Characteristics | Atomoxetine arm (N = 9) | Placebo arm (N = 8) | P value |
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Length of every day smoking, years: | Â | Â | Â |
Mean (SD) | 20.9 (11.3) | 23.1 (8.4) | 0.655 |
Range | 5 to 40 | 11 to 36 | Â |
Number of cigarettes per day, n (%): | Â | Â | Â |
Mean (SD) | 19.1 (5.5) | 19.1 (5.0) | 0.979 |
Range | 11 to 27.5 | 12 to 27 | Â |
Age of smoking initiation, years: | Â | Â | 0.984 |
Mean (SD) | 16.3 (2.8) | 16.4 (5.8) | Â |
Range | 13 to 21 | 11 to 29 | Â |
Number of quitting attempts: | Â | Â | Â |
Mean (SD) | 4.7 (3.2) | 5.9 (5.8) | 0.596 |
Range | 2 to 10 | 2 to 20 | Â |
Median length of the recent attempt to quit smoking, days: | Â | Â | Â |
Median | 3 | 13 | 0.409 |
Range | 2 to 3,600 | 3 to 180 | Â |
Percentile 25 | 2 | 7 | Â |
Percentile 50 | 3 | 13.8 | Â |
Percentile 75 | 510 | 120 | Â |
Median of average length of quitting attempts, days: | Â | Â | Â |
Median | 60 | 19.3 | 0.630 |
Range | 2 to 7,200 | 1 to 360 | Â |
Percentile 25 | 2.25 | 11.4 | Â |
Percentile 50 | 60 | 19.3 | Â |
Percentile 75 | 2,205 | 78 | Â |
Previous use of smoking cessation medications, n (%): | 8 (88.9%) | 7 (87.5%) | 1.000 |
Help of smoking cessation medication, n (%): | 6 (66.7%)a | 7 (87.5%)a | 0.467 |