From: Is smokeless tobacco a healthier option in patients with AUD? A follow-up study during treatment
No tobacco n = 14 (11) | Smoke 75 (59) | Snus 19 (15) | Dual 20 (16) | Overall | No v smk | No v snus dual | No v dual | |
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n = 14 (11%) | 75 (59%) | 19 (15%) | 20 (16%) | p | p | p | p | |
Socio-demographics | ||||||||
Sex (female) n (%) | 7 (50) | 22 (29) | 4 (21) | 1 (5) | 0.019* | 0.212* | 0.136* | 0.004* |
Years of age (median, IQR) | 57.1 (51.5–58.8) | 53.8 (46.8–58.2) | 42.9 (33.3–51.7) | 40.7 (32.4–53.7) | < 0.001 | 0.329 | 0.018 | 0.009 |
Education (> upper secondary) n (%) | 12 (100) | 33 (60) | 12 (92) | 10 (71) | 0.007* | 0.006* | 1.000* | 0.100* |
History of tobacco use | ||||||||
Smoked before n (%) | 5 (36) | – | 7 (37) | – | – | – | 0.947 | – |
Used snus before n (%) | 1 (8) | 9 (12) | – | – | – | 1.000* | – | – |
Somatic health | ||||||||
BMI (median, IQR) | 27.2 (25.6–31.7) | 26.1 (22.9–29.3) | 26.7 (22.4–28.7) | 27.5 (25.1–29.1) | 0.429 | 0.198 | 0.258 | 0.555 |
Waist measure (median, IQR) | 95 (91–113) | 102 (90–110) | 99 (88–105) | 102 (94–111) | 0.763 | 0.727 | 0.356 | 0.927 |
Lifestyle | ||||||||
Low level of physical activity n (%) | 5 (45) | 34 (64) | 4 (31) | 8 (57) | 0.152* | 0.315* | 0.675* | 0.561 |
Mental health | ||||||||
Current major depression n (%) | 2 (14) | 12 (16) | 3 (17) | 5 (25) | 0.790* | 1.000* | 1.000* | 0.672* |
Substance use related measures | ||||||||
Severity of dependence (median, IQR) | 11 (10–12) | 10 (7–12) | 8 (1–10) | 10 (7–11) | 0.047 | 0.131 | 0.002 | 0.126 |
Alcohol use disorder n (%) | 12 (100) | 56 (90) | 13 (81) | 13 (81) | 0.287* | 0.581* | 0.238* | 0.238* |
Other substance use disorder n (%) | 1 (8) | 13 (21) | 5 (31) | 9 (56) | 0.019* | 0.442* | 0.196* | 0.016* |