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Table 2 Comparisons of smoking cessation of medication groups in follow-up

From: A comparison of the efficacy of varenicline and bupropion and an evaluation of the effect of the medications in the context of the smoking cessation programme

Period

Varaenicline (n = 244)

Bupropion (n = 161)

Total (n = 405)

p*

n

%

n

%

n

%

First week

158

64.8

75

46.6

233

57.5

<0.001

First 2 weeks

143

58.6

63

39.1

206

50.9

<0.001

First 1 month

118

48.4

54

33.5

172

42.5

0.003

First 3 months

76

31.1

29

18.0

105

25.9

0.003

First 6 months

48

19.7

16

9.9

64

15.8

0.009

First 1 year

34

13.9

10

6.2

44

10.9

0.015

  1. *Chi-square test