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Table 6 Disability Free Life Expectancy (DFLE 30–80 ), (Severe) Disability Life Expectancy (DLE(_S) 30–80 ), Life Expectancy (LE 30–80 ) and the % of remaining life without disability (% DFLE/LE 30–80 ) between ages 30 and 80 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

DFLE30–80

DLE30–80

DLE_S30–80

LE30–80

% DFLE/LE30–80

Males

     

Never smoker

36.38

9.46

1.52

45.84

79.37

 

(35.22; 37.54)*

(8.37; 10.59)

(1.06; 2.04)

(44.97; 46.62)

(76.93; 81.65)

Ex-smoker

34.06

10.68

1.47

44.74

76.13

 

(33.09; 35.01)

(9.90; 11.48)

(1.17; 1.82)

(43.84; 45.56)

(74.39; 77.79)

Smokers

30.85

10.72

1.38

41.58

74.21

 

(29.87; 31.88)

(9.76; 11.58)

(0.97; 1.80)

(40.66; 42.19)

(72.24; 76.36)

Light smoker

31.80

10.90

1.56

42.70

74.46

 

(30.53; 33.05)

(9.82; 12.01)

(1.09; 2.09)

(41.55; 43.82)

(71.96; 76.86)

Heavy smoker

29.35

10.28

0.98

39.63

74.06

 

(27.53; 31.23)

(8.70; 11.94)

(0.39; 1.78)

(38.16; 41.10)

(70.09; 78.01)

Females

     

Never smoker

34.77

12.47

2.22

47.23

73.60

 

(33.97; 35.49)

(11.82; 13.25)

(1.87; 2.58)

(46.70; 47.75)

(72.02; 74.91)

Ex-smoker

32.48

14.08

2.15

46.57

69.76

 

(31.35; 33.56)

(12.98; 15.23)

(1.67; 2.65)

(45.76; 47.32)

(67.38; 71.97)

Smokers

29.98

14.30

2.02

44.28

67.70

 

(28.66; 31.50)

(12.79; 15.60)

(1.35; 2.75)

(43.27; 45.33)

(64.85; 71.02)

Light smoker

30.90

14.27

2.22

45.17

68.40

 

(29.19; 32.61)

(12.53; 16.01)

(1.43; 3.10)

(43.91; 46.46)

(64.83; 72.15)

Heavy smoker

28.41

14.27

1.52

42.68

66.56

 

(25.77; 31.25)

(11.54; 17.29)

(0.56; 3.09)

(40.73; 44.65)

(60.22; 72.71)

  1. *: 95% confidence interval.