Table 1 Patients’ characteristics at admission

Parameters

Varenicline (n = 166)

Bupropion (n = 148)

NRT (n = 108)

p

Age, years (mean ± SD)

39 ± 9

36 ± 11

38 ± 12

0.86

Female/Male

36/130

37/111

30/78

0.50

Smoking start age, years

16 ± 4

16 ± 5

16 ± 5

0.92

Cigarettes pack/day, mean ±SD

1.4 ± 0.56

1.2 ± 0.47

1.1 ± 0.53

0.003

Smoking pack/years

30.3 ± 20.9

22.9 ± 15.9

25.1 ± 18.6

0.001

mean ± SD

Smoking start reasons

Imitating/curiosity

70/57

74/43

38/45

0.02

Marital status (Single/Married)

21/145

36/112

19/89

0.02

Patient request to quit smoking

158

146

103

0.08

Educational status

45

33

37

0.04

   Primary school

55

49

37

   High school

66

66

34

   University

FTND score, mean ± SD

7.1 ± 2.4

6.4 ± 2.4

5.4 ± 2.6

0.001