Table 2 Description of medical characteristics of smokers attending the smoking cessation clinic of the University Hospital Sahloul, Sousse, 2009–2015

 Cardiovascular history

110

20.9

  Coronary artery disease

32

6

  Obliterative arterial disease of the lower limbs

10

1.9

  Stroke

6

1.2

  Hypertension

43

8.1

  Thrombophlebitis

12

2.3

  Disorder of the Pace

7

1.4

 Respiratory history

32

6.2

  Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

6

1.1

  Bronchitis repetition

16

3.1

  Lung emphysema

1

0.2

  Asthma

6

1.2

  Pulmonary tuberculosis

3

0.6

 History of depression

12

2.3

 Diabetes

60

11.2

 Digestive history

45

8.4