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Table 1 Characteristics of the surveyed population

From: Screening chest radiography: results from a Greek cross-sectional survey

 

N

%

Gender

  

male

2551

46.4

female

2948

53.6

Age (years)

  

<45

478

8.8

45–64

2830

51.6

65–74

1591

29.0

≥75

586

10.7

Profession

  

Farmers

985

18.4

Craftsmen

425

8.0

Clerks and employees

1053

19.7

Scientists

129

2.4

Freelance prof.

479

9.0

Pensioners

756

14.1

Housewives

1432

26.8

Security Forces

63

1.2

Other labor conditions

20

0.4

Smoking Activity

  

No smokers

3227

59.5

smokers

1626

30.0

Ex smokers

570

10.51

Number of daily cigarettes

  

< 10

416

7.7

10–19

859

16.0

20–29

181

3.4

30–39

404

7.5

≥ 40

225

4.2

None

3301

61.2

Duration of smoke

  

< 10 years

52

2.5

10–19 years

205

9.8

20–29 years

518

24.7

30–39 years

601

28.6

≥ 40 years

723

34.4

  1. Table legend: N = absolute number of responder for each category; % = percentage of individuals per each category. For the evaluation of the following two subgroups (1) number of daily cigarettes and (2) duration of smoke, both smokers and ex-smokers were included in the calculation.