Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the study participants by smoking status in male
Variables | Smoking Status | P value | P value* | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Never (n = 990) | Former (n = 528) | Current (n = 3849) | |||
Age, y | 52.3 (4.9) | 52.5 (4.6) | 52.0 (4.6) | 0.023 | 0.154 |
SBP, mmHg | 126.7 (19.8) | 128.3 (21.2) | 124.2 (19.6) | < 0.001 | < 0.001 |
DBP, mmHg | 81.1 (12.0) | 82.2 (12.6) | 79.5 (11.9) | < 0.001 | < 0.001 |
BMI, kg/m2 | 21.5 (2.6) | 22.0 (2.8) | 21.0 (2.4) | < 0.001 | < 0.001 |
Laboratory results, mg/dl | |||||
 Glucose | 98.5 (91.8, 105.3) | 97.2 (90.7, 104.4) | 96.3 (89.8, 103.5) | < 0.001 | < 0.001 |
 Total cholesterol | 171.7 (150.0, 192.6) | 172.9 (154.3, 195.0) | 168.0 (148.5, 189.5) | < 0.001 | 0.207 |
 Triglycerides | 86.8 (65.5, 119.8) | 89.0 (70.0, 122.7) | 82.4 (62.9, 113.4) | < 0.001 | 0.029 |
 High density lipoprotein | 53.6 (45.2, 64.3) | 54.5 (45.6, 65.0) | 54.5 (45.2, 65.4) | 0.384 | 0.072 |
Alcohol Status, No. (%) |  |  |  | < 0.001 |  |
 Never | 670 (67.7) | 225 (42.6) | 1947 (50.7) |  |  |
 Former | 17 (1.7) | 40 (7.6) | 98 (2.6) |  |  |
 Current | 303 (30.6) | 263 (49.8) | 1792 (46.7) |  |  |
Education Level (%) |  |  |  | < 0.001 |  |
 Illiterate | 212 (21.5) | 114 (21.7) | 960 (25.0) |  |  |
 Elementary school | 457 (46.4) | 270 (51.3) | 1947 (50.8) |  |  |
 Middle school and above | 316 (32.1) | 142 (27.0) | 928 (24.2) |  |  |
Occupation Type, farmer (%) | 874 (88.4) | 477 (90.5) | 3540 (92.1) | 0.001 | Â |
History of Hypertension, yes (%) | 62 (6.3) | 48 (9.1) | 146 (3.8) | < 0.001 |  |
History of Diabetes, yes (%) | 11 (1.1) | 1 (0.2) | 13 (0.3) | 0.004 | Â |