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Table 1 Characteristics of 1087 people living with HIV (PLWH) vs 2218 subjects from the Italian general population

From: Smoking habits in HIV-infected people compared with the general population in Italy: a cross-sectional study

 

PLWH

N = 1087

N (%)

General population N = 2218

N (%)

p-value

Gender

Male

799 (73.5)

1623 (73.2)

0.84

Age group

  <  25

13 (1.2)

29 (1.3)

 

 25–34

115 (10.5)

235 (10.6)

 

 35–44

247 (22.7)

511 (23.0)

 

 45–54

454 (41.8)

916 (41.3)

 

 55–64

185 (17.0)

376 (17.0)

 

  > 65

73 (6.8)

151 (6.8)

NS

Marital status

 Single

466 (42.9)

578 (26.1)

 

 Stable relationship

426 (39.1)

1350 (60.9)

 

 Separated/Divorced

114 (10.5)

232 (10.4)

 

 Widowed

30 (2.7)

58 (2.6)

 

Missing

51 (4.7)

< 0.001

Region of residence

 Northern Italy

346 (31.8)

709 (32.0)

 

 Central Italy

449 (41.3)

910 (41.0)

 

 Southern Italy

292 (26.9)

599 (27.0)

0.99

Citizenship

 Foreign

117 (10.8)

169 (7.6)

0.002

Education

 College degree

264 (24.5)

365 (16.4)

 

 High school graduation

519 (48.2)

948 (42.74)

 

 Elementary or lower

294 (27.2)

905 (40.8)

< 0.001

Missing

10 (0.9)

 

Chronic diseases

 Diabetes

64 (5.8)

87 (3.9)

< 0.01

Missing

22 (2.0)

96 (4.3)

 

 Hypertension

199 (18.3)

304 (13.7)

< 0.001

Missing

64 (5.8)

81 (3.6)

 

 Extreme Obesity

20 (1.8)

228 (10.2)

< 0.001

Missing

1 (0.1)

 

Alcohol abuse

 (35 g per day or more)

68 (3.1)

54 (4.9)

 

Missing

39 (3.6)

< 0.01

Smoking habits

% (CI) or mean (SD)

 

 Current smokers

51.6 (48.6–54.6)

N = 561

25.9 (24.0–27.7)

N = 575

< 0.001

 Former smokers

19.2 (16.9–21.6)

N = 209

26.0 (24.1–27.8)

N = 577

< 0.001

 Never smokers

29.1 (26.4–31.8)

N = 317

48.0 (45.9–50.1)

N = 1066

< 0.0001

Number of cigarettes in current smokers

15.8 (SD 8.8)

12.0 (SD 6.1)

< 0.01

Heavy smokers

22.5 (20.0–25.0)

6.3 (5.3–7.4)

< 0.001

Quitting rate

27.1 (24.0–30.3)

50.1 (47.1–52.9)

< 0.001