Table 2

Main admission diagnosis classified by system in the treatment groups

Main admission diagnosis Usual
care
Counselling NRT + counselling Total, N (%)
NRT=nicotine replacement therapy.
Respiratory 21 20 20 61 (22.3)
Cardiac 23 19 16 58 (21.2)
Gastrointestinal 16 17 16 49 (17.9)
Renal and urinary 7 9 9 25 (9.1)
Musculoskeletal, connective tissue and bone 2 7 6 15 (5.5)
General 5 5 4 14 (5.1)
Reproductive and breast 3 1 6 10 (3.6)
Vascular 3 2 3 8 (2.9)
Neurological 2 2 3 7 (2.6)
Injury 2 0 2 4 (1.5)
Other systems 7 9 6 22 (8.0)
Unknown 1 0 0 1 (0.4)
Total 92 91 91 274 (100)