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Table 1 Characteristics of study participants (N = 38)

From: A pre-post pilot study of a brief, web-based intervention to engage disadvantaged smokers into cessation treatment

 

Nonpregnant

Pregnant

All

 
 

n = 29

n = 9

N = 38

Mean (sd) age

46.0

(14.1)

26.3

(5.4)

41.7

(15.1)

Number (%) male

14

(48)

0

(0)

14

(37)

Number (%) White

29

(100)

8

(89)

37

(97)

Number (%) Black or Native American

0

(0)

0

(0)

0

(0)

Number (%) non-Hispanic

29

(100)

9

(100)

38

(100)

Mean (sd) years education

11.9

(2.3)

11.1

(2.3)

11.7

(2.3)

Mean (sd) WRAT reading score

41.0

(7.8)

35

(8.1)

39.4

(8.8)

Number (%) married or living with partner

10

(34)

8

(89)

18

(47)

Number (%) employed

8

(28)

8

(89)

16

(42)

Mean (sd) monthly income (dollars)

1526.5

(1055.2)

1532.1

(914.3)

1527.8

(1014.9)

Number (range) with chronic medical condition

27.0

(93)

7

(78)

34

(89)

Median (range) chronic medical conditions

3.5

(0–7)

1

(0–2)

3

(0–7)

Number (%) with psychiatric diagnosis

23.0

(79)

5

(56)

28

(74)

Mean (sd) CSI score (0–56)

18.1

(9.2)

16.8

(5.6)

17.8

(8.5)

Mean (sd) Fagerstrom score

5.7

(1.8)

3.2

(2.5)

5.1

(2.2)

Mean (sd) cigarettes/day

19.6

(8.3)

10.8

(8.6)

17.6

(9.0)

Number (%) used a computer > 5 times

26

(90)

9

(100)

35

(92)

Number (%) used Internet for health information

19.0

(66)

7

(78)

26

(68)

  1. WRAT = Wide Range Achievement Test for reading ability;
  2. CSI = Colorado Symptom Index for mental health distress.