Table 1 Smoking-related sample characteristics at baseline (ITT analysis)

Sex

♂ n = 69 (57%)

♀ n = 53 (43%)

♂ n = 68 (55%)

♀ n = 56 (45%)

Chi² = 0.074, p =.786, OR(PMR/VR) = 0.93

Age

M = 46.3 (SD = 13.4)

M = 47.8 (SD = 13.4)

T₂₄₄ = 0.919, p =.359

Employment

Student: n = 12

Worker n= 9

Employee: n= 66

Civil servant n = 3

Self-employed n= 8

Retired: n = 12

Unemployed: n = 5

Missing: n = 7

Student: n = 12

Worker n = 5

Employee: n = 62

Civil servant n = 10

Self-employed n = 14

Retired: n = 14

Unemployed: n = 2

Missing: n = 5

Chi² = 6.62, p =.251

BDI

M = 3.1 (SD = 2.9)

M = 4.0 (SD = 3.9)

Z = 1.42, p =.157

FTND

M = 4.7 (SD = 2.1)

M = 4.8 (SD = 2.1)

Z = 0.054, p =.957

Cigarettes per day

M = 18.6 (SD = 6.2)

M = 19.0 (SD = 7.6)

Z = 0.098, p =.922

Medical advice to quit

66 (48%)

72 (58%)

Chi² = 0.308, p =.579, OR(PMR/VR) = 0.87

Previous quitting attempts

101 (84%)

104 (84%)

Chi² = 0.007, p =.933, OR(PMR/VR) = 0.97