Table 4 The proportion of tobacco related chronic diseases (TCD) that diagnosed before and after smoking cessation among ex-smokers in a rural area of Shanghai, China
Tobacco related chronic diseases (TCD) | TCD diagnosed before smoking cessation | TCD diagnosed after smoking cessation | N = 1376 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | Proportion (%) | n | Proportion (%) | ||
Chronic hepatitis | 53 | 89.83 | 6 | 10.17 | 59 |
Asthma | 35 | 70.00 | 15 | 30.00 | 50 |
Chronic gastritis | 105 | 65.63 | 55 | 34.38 | 160 |
Chronic bronchitis | 120 | 61.54 | 75 | 38.46 | 195 |
Hypertension | 295 | 46.46 | 340 | 53.54 | 635 |
COPD | 7 | 36.84 | 12 | 63.16 | 19 |
Diabetes | 58 | 36.71 | 100 | 63.29 | 158 |
Coronary diseases | 26 | 36.11 | 46 | 63.89 | 72 |
Cerebral apoplexy | 17 | 18.48 | 75 | 81.52 | 92 |
Cancer | 4 | 6.15 | 61 | 93.85 | 65 |