Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the patients (N = 557).
Intervention | Control | |
|---|---|---|
n = 283 | n = 274 | |
Demographic | ||
Age, mean ± SD, years | 56.0 ± 11.3 | 55.5 ± 11.5 |
Male sex, n (%) | 247 (87.3) | 245 (89.4) |
Level of education, n (%) | ||
Primary or below | 84 (29.7) | 85 (31.0) |
Secondary | 170 (60.1) | 156 (56.9) |
Post-secondary | 24 (8.5) | 27 (9.9) |
Missing | 5 (1.7) | 6 (2.2) |
Employment status, n (%) | ||
Housewife | 5 (1.8) | 10 (3.6) |
Full time student | 1 (0.4) | 1 (0.4) |
Retired | 83 (29.3) | 74 (27.0) |
Unemployed | 21 (7.4) | 23 (8.4) |
Employed | 173 (61.1) | 166 (60.6) |
Smoking history | ||
No. of years of regular smoking (≥1 cigarette per day), mean ± SD | 38.1 ± 12.8 | 37.8 ± 12.9 |
Daily cigarette consumption, mean ± SD | 14.2 ± 9.0 | 13.5 ± 9.2 |
Fagerstrom test score for nicotine dependency, n (%) | ||
≤3 (mild) | 142 (50.2) | 141 (51.5) |
4–5 (moderate) | 85 (30.0) | 93 (33.9) |
≥6 (severe) | 50 (17.7) | 40 (14.6) |
Missing | 6 (2.1) | 0 (0) |
Past quit attempt (quit for at least 24 hours), n (%) | ||
Yes | 176 (62.2) | 191 (69.7) |
No | 107 (37.8) | 83 (30.3) |
Stage of readiness to quit, n (%) | ||
Pre-contemplation | 215 (76.0) | 200 (73.0) |
Contemplation | 46 (16.3) | 53 (19.3) |
Preparation | 22 (7.8) | 21 (7.7) |
Self-efficacy scorea Mean ± SD | 33.0 ± 8.5 | 33.3 ± 8.0 |
DM history | ||
No. of years of being diagnosed with DM, mean ± SD | 10.6 ± 8.3 | 10.2 ± 8.2 |
DM complicationb n (%) | ||
Yes | 159 (56.2) | 170 (62.3) |
No | 118 (41.7) | 103 (37.7) |
Missing | 6 (2.1) | 0 (0) |
Health | ||
Hospitalized in the past 6 months, n (%) | 51 (18.5) | 46 (16.9) |
Doctor consultation in the past 30 days, n (%) | 48 (17.6) | 67 (24.7) |
Self-rated health, n (%) | ||
Very Bad | 3 (1.1) | 1 (0.4) |
Bad | 47 (16.6) | 53 (19.3) |
Good | 209 (73.9) | 199 (72.3) |
Very good | 1 (0.4) | 2 (0.7) |
Missing | 23 (8.0) | 19 (7.3) |
Other co-morbidities, n (%) | ||
Hypertension | 139 (49.1) | 148 (54.0) |
Cardiovascular diseases | 33 (11.7) | 32 (11.7) |
Respiratory diseases | 12 (4.2) | 14 (5.1) |
Digestive diseases | 13 (4.6) | 14 (5.1) |
Blood Profile, mean ± SD | ||
HbA1c level (%) | 8.1 (1.7) | 8.2 (1.7) |
Low-density lipoprotein (LDL) (mmol/L) | 2.6 ± 0.8 | 2.6 ± 0.8 |
High-density lipoproteins (HDL) (mmol/L) | 1.1 ± 0.4 | 1.1 ± 0.4 |
