Table 4 Quitting behaviour and outcomes
Intervention (%)Comparison (%)p Value
Responder estimates
Attempted to quit (ni = 918; nc = 345)83.874.8⩽0.001
Quit at 3 months (ni = 863; nc = 329)46.029.5⩽0.001
Quit at 6 months (ni = 832; nc = 305)37.126.2⩽0.001
Quit at 12 months (ni = 672; nc = 257)33.228.0NS
Period prevalence (sustained quitting from 3-month to 6-month follow-ups) (ni = 861; nc = 329)20.713.1⩽0.01
Period prevalence (sustained quitting from 3-month to 12-month follow-ups) (ni = 748; nc = 303)2.72.0NS
Conservative estimates
Attempted to quit (conservative estimate: ni = 1000; nc = 377)76.968.4⩽0.001
Quit at 3 months (ni = 1000; nc = 377)39.725.7⩽0.001
Quit at 6 months (ni = 1000; nc = 377)30.921.2⩽0.001
Quit at 12 months (ni = 1000; nc = 377)22.319.1NS
Period prevalence 3–6 months (ni = 1000; nc = 377)2.01.6NS
Period prevalence 3–12 months (ni = 1000; nc = 377)2.01.6NS
  • ni, number in sample (that is, denominator) for intervention group; nc, number in sample for comparison group.