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Lower Successful Quit Rate of Menthol Tobacco Users in a Tobacco Cessation Program: An Explanatory Analysis in Search of Potential Mechanisms
Global Journal of Cardiovascular Diseases
| Vol 4, Issue 1
Table 1. Descriptive Statistics of the Study Sample - Overall and by Menthol/MultipleFlavor Use
| Variables | Menthol/Multiple Flavor Use | Overall (n=232) | ||
| No (n=18) | Yes (n=206) | Missing (n=8) | ||
| Quit Smoking | ||||
| No | 11 (61.1) | 168 (81.5) | 7 (87.50) | 186 (80.17) |
| Yes | 7 (38.9) | 38 (18.5) | 1 (12.50) | 46 (19.83) |
| Study Arm | ||||
| In-person | 7 (38.9) | 71 (34.5) | 1 (12.50) | 79 (34.0) |
| Virtual/Hybrid | 4 (22.2) | 82 (39.8) | 4 (50.00) | 90 (38.8) |
| Self-help | 7 (38.9) | 53 (25.7) | 3 (37.50) | 63 (27.2) |
| Age | ||||
| 50 Years or Less | 5 (27.8) | 41 (19.9) | 1 (12.50) | 47 (20.3) |
| More than 50 Years | 12 (66.7) | 163 (79.1) | 7 (87.50) | 182 (78.4) |
| Missing | 1 (5.6) | 2 (1.0) | - | 3 (1.3) |
| Gender | ||||
| Men | 6 (33.3) | 96 (46.6) | 5 (62.50) | 107 (46.1) |
| Women | 10 (55.6) | 104 (50.5) | 3 (37.50) | 117 (50.4) |
| Missing | 2 (11.1) | 6 (2.9) | - | 8 (3.5) |
| Race | ||||
| Black | 12 (66.7) | 172 (83.5) | 8 (100.0) | 192 (82.8) |
| White | 5 (27.8) | 22 (10.7) | - | 27 (11.6) |
| Other/Multiple | - | 8 (3.9) | - | 8 (3.4) |
| Missing | 1 (5.6) | 4 (1.9) | - | 5 (2.2) |
| Educational Attainment | ||||
| Some High School or Less | 3 (16.7) | 57 (27.7) | 4 (50.0) | 64 (27.6) |
| Graduated from High School/GED | 5 (27.8) | 76 (36.9) | 1 (12.5) | 82 (35.3) |
| Some College | 4 (22.2) | 48 (23.3) | 2 (25.0) | 54 (23.3) |
| Bachelor or More | 5 (27.8) | 22 (10.7) | 1 (12.5) | 28 (12.1) |
| Missing | 1 (5.5) | 3 (1.4) | - | 4 (1.7) |
| Other Tobacco Product Use** | ||||
| No | 10 (55.6) | 165 (80.1) | 5 (62.5) | 180 (77.6) |
| Yes | 8 (44.4) | 39 (18.9) | 2 (25.0) | 49 (21.1) |
| Missing | - | 2 (1.0) | 1 (12.5) | 3 (1.3) |
| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | ||
| Nicotine Addiction (at Baseline) | 4.4 (2.1) | 4.4 (2.0) | 4.4 (2.0) | |
| Number of Cardiometabolic Risk Conditions | 0.7 (1.0) | 1.1 (0.9) | 1.1 (1.0) | |
| Depression | 1.5 (1.7) | 1.3 (1.7) | 1.3 (1.7) | |
** P < 0.01