Table 3 Baseline characteristics of study population according to initial NRT taken
Characteristic | All people | Patch only | Patch and gum | Patch and tablet | Patch and inhalator | Patch and lozenge | Patch and oral spray | Patch and nasal spray | ≥3 types NRT | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N= | 38,954 | N= | 25,046 | N= | 7,822 | N= | 411 | N= | 7,822 | N= | 1,593 | N= | 270 | N= | 129 | N= | 1,547 | |
Age (years) | ||||||||||||||||||
Minimum, maximum | 18.00 | 96.00 | 18.00 | 96.00 | 18.00 | 86.00 | 18.00 | 83.00 | 18.00 | 91.00 | 18.00 | 88.00 | 18.00 | 80.00 | 18.00 | 77.00 | 18.00 | 84.00 |
Mean, standard deviation | 42.95 | 15.74 | 42.89 | 16.04 | 40.79 | 14.31 | 44.27 | 15.06 | 43.13 | 15.28 | 44.10 | 15.56 | 40.03 | 14.47 | 43.04 | 14.19 | 44.92 | 15.21 |
Median | 42.00 | 41.00 | 40.00 | 44.00 | 42.00 | 44.00 | 39.00 | 42.00 | 44.00 | |||||||||
Lower quartile, upper quartile | 30.00 | 55.00 | 29.00 | 55.00 | 29.00 | 51.00 | 32.00 | 55.00 | 30.00 | 55.00 | 31.00 | 56.00 | 27.00 | 52.00 | 32.00 | 54.00 | 32.00 | 58.00 |
Gender (n,%) | ||||||||||||||||||
Male | 19,373 | 49.73% | 12,622 | 50.40% | 1,140 | 53.37% | 193 | 46.96% | 3,688 | 47.15% | 796 | 49.97% | 135 | 50.00% | 81 | 62.79% | 718 | 46.41% |
Female | 19,581 | 50.27% | 12,424 | 49.60% | 996 | 46.63% | 218 | 53.04% | 4,134 | 52.85% | 797 | 50.03% | 135 | 50.00% | 48 | 37.21% | 829 | 53.59% |
Co-morbidities (n,%) | ||||||||||||||||||
Cardiovascular disease | 2,538 | 6.52% | 1,687 | 6.74% | 94 | 4.40% | 27 | 6.57% | 490 | 6.26% | 82 | 5.15% | 14 | 5.19% | 7 | 5.43% | 137 | 8.86% |
Asthma | 5,787 | 14.86% | 3,647 | 14.56% | 318 | 14.89% | 58 | 14.11% | 1,211 | 15.48% | 216 | 13.56% | 49 | 18.15% | 23 | 17.83% | 265 | 17.13% |
Chronic obstructive airways disease | 2,944 | 7.56% | 1,838 | 7.34% | 121 | 5.66% | 34 | 8.27% | 631 | 8.07% | 135 | 8.47% | 22 | 8.15% | 8 | 6.20% | 155 | 10.02% |
Diabetes (type I or II) | 1,816 | 4.66% | 1,096 | 4.38% | 107 | 5.01% | 18 | 4.38% | 393 | 5.02% | 89 | 5.59% | 11 | 4.07% | 7 | 5.43% | 95 | 6.14% |
Stroke | 540 | 1.39% | 371 | 1.48% | 22 | 1.03% | 6 | 1.46% | 96 | 1.23% | 14 | 0.88% | 1 | 0.37% | 1 | 0.78% | 29 | 1.87% |