (16.5)

21 (11.9)

22 (12.9)

37 (9.7)

52 (14.8)

Not Good

19 (9.2)

13 (7.1)

16 (9.1)

9 (5.3)

35 (9.1)

22 (6.3)

  
 

HPV, slightly abnormal cells

14 (6.8)

7 (3.8)

14 (8)

7 (4.1)

28 (7.3)

14 (4)

χ2 = 1.80, P = 0.41

χ2 = 1.04, P = 0.60

 

HPV, abnormal cells

4 (1.9)

4 (2.2)

3 (1.7)

2 (1.2)

7 (1.8)

6 (1.7)

 

Don’t remember

1 (0.5)

2 (1.1)

0

0

1 (0.3)

2 (0.6)

Complete cases (n)

207

182

176

170

383

352

  

Reasons to participate in cervical cancer screening

  
 

… early detection

181 (97.3)

178 (99.4)

171 (98.3)

166 (100)

352 (97.8)

344 (99.7)

χ2 = 7.70, P = 0.05

χ2 = 2.66, P = 0.45

 

… everyone participates

16 (8.6)

15 (8.4)

11 (6.3)

18 (10.8)

27 (7.5)

33 (9.6)

χ2 = 8.65, P = 0.07

χ2 = 2.08, P = 0.72

 

… confirmation no (pre-stage) cervical cancer

180 (96.8)

169 (94.4)

169 (97.1)

163 (98.2)

349 (96.9)

332 (96.2)

χ2 = 2.33, P = 0.68

χ2 = 2.89, P = 0.41

 

… because it’s freely available

78 (41.9)

65 (36.3)

84 (48.3)

67 (40.4)

162 (45)

132 (38.3)

χ2 = 6.07, P = 0.19

χ2 = 3.15, P = 0.53

 

… others think one should participate

5 (2.7)

6 (3.4)

5 (2.9)

8 (4.8)

10 (2.8)

14 (4.1)

χ2 = 5.36 P = 0.25

χ2 = 3.49, P = 0.48

 

… having symptoms

15 (8.1)

11 (6.2)

15 (8.6)

11 (6.6)

30 (8.3)

22 (6.4)

χ2 = 4.95, P = 0.29

χ2 = 5.55, P = 0.24

 

… increased risk for cervical cancer

30 (16.1)

16 (8.9)

18 (10.3)

11 (6.6)

48 (13.3)

27 (7.8)

χ2 = 10.53, P = .03

χ2 = 10.63, P = 0.03

 

… having had an aberrant smear in the past

42 (22.6)

29 (16.2)

43 (24.7)

21 (12.7)

85 (23.6)

50 (14.5)

χ2 = 11.82, P = .02

χ2 = 5.93, P = 0.20

 

… family/friend with cervical cancer

27 (14.5)

18 (10.1)

19 (10.9)

10 (6)

46 (12.8)

28 (8.1)

χ2 = 6.74, P = 0.15

χ2 = 2.92, P = 0.57

Complete cases (n)

186

179

174

166

360

345

  
  1. a ‘Good’ vs ‘Not good’.
  2. bMissings women who smoke: 110 (71 intervention, 39 control), Missings women who do not smoke: 443 (227 intervention, 216 control).