Table 5 Changes in the smoking profile in the intervention and control groups (quitters excluded)
Examined group | Reduced number of cigarettes | No change | Mean daily reduction in cigarette consumption | Mean difference in the daily consumption of cigarettes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | N | % | Av. % | SD | Av. | SD | |
Intervention (n = 82) | 75 | 91.5 | 7 | 8.5 | 60.8 | 16.0 | 8.5 | 4.1 |
Control (n = 111) | 56 | 50.5 | 55 | 49.5 | 57.1 | 14.5 | 7.5 | 3.9 |
p value | <0.001 | 0.1 | 0.09 | |||||