Table 4

Self-reported quit attempts (number and duration) and changes insmoking behaviours of participants at 6 months


Number (%) of Participants


Quit attempts:
All n = 62
Intervention n = 30
Control n = 32
p-value
95% CI (I-C)

In last 3 months
43 (69%)
25 (83%)
18 (56%)
0.033
(3, 53)%
2 or more
22 (35%)
13 (43%)
9 (28%)
0.260
(-11, 41)%
24 hours or more
33 (53%)
18 (60%)
15 (47%)
0.330
(-13, 40)%
1 week or more
19 (31%)
14 (47%)
5 (16%)
0.018
(6, 56)%
Other Changes:





Delay Smoking for >5 min
54 (87%)
28 (93%)
26 (81%)
0.380
(-10, 38)%
Inhale Less of a Cigarette
12 (19%)
7 (23%)
5 (16%)
0.546
(-17, 35)%
Smoke Less of a Cigarette
27 (44%)
14 (47%)
13 (41%)
0.688
(-20, 34)%
Changed to Low Tar Cigarettes
21 (34%)
12 (40%)
9 (28%)
0.386
(-14, 38)%
Reduced Number of Cigarettes per Day
38 (61%)
20 (67%)
18 (56%)
0.430
(-14, 38)%

Binnie et al. BMC Oral Health 2007 7:5   doi:10.1186/1472-6831-7-5