A Standardized Transcutaneous Electric Acupoint Stimulation for Relieving Tobacco Urges in Dependent Smokers

Table 1

Demographic and smoking characteristics of subjects participating in Experiment 1 and 2.

	Experiment 1		Experiment 2
Treatment condition	5 mA	10 mA	0 mA	i5 mA	10 mA
	(N = 20)	(N = 20)	(N = 17) Placebo	(N = 20) A proxy of placebo	(N = 21)
Gender (N, %)
Female	0 (0)	2 (10)	2 (12)	7 (35)	6 (29)
Male	20 (100)	18 (90)	15 (88)	13 (65)	15 (71)
Age (years), Mean ± SD	30.8 ± 6.47	30.5 ± 8.78	25.9 ± 4.75	23.5 ± 3.58	24.7 ± 4.85
Number of cigarettes per day Median (range)	20 (15–35)	18.5 (15–28)	19 (15–28)	18.3 (15–25)	17.0 (15–23)
Years of smoking Median (range)	14 (5–31)	13.5 (6–38)	9.0 (1–23)	7.5 (4–13)	8.0 (5–28)
FTND Median (range)	5.5 (4–8)	5.5 (4–8)	7.0 (4–8)	7.0 (4–9)	6.0 (4–8)