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Table 2 Impulsivity in adolescent smokers according to Barratt impulsivity scale 11

From: Prevalence of tobacco smoking in a sample of general secondary school students in Cairo and its correlation to other psychiatric disorders

  

Smoker

Test of significance

Non-smoker (n = 341)

Smoker (n = 50)

Mean ± SD

N (%)

Mean ± SD

N (%)

Value

p-value

Sig.

Impulsivity

Total impulsivity

63.93 ± 7.99

52.43 ± 12.84

t = 6.103

<0.001

S

Mild

276 (80.94%)

40 (80%)

χ2 = 0.485

0.785

NS

Moderate

57 (16.72%)

8 (16%)

Severe

8 (2.35%)

2 (4%)

  1. t, Student t-test of significance; χ2, chi-square test of significance