Research Article
Acupuncture for Smoking Cessation in Hong Kong: A Prospective Multicenter Observational Study
Table 1
Baseline characteristics of subjects.
| Baseline data | (%) |
| Demographical data | Gender | Male | 3401 (65.38%) | Female | 1801 (34.62%) | Age (years old) | 43.57 ± 12.03 | Education background | Below primary school | 209 (4.02%) | Primary school | 451 (8.67%) | Middle school | 3245 (62.38%) | Preparatory course | 635 (12.21%) | College or above | 662 (12.73%) |
| Smoking background | Smoking duration (years) | 25.05 ± 11.68 | Number of cigarettes smoked per day | 17.67 ± 7.96 | FTND | 5.34 ± 2.29 | Previous attempts for smoking cessation | 0 times | 994 (19.11%) | 1 time | 1530 (29.41%) | 2–5 times | 2338 (44.94%) | 6–10 times | 201 (3.86%) | 10 times or above | 139 (2.67%) | Exhaled breath carbon monoxide level (ppm) | 15.38 ± 9.82 | Importance index (0 to 10 points) | 8.80 ± 1.46 | Confidence index (0 to 10 points) | 7.37 ± 1.88 | Preparation degree (0 to 10 points) | 8.11 ± 1.73 | Reason to select acupuncture of traditional Chinese medicine | Advertisement | 2630 (50.56%) | Tried before | 259 (4.98%) | Try new method | 1503 (28.89%) | Believe in acupuncture | 810 (15.57%) |
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