Table 1 Baseline clinical and laboratory variables in 821 healthy men aged 50.7–59.9 years, according to smoking status
From: Life style and longevity among initially healthy middle-aged men: prospective cohort study
Non-smokers | Smokers | ||
|---|---|---|---|
n = 452 | n = 369 | p-value | |
Age (years) | 55.9 (2.9) | 55.8 (2.7) | 0.60 |
BMI (n,%) | |||
< 25 | 239 (52.9%) | 231 (62.6%) | 0.016 |
25–29.9 | 196 (43.4%) | 124 (33.6%) | |
≥ 30 | 17 (3.8%) | 14 (3.8%) | |
Total work performed (kJ) | 99 (38) | 85 (29) | <0.001 |
SBP (mmHg) | 135 (19) | 133 (20) | 0.20 |
DBP (mmHg) | 93 (10) | 92 (11) | 0.23 |
Cholesterol (mmol/l) | 6.8 (1.2) | 6.8 (1.1) | 0.46 |