Table 1 Participant characteristics in the stories randomized trial
Intervention group | Control group | P | |
|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%) | ||
Age (years), mean ± SD | 50.4 ± 10.0 | 49.4 ± 10.3 | 0.42 |
Gender, female | 83/150 (55.3) | 74/150 (49.3) | 0.30 |
Educational level | |||
Elementary (Grades 1–8) | 5/150 (3.3) | 3/150 (2.0) | 0.92 |
Some high school (Grades 9–11) | 34/150 (22.7) | 34/150 (22.7) | |
High school graduate (Grade 12 or GED) | 62/150 (41.3) | 62/150 (41.3) | |
Some college/Tech. school (1–3 years) | 40/150 (26.7) | 39/150 (26.0) | |
College graduate (≥4 years) | 9/150 (6.0) | 12/150 (8.0) | |
Self-assessed income for basic needs (food, housing, clothing, medical care) adequate at baseline | |||
Yes | 36/139 (25.9) | 29/136 (21.3) | 0.37 |
No | 103/139 (74.1) | 107/136 (78.7) | |
Health status self-assessment | |||
Excellent or very good | 14/150 (9.3) | 15/150 (10.0) | 0.98 |
Good | 35/150 (23.3) | 36/150 (24.0) | |
Fair | 60/150 (40.0) | 63/150 (42.0) | |
Poor | 23/150 (15.3) | 21/150 (14.0) | |
Don’t know/not sure | 18/150 (12.0) | 15/150 (10.0) | |
Admitting diagnosis | |||
Cardiovascular/stroke | 57/146 (39.0) | 54/146 (37.0) | 0.93 |
Pneumonia/asthma/other pulmonary | 20/146 (13.7) | 17/146 (11.6) | |
Diabetes | 10/146 (6.9) | 8/146 (5.5) | |
Cancer | 11/146 (7.5) | 12/146 (8.2) | |
Renal | 9/146 (6.2) | 8/146 (5.5) | |
Other | 39/146 (26.7) | 47/146 (32.2) | |
Readiness to quit smoking | 0.4 | ||
1 | 107/145 | 110/143 | |
2 | 33/145 | 25/143 | |
3 | 5/145 | 8/143 | |
Number of cigarettes smoked per day | |||
<10 | 66/144 (45.8) | 86/146 (58.9) | 0.009 |
11–20 | 56/144 (38.9) | 53/146 (36.3) | |
21–30 | 15/144 (10.4) | 3/146 (2.1) | |
>31 | 7/144 (4.9) | 4/146 (2.7) | |