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Table 3 Time to first NRT compared to mean current NRT use and recalled smoking

From: Exploratory survey study of long-term users of nicotine replacement therapy in Danish consumers

Time to first NRT

% of respondents (N)

Mean NRT pieces/day (SD)

Mean recalled cig/day (SD)

0-5 min

33.3 (25)

19.1 (11.6)

22.2 (10.8)

6-30 min

32.0 (24)

16.1 (9.0)

20.4 (5.2)

31-60 min

20.0 (15)

11.2 (3.2)

17.4 (5.4)

Later

16.0 (11)

8.8 (5.5)

13.1 (5.1)

  1. Includes respondents using only acute-acting single-dose NRT (n = 75). Respondents using patch, e-cigarette and inhaler were omitted. For every category of delayed NRT use after waking, the average number of NRT pieces/day was reduced to 3.6 (95% CI −5.53 to −1.70) showing a highly significant association between TTFN and NRT use.
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