Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the study women population categorized by husband opiate smoking.

From: Cross-sectional study of passive opiate smoking in relation to stroke and some of stroke attributable risk factors in women

Number (%)

NPO

PO

Total

p-value

Stroke

 < 0.01a

No

1289 (99.08)

213 (96.38)

1502 (98.69)

 

Yes

12 (0.92)

8 (3.62)

20 (1.31)

 

Overweight/obesity

0.28

No

764 (58.10)

121 (54.26)

885 (57.54)

 

Yes

551 (41.90)

102 (45.74)

653 (42.46)

 

Chol > 200 mg/dl

0.10

No

709 (53.92)

107 (47.98)

816 (53.06)

 

Yes

606 (46.08)

116 (52.02)

722 (46.94)

 

FBS > 125 mg/dl

 < 0.001

No

1140 (86.69)

173 (77.58)

1313 (85.37)

 

Yes

175(13.31)

50 (22.42)

225 (14.63)

 

Hypertension

0.01

No

1019 (77.49)

156(69.96)

1175 (76.40)

 

Yes

296 (22.51)

67 (30.04)

363 (23.60)

 

LDL > 100 mg/dl

0.01

No

544 (41.37)

72 (32.29)

616 (40.05)

 

Yes

771 (58.63)

151 (67.71)

922 (59.95)

 

Overweight/obesity (BMI > 25)

0.32

No

764 (58.10)

121 (54.26)

885 (57.54)

 

Yes

551 (41.90)

102 (45.74)

653 (42.46)

 

TG ≥ 150 mg/dl

0.15

No

757 (57.57)

117 (52.47)

874 (56.83)

 

Yes

558 (42.43)

106 (47.53)

664 (43.17)

 

Diabetes

 < 0.01

No

1049 (79.77)

160 (71.75)

1209 (78.61)

 

Yes

266 (20.23)

63 (28.25)

329 (21.39)

 

Chronic headache

0.07

No

1200 (92.24)

196 (88.69)

1396 (91.72)

 

Yes

101 (7.76)

25 (11.31)

126(8.28)

 

Mean ± SD

Marriage age

20.73 ± 4.17

18.98 ± 3.88

 

 < 0.0001

Education years

9.35 ± 4.95

6.86 ± 4.21

 

 < 0.0001

Age

46.82 ± 8.44

49.44 ± 8.32

 

 < 0.0001

BMI

29.32 ± 4.81

29.88 ± 4.80

 

0.11

Median (interquartile range)

MET

37.95 (36.18–39.73)

35.75 (35.7–39.55)

 

0.14b

  1. Data are given as mean ± SD, absolute number n (percentage), or median (interquartile range).
  2. p-values for differences between categories were obtained using the t-test or Mann–Whitney test for continuous variables and using the χ2 or Fisher Exact Test for categorical variables.
  3. Significant values are in bold.
  4. BMI body mass index, MET metabolic equivalent of task/24 h.
  5. aFisher's exact test.
  6. bMann–Whitney test.