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Table 4 Disability Free Life Expectancy (DFLE 30 ), (Severe) Disability Life Expectancy (DLE(_S) 30 ), Life Expectancy (LE 30 ) and the % of remaining life without disability (% DFLE/LE 30 ) at age 30 by smoking status, Health Interview Survey 1997 and 2001 and follow-up until respectively 31/12/2007 and 31/12/2010, Belgium

From: The effect of smoking on the duration of life with and without disability, Belgium 1997–2011

Smoking status

DFLE30

DLE30

DLE_S30

LE30

%DFLE/LE30

Males

     

Never smoker

38.30

12.89

3.00

51.19

74.82

 

(36.86; 39.87)*

(11.46; 14.71)

(2.17; 4.14)

(49.62; 53.10)

(71.82; 77.38)

Ex-smoker

35.28

13.23

2.42

48.51

72.72

 

(34.28; 36.27)

(12.34; 14.19)

(1.97; 2.87)

(47.33; 49.69)

(70.97; 74.39)

Smoker

31.50

11.82

1.73

43.32

72.72

 

(30.47; 32.65)

(10.76; 12.95)

(1.29; 2.32)

(42.27; 44.56)

(70.54; 74.82)

Females

     

Never smoker

36.99

19.21

5.51

56.20

65.82

 

(36.06; 37.90)

(18.05; 20.65)

(4.78; 6.37)

(54.90; 57.71)

(63.95; 67.37)

Ex-smoker

34.09

19.52

4.53

53.60

63.59

 

(32.75; 35.38)

(17.93; 21.45)

(3.55; 5.91)

(51.99; 55.73)

(61.05; 66.04)

Smoker

30.73

17.29

3.28

48.02

64.00

 

(29.12; 32.59)

(15.36; 20.52)

(2.06; 5.60)

(46.31; 51.28)

(59.69; 67.43.)

  1. *: 95% confidence interval.