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Table 4 Classification of FTND and HSI score based on quartile values by sex

From: Assessment of nicotine dependence among smokers in Nepal: a community based cross-sectional study

FTND classification

Male (n = 498)

Female (n = 89)

Total (n = 587)

p value

 

% (95 % CI)

% (95 % CI)

% (95 % CI)

Very low (0–2)

31.9 (27.8;36.2)

31.4 (22.0; 42.2)

31.9 (28.4;36.1)

 

Low (3–4)

16.2 (13.1;19.8)

21.3 (13.3;31.3)

17.1 (14.1;20.3)

 

Medium (5)

31.9 (27.3;35.6)

24.7 (16.1;31.9)

30.3 (26.6;34.2)

χ2 = 2.4 p = 0.5

High (6–10)

20.4 (17.1;24.3)

22.4 (14.2;32.5)

20.4 (17.2;23.8)

 

HSI classification

    

None (0)

27.1 (22.3;29.6)

19.1 (11.5;28.8)

25.9 (22.4;29.6)

 

Low (1)

21.1 (18.5;25.4)

25.8 (17.1;36.2)

21.8 (18.5;25.4)

χ2 = 4.1 p = 0.23

Medium (2–3)

16.9 (14.7;21.1)

22.5 (14.3;32.5)

17.7 (14.7;21.1)

 

High (4–6)

34.9 (30.7;39.3)

32.5 (23.1;43.3)

34.6 (30.7;38.5)

 
  1. Median (IQR) score for FTND and HSI was 4 (2–5) and 2 (0–3) respectively