Table 3 Current smoking status in females from the five sites of the PLATINO study according to age and schooling
Age (years) | Schooling (years) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Smoking status | 40–49 | 50–59 | 60 + | P | 0–2 | 3–4 | 5–8 | 9 + | P | Total % |
Sao Paulo (N = 558) | <0.001 | 0.31 | ||||||||
Never smoker | 43.1 | 54.4 | 74.3 | 52.3 | 58.3 | 59.5 | 52.9 | 56.1 | ||
Former smoker | 27.8 | 28.1 | 18.1 | 30.5 | 25.7 | 19.8 | 22.7 | 24.9 | ||
Current smoker | 29.2 | 17.5 | 7.6 | 17.2 | 16.0 | 20.7 | 24.4 | 19.0 | ||
Santiago (N = 743) | <0.001 | <0.001 | ||||||||
Never smoker | 24.0 | 32.9 | 59.1 | 58.8 | 53.4 | 40.0 | 32.4 | 39.4 | ||
Former smoker | 20.3 | 29.0 | 24.9 | 25.0 | 22.0 | 23.6 | 25.7 | 24.6 | ||
Current smoker | 55.7 | 38.2 | 16.0 | 16.2 | 24.4 | 36.4 | 41.8 | 35.9 | ||
Mexico City (N = 632) | <0.001 | <0.001 | ||||||||
Never smoker | 66.5 | 72.3 | 79.7 | 79.6 | 90.5 | 73.0 | 61.5 | 72.3 | ||
Former smoker | 9.6 | 10.3 | 13.7 | 9.1 | 4.1 | 12.1 | 13.8 | 11.1 | ||
Current smoker | 23.9 | 17.4 | 6.6 | 11.4 | 5.4 | 15.0 | 24.9 | 16.6 | ||
Montevideo (N = 563) | <0.001 | 0.003 | ||||||||
Never smoker | 35.0 | 48.0 | 71.4 | 72.2 | 67.0 | 59.3 | 45.4 | 56.1 | ||
Former smoker | 24.5 | 24.3 | 14.1 | 11.1 | 12.1 | 19.4 | 23.6 | 19.4 | ||
Current smoker | 40.6 | 27.8 | 14.5 | 16.7 | 20.9 | 21.3 | 31.0 | 24.5 | ||
Caracas (N = 883) | <0.001 | 0.75 | ||||||||
Never smoker | 49.4 | 47.6 | 52.9 | 51.8 | 45.6 | 50.0 | 52.4 | 50.4 | ||
Former smoker | 15.5 | 28.9 | 29.0 | 25.0 | 29.8 | 23.6 | 21.8 | 23.9 | ||
Current smoker | 35.1 | 23.6 | 18.0 | 23.6 | 24.6 | 26.6 | 25.9 | 25.7 | ||