Table 2 presents the demographics of this study population. In comparison to whites, minority smokers were significantly older in age at the time of study entry (46 years of age versus 42 years of age, minorities and white, respectively, p < 0.0001), less likely to be married (35% versus 59%, minorities and white, respectively, p < 0.0001), older when they began smoking (22 years of age versus 19 years of age, minorities and white, respectively, p < 0.0001), smoked fewer cigarettes per day at baseline (19 versus 24, minorities and white, respectively, p < 0.0001), and were less likely to have stopped smoking at the end of the 3 months of medication treatment (16% abstinent versus 26% abstinent, minorities and white, respectively, p = 0.0065). Figure 1 shows abstinence rates by race within each treatment arm. Table 2Demographics of study population*Minority (N = 172)White (N = 1,512)Total (N = 1,684)p value Age at randomization (mean ± SD)46.3 (±11.33)42.4 (±11.49)42.8 (±11.53)<0.0001 Gender 0.2278 Female110 (64.0%)895 (59.2%)1005 (59.7%) Male62 (36.0%)617 (40.8%)679 (40.3%) Marital status <0.0001 Never married36 (21.1%)211 (14%)247 (14.7%) Married60 (35.1%)894
