Atomoxetine treatment for nicotine withdrawal: a pilot double-blind, placebo-controlled, fixed-dose study in adult smokers

Table 1 Demographic characteristics of study participants

Characteristics	Atomoxetine group (N = 9; 52.9%)	Placebo group (N = 8; 47.1%)	P value
Age, years:
Mean (SD)	40.9 (11.9)	43 (9.9)	0.699^a
Range	25 to 57	31 to 58
Gender, n (%):
Male	5 (55.6%)	3 (37.5%)	0.637^b
Female	4 (44.5%)	5 (62.5%)
Ethnicity, n (%):
White	8 (88.9%)	7 (87.5%)	1.000
Other^c	1(11.1%)	1 (12.5%)
Education, n (%):
High school	2 (22.2%)	0 (0%)	0.471
College/university	7 (77.8%)	8 (100%)
Occupation, n (%):
Student/unemployed	3 (33.3%)	1 (12.5%)	0.576
Employed	6 (66.7%)	7 (87.5%)
Income, n (%):
Low/moderate	7 (77.8)	7 (87.5%)	1.000
High	2 (22.2%)	1 (12.5%)
Marital status, n (%):
Married/common law	5 (55.6%)	1 (12.5%)	0.131
Single/divorced	4 (44.5%)	7 (87.5%)

^aThe t test was used to compare the means ages of both groups.
^bThe Fisher's exact test for used to compare the proportions.
^cThe other subgroup incorporates the following ethnicities: one Asian in the atomoxetine group and one Métis individual in the placebo group.

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