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Table 1 Baseline demographics

From: Varenicline as a smoking cessation aid in a Greek population: a subanalysis of an observational study

 

Men

(n = 107)

Women

(n = 85)

Total

(n = 196)*

Characteristics

Age, years, mean (range)

43.7 (22-67)

41.3 (19-67)

42.6 (19-67)

BMI, kg/m2 (SD)

28.3 (4.6)

24.0 (4.2)

26.3 (4.9)

Medical history related to smoking, mean (SD)

Total number of years smoked

25.1 (10.8)

21.4 (8.4)

23.5 (10.0)

Mean number of cigarettes per day

32.5 (15.5)

26.2 (11.9)

29.7 (14.3)

Severity of smoking, n (%)

 

≤ 10 cigarettes/day

0 (0.0)

6 (7.0)

6 (3.1)

11-20 cigarettes/day

23 (21.4)

26 (30.5)

49 (25.5)

21-30 cigarettes/day

45 (42.0)

36 (42.3)

81 (42.1)

> 30 cigarettes/day

39 (36.4)

17 (20.0)

56 (29.1)

FTND total score

6.7 (2.2)

6.4 (2.3)

6.6 (2.2)

FTND question 1 response, n (%)

< 5 mins

45 (42.0)

41 (48.2)

86 (44.7)

5-30 mins

40 (37.3)

26 (30.5)

66 (34.3)

31-60 mins

13 (12.1)

15 (17.6)

28 (14.5)

> 60 mins

9 (8.4)

3 (3.5)

12 (6.2)

  1. BMI, body mass index; SD, standard deviation; FTND, Fagerström Test of Nicotine Dependence
  2. * n = 4 with unspecified gender; n/a, not available.