Nicotine mouth spray | Placebo | |
Subjects n | 318 | 161 |
Age yrs | 47.0±10.9 | 46.2±11.3 |
Sex female | 137 (43.1) | 73 (45.3) |
Smoking history | ||
–Cigarettes per day | 22.7±8.8 | 22.7±8.7 |
–Expired CO level ppm | 26.4±10.1 | 26.6±11.3 |
–Saliva cotinine ng·mL−1 | 356±154 (n=316) | 349±151 (n=159) |
–Age started smoking yrs | 16.6±3.6 (n=317) | 16.5±3.6 (n=161) |
–Never tried to quit before | 37 (11.6) | 26 (16.1) |
–0–3 months since last quit attempt | 63 (19.8) | 28 (17.4) |
–Previously used stop-smoking medication(s) | 171 (53.8) | 84 (52.8) (n=159) |
–Previously used NRT | 150 (47.2) | 79 (49.1) |
FTND score | 5.3±2.3 | 5.4±2.2 |
Time to first cigarette | ||
–Within 5 min of waking | 94 (29.6) | 49 (30.4) |
–6–30 min after waking | 139 (43.7) | 76 (47.2) |
–31–60 min after waking | 49 (15.4) | 20 (12.4) |
–>60 min after waking | 36 (11.3) | 16 (9.9) |
Blood pressure mmHg | 133±18/85±12 (n=313) | 132±18/84±11 (n=158) |
Body mass index kg·m−2 | 26.3±5.3 (n=313) | 26.0±5.1 (n=160) |
Data are presented as mean±sd or n (%), unless otherwise stated. CO: carbon monoxide; NRT: nicotine replacement therapy; FTND: Fagerström Test of Nicotine Dependence.