Table 1

Demographics of smokers who visited the smoking cessation outpatient service at the International University of Health and Welfare Shioya Hospital from June 2010 to October 2012

All participantsRelapsedAbstained (FMD-evaluated)p Values relapsed vs abstainer
N742648 (22)
Male/female61/1320/641/7 (19/3)
Age53.2±13.653.5±11.053.0±14.9 (53.0±15.0)0.904
Brinkman index817±525819±466817±557 (870±600)0.988
Current smoking (cigarettes/day)25.5±10.126.0±10.225.3±10.1 (26.0±11.5)0.780
Exhaled carbon monoxide (ppm)30.9±15.334.4±19.529.0±12.6 (29.1±13.5)0.175
Nicotine dependence score (Tobacco Dependence Screener)8.1±1.58.1±1.28.1±2.9 (8.7±3.7)0.998
  • Data (age, sex, Brinkman index, cigarettes/day, expired carbon monoxide and nicotine dependence score) were obtained on the first-visit day (mean±SD). The FMD-evaluated participants referenced in this article are included in the abstained column.