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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of smokers assigned to intervention and control groups

From: Acceptability and effectiveness of opportunistic referral of smokers to telephone cessation advice from a nurse: a randomised trial in Australian general practice

Characteristics

Intervention group (N = 169) n (%)

Control group (N = 149) n (%)

Demographic characteristics

  

Age (mean ± SD years)

39 (12)

36 (12)

Male

87 (51)

61 (41)

Completed high school or tertiary education

70 (41)

59 (40)

Employed full or part-time

102 (60)

88 (59)

English language spoken at home

153 (91)

139 (93)

General health characteristics

  

'Excellent' or 'Very good' self-reported health status

42 (25)

40 (27)

Concurrent conditions (self-reported)

  

Heart disease

5 (3)

4 (3)

Chronic bronchitis or emphysema

5 (3)

8 (5)

Cancer

1 (<1)

2 (2)

Diabetes mellitus

7 (4)

8 (5)

Vascular disease

7 (4)

5 (3)

Attending regular GP

134 (79)

120 (80)

Smoking characteristics

  

Smoking status

  

Regular smoker

145 (86)

130 (87)

Occasional smoker (not every day)

23 (14)

19 (13)

Pipes and cigars only

1 (<1)

0

Amount smoked (cigarettes/day)

  

10 or less

39 (24)

46 (32)

11–20

74 (46)

63 (43)

21–30

38 (24)

28 (19)

31 or more

10 (6)

8 (6)

Nicotine dependency rated 'High' or 'Very High'

50 (30)

40 (27)

Stage of change for smoking cessation

  

Pre-contemplation

58 (34)

61 (41)

Contemplation

62 (37)

48 (32)

Preparation

33 (20)

35 (23)

Missing

16 (9)

5 (3)

At least one quit attempt in previous 6 months

64 (38)

36 (24)

At least one quit attempt in previous 12 months

79 (47)

51 (34)