Parameter | CT group | Control group | ||||
Continuous smokers(n = 1288) | Recent quitters(n = 174) | p Value | Continuous smokers(n = 1230) | Recent quitters(n = 165) | p Value | |
Age at onset of smoking (years) | 17.1 (3.8) | 17.5 (4.3) | 0.15 | 17.1 (3.8) | 16.8 (3.5) | 0.38 |
FEV1/FVC | 70.1 (7.8) | 68.6 (9.3) | 0.03 | 70.7 (8.3) | 69.9 (8.2) | 0.23 |
Cigarettes/day | 18.8 (6.2) | 17.7 (4.8) | 0.02 | 18.4 (5.7) | 17.9 (6.4) | 0.28 |
Pack-years | 36.6 (13.1) | 33.4 (11.1) | <0.01 | 35.7 (12.8) | 33.9 (14.0) | 0.09 |
Fagerström score (Q1) | 2.8 (1.0) | 2.4 (1.0) | <0.01* | 2.8 (1.0) | 2.5 (1.0) | <0.01* |
Motivation score | 3.2 (1.2) | 3.7 (1.0) | <0.01* | 3.3 (1.2) | 3.5 (1.1) | <0.01* |
Values are mean (SD) baseline values.
FEV1, forced expiratory volume in 1 s; FVC, forced vital capacity.
*Wilcoxon rank sum test.