The CEASE Tobacco Cessation Controlled Trial for Low-Income Racial and Ethnic Minority Participants: Key Predictors of Success

Table 1.

Descriptive Statistics of the Study Sample -Overall and by Quit Status

Variables Quit Smoking Overall (n=232)

No (n=186) Yes (n=46)

Study Arm      
In-person 58 (31.2) 21 (45.6) 79 (34.0)
Virtual/Hybrid 74 (39.8) 16 (34.8) 90 (38.8)
Self-help 54 (29.0) 9 (19.6) 63 (27.2)
Age (years)      
50 years or less 39 (21.0) 8 (17.4) 47 (20.3)
More than 50 years 144 (77.4) 38 (82.6) 182 (78.4)
Missing 3 (1.6) - 3 (1.3)
Gender      
Men 80 (43.0) 27 (58.7) 107 (46.1)
Women 98 (52.7) 19 (41.3) 117 (50.4)
Missing 8 (4.3) - 8 (3.5)
Race      
Black American 151 (81.2) 41 (89.1) 192 (82.8)
White 23 (12.4) 4 (8.7) 27 (11.6)
Other/Multiple 7 (3.7) 1 (2.2) 8 (3.4)
Missing 5 (2.7) - 5 (2.2)
Educational Attainment      
Some high school or less 53 (28.5) 11 (23.9) 64 (27.6)
Graduated from high school/GED 67 (36.0) 15 (32.6) 82 (35.3)
Some college 42 (22.6) 12 (26.1) 54 (23.3)
Bachelor or more 20 (10.8) 8 (17.4) 28 (12.1)
Missing 4 (2.1) - 4 (1.7)
Employment      
No 162 (87.1) 43 (93.5) 205 (88.4)
Yes 17 (9.1) 3 (6.5) 20 (8.6)
Missing 7 (3.8) - 7 (3.0)
Other Tobacco Product Use      
No 147 (79.0) 33 (71.7) 180 (77.6)
Yes 36 (19.4) 13 (28.3) 49 (21.1)
Missing 3 (1.6) - 3 (1.3)
Flavored Tobacco Use      
Regular 11 (5.9) 7 (15.2) 18 (7.8)
Menthol 159 (85.5) 36 (78.3) 195 (84.0)
Other Flavor 2 (1.1) - 2 (0.9)
Multiple Flavor 9 (4.8) 2 (4.3) 11 (4.7)
Missing 5 (2.7) 1 (2.2) 6 (2.6)
General Health      
Poor/Fair 91 (48.9) 24 (52.2) 115 (49.6)
Good/Excellent 91 (48.9) 22 (47.8) 113 (48.7)
Missing 4 (2.2) - 4 (1.7)

  Mean (SD) Mean (SD) Mean (SD)

Nicotine Addiction (at Baseline) 4.1 (2.1) 4.2 (1.8) 4.4 (2.0)
Cigarette Packs per Week* 3.4 (2.5) 2.8 (2.2) 3.3 (2.4)
Number of Cardiometabolic Risk Conditions 1.0 (0.9) 1.3 (1.1) 1.1 (1.0)
Depression** 1.4 (1.7) 0.8 (1.5) 1.3 (1.7)
Perceived Stress 5.3 (3.1) 5.2 (3.0) 5.3 (3.1)
Perceived Social Support 4.0 (1.1) 4.3 (0.8) 4.1 (1.0)

Abbreviations: SD= Standard Deviation; ** P < 0.01, * P < 0.05.