Table 1 Demographic and phenotypic characteristics of Jincheng and Taiyuan samples.

From: Significant association of the CHRNB3-CHRNA6 gene cluster with nicotine dependence in the Chinese Han population

Characteristic

Jincheng

Taiyuan

Total

Sample size

2,848

2,207

5,055

Smoking rate (%)

51.4

52.2

51.7

FTND in smokers only (SD)

5.14 (1.42)

5.83 (1.30)

5.45 (1.41)

Age, years (SD)

36.4 (9.6)

41.8 (10.6)

38.8 (10.4)

BMI (SD)

24.4 (3.1)

24.0 (3.2)

24.2 (3.1)

Years of working (SD)

11.1 (9.2)

14.3 (12.1)

12.5 (10.7)

No. of smoking family member (SD)

1.7 (0.7)

1.8 (0.9)

1.8 (0.8)