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Table 1 Anthropometric values (mean ± SE of mean) by gender and tobacco use

From: Association between tobacco use and body mass index in urban Indian population: implications for public health in India

 

Men

Women*

 

n

Age (years)

Height (cm)

Weight (kg)

BMI (kg/m 2 )

n

Age (years)

Height (cm)

Weight (kg)

BMI (kg/m 2 )

Never users

10493

49.6 ± 0.12

161.5 ± 0.07

59.0 ± 0.11

22.6 ± 0.04

23965

46.3 ± 0.07

148.9 ± 0.04

52.5 ± 0.07

23.7 ± 0.03

Ex-users

   Ex-smoking

693

59.7 ± 0.48

161.8 ± 0.26

57.9 ± 0.44

22.0 ± 0.15

-

-

-

-

-

   Ex-smokeless

824

58.4 ± 0.43

160.3 ± 0.25

57.2 ± 0.38

22.2 ± 0.13

1284

53.7 ± 0.34

147.9 ± 0.17

49.5 ± 0.30

22.6 ± 0.13

   Ex-mixed

270

61.3 ± 0.73

160.3 ± 0.42

57.3 ± 0.74

22.2 ± 0.25

-

-

-

-

-

Ever users

   Smoking

6017

50.8 ± 0.15

161.3 ± 0.09

55.8 ± 0.15

21.4 ± 0.05

159

54.5 ± 1.03

150.5 ± 0.63

48.8 ± 0.85

21.5 ± 0.34

   Smokeless

18365

50.1 ± 0.08

160.5 ± 0.05

56.1 ± 0.08

21.8 ± 0.03

35296

49.3 ± 0.06

147.3 ± 0.03

48.0 ± 0.06

22.1 ± 0.02

   Mixed

5194

50.1 ± 0.16

161.6 ± 0.09

55.2 ± 0.15

21.1 ± 0.05

107

51.9 ± 1.19

150.0 ± 0.74

47.3 ± 1.09

21.0 ± 0.44

Types of smoking**

   Cigarette

4980

49.0 ± 0.16

162.6 ± 0.09

59.1 ± 0.16

22.3 ± 0.05

17

51.5 ± 2.20

157.6 ± 1.50

60.2 ± 1.48

24.3 ± 0.72

   Bidi

5290

51.9 ± 0.16

160.2 ± 0.09

52.5 ± 0.14

20.4 ± 0.05

217

54.2 ± 0.90

149.7 ± 0.52

46.8 ± 0.73

20.9 ± 0.30

   Cigarette + bidi

739

49.9 ± 0.44

162.2 ± 0.25

54.5 ± 0.40

20.7 ± 0.14

9

57.7 ± 3.86

153.0 ± 3.56

50.6 ± 2.43

21.7 ± 1.05

Types of Smokeless

   Mishri

2724

48.9 ± 0.21

159.9 ± 0.13

56.4 ± 0.20

22.0 ± 0.07

15899

46.0 ± 0.08

147.7 ± 0.05

48.8 ± 0.08

22.4 ± 0.04

   Mishri + other

7426

50.8 ± 0.13

160.0 ± 0.08

55.0 ± 0.12

21.4 ± 0.04

13401

52.5 ± 0.10

146.6 ± 0.05

46.5 ± 0.09

21.6 ± 0.04

   Betel quid

4639

50.3 ± 0.17

161.1 ± 0.10

57.5 ± 0.16

22.1 ± 0.06

3844

50.8 ± 0.18

148.0 ± 0.10

49.3 ± 0.18

22.5 ± 0.08

   Other tobacco

3234

49.1 ± 0.20

160.9 ± 0.12

56.4 ± 0.19

21.7 ± 0.07

942

50.0 ± 0.40

147.8 ± 0.21

47.7 ± 0.36

21.8 ± 0.16

   Areca nut

342

51.7 ± 0.68

161.5 ± 0.36

59.4 ± 0.60

22.7 ± 0.20

1210

51.5 ± 0.35

148.0 ± 0.18

50.5 ± 0.33

23.0 ± 0.14

  1. *Due to very small numbers of female ex-smokers and with ex-mixed habit the data are not included
  2. **Ever smokers and mixed users were clubbed together