研究:男性比女性更易戒除烟瘾

And although many female smokers give up while pregnant, they often start again once the child is born. 尽管有很多女烟民们会在怀孕期间暂时戒掉这一习惯，不过通常当小孩生下来后又会立刻恢复抽烟。

The study found that while women may be highly motivated to quit, they are actually less likely to succeed than men.

这项研究称，女性非常容易受到激励并且决定戒烟，不过事实上成功的几率则低于男性。

Meanwhile, older smokers were better at quitting than younger ones, the study found.

与此同时，研究还发现，年纪大的烟民要比年轻的烟民更容易戒除抽烟的习惯。

Researchers looked at studies from between 1990 and 2007 to work out the success rates for NHS schemes to help people stop.

研究者们通过在1990年到2007年间的调查报告，并由此制定了国民保健计划，以帮助人们停止吸烟。

Those from poorer areas were slightly more successful in giving up.

他们发现，居住在经济欠发达地区的人戒烟成率要稍微高一些。

'For example, because gender, ethnicity, class, age and level of dependency affect success in giving up smoking, tailored interventions may help to improve cessation rates,' a spokesman from the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence and from the UK Centre for Tobacco Control Studies said.

英国烟草控制研究中心的称，“例如性别、种族、社会阶层、年龄以及依赖程度对戒烟的成功率都会产生影响，量身而定的方案更容易达到戒除吸烟习惯的目标。”