Table 1 Proportions of the two sub-populations according to the different binary variables
From: Smoking cessation attempts: is it useful to treat hard core smokers?
| Binary variables | Other smokers | HCS | P |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sex(proportion of men) | 47.3 % | 57.5 % | 0,006 |
| History of depression | 34.4 % | 34.7 % | 0,92 |
| Current depression | 34.8 | 46.6 | 0,001 |
| Current depression with history of depression | 19.7 % | 26 % | 0,03 |
| Current anxiety | 36.7 % | 42 % | 0,14 |
| Previous attempt | 98.4 % | 0 % | <0.001 |
| Other psychoactive substance | 25.7 % | 41.1 % | <0.001 |
| Cardiac diseases, pulmonary and ENT | 50.6 % | 55.3 % | 0,21 |
| Nicotine substitution | 88.7 % | 87.7 % | 0,67 |
| Smoking cessation Success | 56.5 % | 45.2 % | 0,002 |
| Treatment with serotonin reuptake inhibitors | 50.7 % | 51.6 % | 0,81 |
| Treatment with varenicline | 5.5 % | 7.7 % | 0,18 |
| Treatment with bupropion | 14 % | 9.6 % | 0,08 |
| Age (proportion of 45 years and under) | 51.2 % | 48.9 % | 0.53 |