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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