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60-69 years of age with average age of 59.41 9.31 cigarettes per day (SD. = 8.61). In the ex-
years (SD. = 12.38). In the experimental group, perimental group, patients had smoked for an

average age was 58.64 years (SD. = 12.21) and average duration of 34.66 years (SD. = 14.75),
62.26 years (SD. = 12.04) in the control group. while in the control group patients had smoked
Most of the patients suffered from hyperten- for an average duration of 36.81 years (SD. =

sion, dyslipidemia and diabetes in both groups 14.16). Most patients in the experimental group
(Table 1). and control group had a stage of contempla-
The average smoking rate was 10.59 tion for smoking cessation (83.70% and 66.70%

cigarettes per day (SD. = 7.85). In the experi- respectively) (Table 2).
mental group, the average smoking rate was An average score for nicotine addiction is
11.84 cigarettes per day (SD. = 6.89) and in the 2.96 (SD. = 2.48) for nicotine addiction in both

control group, the average smoking rate was groups, 3.60 (SD. = 2.31) in the experimental

Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of the subjects.

Characteristics Experimental group (n = 44) Control group (n = 43) p-value
n (%) n (%)

Gender
Male 42 (95.50) 42 (97.70) 1.0000
Female 2 (4.50) 1 (2.30) 0.5637
Age (years)
< 40 6 (13.6) 1 (2.30) 0.0588
40 –49 4 (9.10) 6 (14.00) 0.5271
50 – 59 12 (27.30) 11 (25.60) 0.8348
60 – 69 17 (38.60) 13 (30.20) 0.4652
> 70 5 (11.40) 12 (27.90) 0.0896
± SD 58.64 ± 12.21 62.26 ± 12.04

Underlying diseases
Diabetes 14 (31.80) 14 (32.60) 1.0000
Hypertension 26 (59.10) 34 (79.10) 0.3017
Dyslipidemia 28 (63.60) 26 (60.50) 0.7855
COPD/asthma 3 (6.80) 4 (9.30) 0.7055
Cerebrovascular disease 1 (2.30) 0 (0.00) 0.3173
Chronic heart disease 3 (6.80) 0 (0.00) 0.0833
Chronic kidney disease 1 (2.30) 1 (2.30) 1.0000
Thyroid disease 2 (4.50) 0 (0.00) 0.1573