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Table 1 Observed values on both outcome measures

From: Do in-person and computer-based brief alcohol interventions reduce tobacco smoking among general hospital patients? Secondary outcomes from a randomized controlled trial

Current tobacco smoking (n, %)

Baseline

Month 6

Month 12

Month 18

Month 24

n = 960

n = 751

n = 756

n = 759

n = 737

In-person BAI

188 (53.1)

125 (47.0)

141 (49.7)

137 (50.0)

140 (52.0)

Computer-based BAI

208 (53.8)

146 (49.8)

142 (49.7)

151 (51.0)

145 (50.0)

Assessment only

112 (51.1)

78 (40.6)

84 (45.2)

81 (42.9)

81 (45.5)

Cigarettes per day among smoking participants (M, SD)

n = 508

n = 348

n = 365

n = 364

n = 364

In-person BAI

14.1 (8.7)

13.2 (7.5)

14.0 (8.1)

14. 0 (7.1)

14.0 (8.3)

Computer-based BAI

14.1 (9.3)

12.5 (8.9)

12.6 (8.8)

12.9 (9.2)

13.2 (8.8)

Assessment only

13.8 (10.0)

13.1 (8.6)

12.7 (8.2)

13.5 (7.6)

13.1 (8.3)

  1. n = number of cases; BAI = Brief alcohol intervention; M = mean; SD = standard deviation