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Table 3 Patient characteristics of smokers by Country, CV ASPIRE study, Europe, 2011

From: Smoking cessation and the risk of cardiovascular disease outcomes predicted from established risk scores: Results of the Cardiovascular Risk Assessment among Smokers in Primary Care in Europe (CV-ASPIRE) Study

Characteristic

Greece (N=571)

Italy (N=443)

Netherlands (N=425)

Total (N=1439)

Mean age, years (age range)

55.6 (39–91)

58.2 (39–85)

59.2 (40–85)

57.4 (39–91)

Gender, n (%)

    

Male

352 (61.5%)

263 (58.8%)

199 (46.7%)

814 (56.3%)

Female

220 (38.5%)

184 (41.2%)

227 (53.3%)

631 (43.7%)

Mean BMI, kg/m2 (range)

27.6 (12–54)

26.0 (17–43)

27.5 (16–54)

27.1 (12–54)

Primary reason for seeking medical advice, n (%)

General medical examination

319 (57.2%)

249 (27.1%)

64 (16.1%)

629 (45.3%)

Cardiovascular related

68 (12.2%)

31 (7.2%)

126 (31.7%)

225 (16.2%)

Psychiatric related

15 (2.7%)

14 (3.2%)

20 (5.0%)

49 (3.5%)

Pulmonary related

49 (8.8%)

21 (4.9%)

52 (13.1%)

122 (8.8%)

Gastrointestinal related

34 (6.1%)

34 (7.9%)

12 (3.0%)

80 (5.8%)

Metabolic related

46 (8.2%)

29 (6.7%)

37 (9.3%)

112 (8.1%)

Prescription

22 (3.9%)

6 (1.4%)

1 (0.3%)

29 (2.1%)

Other

12 (2.2%)

57 (13.2%)

89 (22.4%)

158 (11.4%)

Lipid levels

    

Mean total cholesterol, mmol/L (SD)

5.7 (1.19)

5.4 (1.27)

5.2 (1.19)

5.5 (1.24)

Mean HDL cholesterol, mmol/L (SD)

1.3 (0.38)

1.3 (0.37)

1.3 (0.59)

1.3 (0.45)

Mean LDL cholesterol, mmol/L (SD)

3.7 (1.05)

3.3 (0.89)

3.2 (1.10)

3.4 (1.04)

Blood pressure

    

Systolic blood pressure, mmHg (SD)

135.5 (18.65)

130.9 (14.59)

140.4 (17.42)

135.5 (17.50)

Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg (SD)

82.5 (9.70)

78.7 (8.24)

83.2 (10.63)

81.6 (9.75)

Medical history, n (%)

    

Cardiovascular diseases

97 (17.0%)

69 (15.6%)

137 (32.2%)

303 (21.1%)

Diabetes

100 (17.5%)

74 (16.7%)

130 (30.6%)

304 (21.1%)

Hypertension

353 (61.8%)

192 (43.3%)

238 (56.0%)

783 (54.4%)

Hypercholesterolemia

372 (65.1%)

161 (36.3%)

193 (45.4%)

726 (50.5%)

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

81 (14.2%)

88 (19.9%)

114 (26.8%)

283 (19.7%)

Currently treated with medication (yes), n (%)

Diabetes

88 (15.4%)

65 (14.7%)

107 (25.2%)

260 (18.1%)

Hypertension

280 (49.0%)

184 (41.5%)

205 (48.2%)

669 (46.5%)

Hypercholesterolemia

240 (42.0%)

97 (21.9%)

153 (36.0%)

490 (34.1%)

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

48 (8.4%)

49 (11.1%)

86 (20.2%)

183 (12.7%)

Family medical history, n (%)

    

Cardiovascular diseases

205 (35.9%)

100 (22.6%)

129 (30.4%)

434 (30.2%)

Diabetes

168 (29.4%)

77 (17.4%)

91 (21.4%)

336 (23.3%)

Hypertension

280 (49.0%)

138 (31.2%)

107 (25.2%)

525 (36.5%)

Hypercholesterolemia

205 (35.9%)

76 (17.2%)

70 (16.5%)

351 (24.4%)

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

66 (11.6%)

23 (5.2%)

59 (13.9%)

148 (10.3%)

Number of medical conditions, n (%)

    

No conditions

105 (18.4%)

145 (32.7%)

75 (17.6%)

325 (22.6%)

1 condition

136 (23.8%)

126 (28.4%)

107 (25.2)

369 (25.6%)

2 condition

181 (31.7%)

96 (21.7%)

100 (23.5%)

377 (26.2%)

3 condition

100 (17.5%)

43 (9.7%)

81 (19.1%)

224 (15.6%)

4 condition

40 (7.0%)

28 (6.3%)

48 (11.3%)

116 (8.1%)

5 condition

9 (1.6%)

5 (1.1%)

14 (3.3%)

28 (1.9%)

Other disorder characteristics, n (%)

    

Persistent chronic cough

214 (37.6%)

138 (31.7%)

121 (28.5%)

473 (33.1%)

Excess mucous and phlegm

115 (20.3%)

64 (14.7%)

101 (23.8%)

280 (19.6%)

Shortness of breath

217 (38.2%)

104 (23.9%)

106 (25.0%)

427 (29.9%)

Wheezing

95 (16.8%)

45 (10.3%)

67 (15.8%)

207 (14.5%)