Table 2 Baseline characteristics and risk factors according to smoking status including tar and nicotine intake (mg/day) among women (n = 4,197)
Characteristics | Never- smokers | Ex- smokers | Occasional smokers | Tar intake (mg/day) | Nicotine intake (mg/day) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Low (≤ 129) | Medium (130 - 259) | High (≥ 260) | Low (≤ 8) | Medium (9 - 16) | High (≥ 17) | ||||
No. of participants (n) | 2,613 | 693 | 139 | 324 | 238 | 190 | 368 | 235 | 149 |
Mean age (years) | 50.0 | 44.0 | 39.8 | 42.9 | 40.6 | 38.8 | 42.5 | 40.0 | 39.6 |
Mean total cholesterol/HDL-C | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
Mean alcohol consumption (g/day) | 8.4 | 11.0 | 12.8 | 10.5 | 12.3 | 13.8 | 10.9 | 12.9 | 12.7 |
Physical inactivity (%) | 66.3 | 55.0 | 50.4 | 61.7 | 63.5 | 71.6 | 62.8 | 61.3 | 75.2 |
Actual hypertension (%) | 35.5 | 23.2 | 21.6 | 21.3 | 18.9 | 17.9 | 20.9 | 17.5 | 20.1 |
Diabetes (%) | 3.8 | 3.2 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 1.3 |
Mean age at smoking onset (years) | - | - | 22.0 | 21.5 | 19.3 | 18.4 | 21.3 | 19.2 | 18.4 |
Mean duration of smoking (years) | - | - | 18.4 | 22.1 | 21.8 | 21.0 | 21.9 | 21.4 | 21.9 |