Table 1 Characteristics of the study population.
All (n = 3063) | Smoking history | p | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Current smokers (n = 86) | Recent ex-smokers (n=146) | Long-term ex-smokers (n = 1251) | Never smokers (n = 1580) | |||
N = 3063 | N = 86 | N = 146 | N = 1251 | N = 1580 | ||
Age (years), M(SD) | 69.2 (5.6) | 67.3 (4.8) | 68.2 (5.2) | 69.7 (5.6) | 69.0 (5.7) | <0.001 |
Men (%) | 73.9 | 69.8 | 75.3 | 77.9 | 70.8 | <0.001 |
Caucasian (%) | 93.4 | 93.0 | 94.5 | 95.5 | 91.7 | 0.003 |
Height (cm), M(SD) | 170.8 (9.1) | 170.3 (8.4) | 170.7 (8.6) | 171.3 (8.7) | 170.5 (9.4) | 0.08 |
Weight (kg), M(SD) | 77.7 (14.1) | 78.4 (16.2) | 80.0 (14.5) | 79.0 (14.3) | 76.4 (13.8) | <0.001 |
High occupational position at age 50y (%) | 45.5 | 27.9 | 39.7 | 45.1 | 47.3 | 0.002 |
Higher education than university (%) | 31.4 | 19.8 | 21.9 | 27.3 | 36.1 | <0.001 |
Married/cohabitating (%) | 75.7 | 58.1 | 69.9 | 79.0 | 74.7 | <0.001 |
High alcohol consumption (%) | 14.4 | 24.4 | 25.3 | 18.6 | 8.7 | <0.001 |
Daily fruit and vegetable consumption (%) | 80.3 | 54.7 | 75.9 | 79.1 | 83.1 | <0.001 |
Cigarettes smoked (per day), M(SD) | 12.9 (7.7) | 5.6 (11.1)* | <0.001 | |||
Respiratory diseases (%) | 8.0 | 7.0 | 15.1 | 7.9 | 7.5 | 0.01 |
One or more chronic diseases (%) | 46.7 | 48.8 | 54.1 | 51.1 | 42.5 | <0.001 |
Time spent per day (min), M(SD) | ||||||
Sedentary behaviour | 673.9 (88.1) | 698.4 (76.8) | 674.4 (105.6) | 671.9 (86.1) | 674.1 (88.4) | 0.03 |
Light physical activity | 240.5 (58.1) | 220.8 (52.9) | 237.3 (70.8) | 240.8 (56.6) | 241.7 (58.2) | 0.009 |
MVPA | 69.3 (36.7) | 58.0 (31.3) | 69.2 (41.2) | 70.1 (37.0) | 69.3 (36.2) | 0.05 |
FVC (ml), M(SD) | 3639.4 (925.4) | 3407.9 (989.9) | 3462.4 (973.9) | 3667.2 (887.6) | 3646.5 (943.7) | 0.008 |
FEV1 (ml), M(SD) | 2790.5 (742.2) | 2501.1 (767.4) | 2565.9 (816.0) | 2809.5 (713.1) | 2811.8 (750.2) | <0.001 |
