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Table 1 Description of the samples in the PLATINO study according to gender, age and schooling

From: Prevalence of smoking and incidence of initiation in the Latin American adult population: the PLATINO study

 

São Paulo

Santiago

Mexico City

Montevideo

Caracas

Variable

Men

Women

Men

Women

Men

Women

Men

Women

Men

Women

 

N(%)

N(%)

N(%)

N(%)

N(%)

N(%)

N(%)

N(%)

N(%)

N(%)

Age (years)

          

   40–49

174(39.5)

216(38.7)

161(34.6)

246(33.1)

169(39.2)

251(39.7)

105(27.6)

143(25.4)

181(40.1)

342(40.6)

   50–59

149(33.8)

171(30.7)

152(32.7)

228(30.7)

116(26.9)

184(29.1)

103(27.1)

144(25.6)

132(29.3)

246(29.2)

   ≥ 60

118(26.8)

171(30.7)

152(32.7)

269(36.2)

146(33.9)

197(31.2)

172(45.3)

276(49.0)

138(30.6)

255(30.3)

Schooling (years)

          

   0–2

105(23.8)

128(23.1)

19(4.1)

68(9.2)

72(16.7)

132(20.9)

26(6.8)

36(6.4)

37(7.8)

110(12.5)

   3–4

121(27.4)

187(33.7)

37(8.0)

82(11.0)

50(11.6)

74(11.7)

55(14.5)

91(16.3)

47(9.9)

114(12.9)

   5–8

105(23.8)

121(21.8)

141(30.3)

220(29.6)

142(33.0)

207(32.8)

149(39.2)

218(38.6)

216(45.6)

365(41.3)

   ≥ 9

111(25.1)

119(21.4)

268(57.6)

373(50.2)

167(38.8)

218(34.6)

150(39.5)

216(38.6)

174(36.7)

294(33.3)

Overall (N)

442

558

465

743

431

632

380

563

474

883