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Table 8 Characteristics of participants who were interviewed at the end of the study

From: Lessons learned from recruiting socioeconomically disadvantaged smokers into a pilot randomized controlled trial to explore the role of Exercise Assisted Reduction then Stop (EARS) smoking

 

Control (N = 10) (20% of sample)

Intervention (N = 15) (30% of initial sample)

Demographics

  

Age (years); mean, (SD))

46 (11)

52 (11)

Gender (m:f)

5:5

8:7

Job statusa; n (%)

  

A1 to C1

0 (0)

0 (0)

C2 to E (excluding unemployed)

5 (50)

9 (60)

Unemployed

5 (50)

6 (40)

Single parenthood; n (%)

1 (10)

0 (0)

Baseline data

  

Smoking characteristics

  

Tobacco (grams/day); mean (SD)

17.4 (8.7)

18.4 (12.5)

FTND; mean (SD)

5.3 (1.9)

4.9 (1.7)

Self-reported MVPA (minutes/week); mean (SD)

595 (757)

401 (644)

Self-reported MVPA (minutes/week); Range; n (%)

  

0

2 (20)

4 (27)

1 - 499

4 (40)

9 (60)

500 - 1999

3 (30)

1 (7)

2000+

1 (10)

1 (7)

Quit attempt in past year; n (%)

5 (50)

5 (33)

Outcomes

  

Quit attempt made; n (%)

0 (0)

5 (33)

Four-week CO confirmed abstinence; n (%)

n/a

4 (80)

>50% reduction in smoking; n (%)

2 (20)

4 (>33)*

No change in smoking; n (%)

8 (80)

4 (>26)*

Recruitment

  

Avenue (GP:SSS:community); n (%)

5:5:0 (50:50:0)

7:6:2 (47:40:13)

Type (letter:telephone:other); n (%)

7:3:0 (70:30:0)

6:7:2 (40:47:13)

  1. aJob status from NRS social grades, UK.
  2. *no data on 50% reduction for three participants. CO: Carbon monoxide; FTND: Fagerström test for nicotine dependence; ppm: Parts per million; MVPA: Moderate and vigorous physical activity; SD: Standard deviation.