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Table 1 Baseline patient and clinic characteristics for main analytic sample (n = 5715)

From: The effect of a clinical decision support system on prompting an intervention for risky alcohol use in a primary care smoking cessation program: a cluster randomized trial

Variables

Intervention

Control

Individual level

(n = 2916)

(n = 2799)

 Age in years (mean, SD)

47.8 (13.6)

48.1 (13.7)

 Male

1600 (55)

1548 (55)

 Graduated high school

2074 (71)

2014 (72)

 Household income above 40 k

867 (30)

908 (32)

 Currently employed

1523 (52)

1492 (53)

 Daily smoking status

2751 (94)

2611 (93)

 Heaviness of smoking index > 3

718 (26)

646 (25)

 Number of alcohol drinks in past week (mean, SD)

10.6 (13.2)

10.5 (12.6)

 Audit C score (med, IQR)

5 (4–7)

5 (4–7)

 Audit 10 score > = 20

141 (5)

100 (4)

 Past year attempts to quit smoking

1493 (51)

1432 (51)

 Lifetime attempts to quit smoking > = 11

478 (16)

442 (16)

 Marijuana use in past 30 days

968 (33)

852 (30)

 Opioid use in past 30 days

435 (15)

419 (15)

 Number of comorbid conditions endorsed (mean, SD)

2.5 (2.0)

2.3 (2.0)

Cluster level

 Participants per cluster (mean, SD)

31.4 (31.4)

30.4 (38.1)

 Year clinic enrolled first patient in the STOP program

  

  2011

37 (40)

34 (37)

  2012

32 (34)

26 (28)

  2013

6 (6)

8 (9)

  2014

9 (10)

13 (14)

  2015

9 (10)

10 (11)

  2016

0 (0)

1 (1)

 Local Health Integration Networks* (health regions in Ontario)

  Central

5 (5)

4 (4)

  Central East

7 (8)

9 (10)

  Central West

3 (3)

2 (2)

  Champlain

10 (11)

10 (11)

  Erie-St. Clair

11 (12)

4 (4)

  Hamilton Niagara Haldimand Brant

9 (10)

6 (7)

  Mississauga Halton

1 (1)

2 (2)

  North East

9 (10)

12 (13)

  North Simcoe Muskoka

3 (3)

8 (9)

  North West

5 (5)

5 (5)

  South East

10 (11)

7 (8)

  South West

8 (9)

10 (11)

  Toronto Central

6 (6)

8 (9)

  Waterloo Wellington

6 (6)

5 (5)

  1. Note: Values are numbers (percentages) unless stated otherwise
  2. IQR interquartile range, SD standard deviation
  3. *Local Health Integration Networks (LHINs) are agencies established by the Government of Ontario to plan, coordinate, integrate, and fund health services at a local level. They represent health regions across the province. A total of 14 LHINs have been established across Ontario