Table 3 Risk perception among patients with upper versus lower respiratory complaints
Risk perception questions | Upper | Lower | Â | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | % (n) | % (n) | Â | Chi-square |
1) Past illness caused or made worse by smoking? (yes) | 75.6% (235) | 24.4% (76) | 51.2% | χ2 = 9.26* |
2) Do you now have symptoms of an illness cause or made worse by smoking? (yes) | 74.7% (266) | 25.3% (90) | 49.4% | χ2 = 9.41* |
| Â | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Difference | 95% CI |
3) To what degree has smoking affected your health? | 3.2 (1.2) | 3.5 (1.1) | 0.289 | 0.094-0.487* |
4) To what degree are your current symptoms related to your smoking? | 2.7 (1.4) | 3.1 (1.3) | 0.431 | 0.201-0.662* |
5) To what degree would quitting smoking improve your health? | 4.5 (0.8) | 4.4 (0.9) | 0.074 | 0.076-0.225 |
6) How is your health compared to other smokers your own age? | 3.2 (1.0) | 3.3 (1.1) | 0.083 | 0.092-0.259 |
Overall risk perception | 14.9 (3.3) | 15.8 (3.4) | 0.88 | 0.31-1.4* |