Table 1: Characteristics of Subjects by smoking status.
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|
Never smoker (n = 6968) |
Current smoker (n = 2481) |
Ex-smoker (n = 2400) |
p value |
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Age |
(yrs, mean) |
49.61 |
45.87 |
54.15 |
< 0.001 |
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|
BMI |
(kg/m2,mean) |
23.45 |
23.74 |
24.01 |
< 0.001 |
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|
Sex
|
Female |
n |
5990 |
362 |
376 |
< 0.001 |
|
(%) |
89.00% |
5.40% |
5.60% |
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Male |
n |
978 |
2119 |
2024 |
< 0.001 |
|
|
(%) |
19.10% |
41.40% |
39.50% |
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Frequency of alcohol drinking (times/month)
|
< 2 |
n |
3531 |
585 |
840 |
< 0.001 |
|
(%) |
71.20% |
11.80% |
16.90% |
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|
≧ 2 |
n |
1867 |
1798 |
1422 |
< 0.001 |
|
|
(%) |
36.70% |
35.30% |
28.00% |
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Amount of alcohol drinking (glasses/drinking) |
< 5 |
n |
3470 |
703 |
974 |
< 0.001 |
|
(%) |
67.40% |
13.70% |
18.90% |
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|
≧ 2 |
n |
948 |
1522 |
947 |
< 0.001 |
|
|
(%) |
27.70% |
44.50% |
27.70% |
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|
Amount of smoking |
|
PYs, mean |
0 |
19.73 |
17.76 |
< 0.001 |