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Table 3 Comparison of water pipe use status (quantitative variables) between intervention and control groups

From: The effect of happiness-based education on women’s success of water pipe smoking cessation and happiness: a quasi-experimental study

Variable

Intervention group

(n = 34)

Control group

(n = 34)

P-value*

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

Starting age of water pipe use

28.2 ± 9.69

32.03 ± 9.09

0.101

Years of water pipe use

8.21 ± 9.85

9.15 ± 8.25

0.135

Water pipe use frequency per day

1.50 ± 0.74

1.58 ± 0.78

0.620

Duration of each water pipe use (minutes)

30.74 ± 32.84

26.03 ± 25.22

0.866

Number of tobacco bowls per day

1.59 ± 0.74

1.44 ± 0.66

0.410

Tobacco use level (gram per day)

168.24 ± 51.66

155.88 ± 50.39

0.257

  1. * Mann-Whitney test