Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the study population.

From: Early age at smoking initiation is associated with elevated cardiovascular disease and mortality risk in a nationwide population-based cohort

 

Nonsmoker

Smoker

Pack-years < 20

Start age < 20

Pack-years < 20

Start age ≥ 20

Pack-years ≥ 20 Start age < 20

Pack-years ≥ 20

Start age ≥ 20

No. of subjects (%)

5,571,611 (59.9)

583,446 (6.3)

1,949,103 (21.0)

293,294 (3.2)

898,525 (9.7)

Age (years)

47.9 ± 14.2

31.3 ± 6.6

43.3 ± 11.5

47.2 ± 10.1

54.6 ± 9.9

Male sex (%)

1,551,199 (27.8)

552,465 (94.7)

1,785,663 (91.6)

291,784 (99.5)

884,023 (98.4)

BMI (kg/m2)

23.4 ± 3.2

23.8 ± 3.5

24.0 ± 3.1

24.2 ± 3.1

24.1 ± 3.0

Waist circumference (cm)

78.0 ± 9.1

81.5 ± 8.7

82.6 ± 8.1

84.3 ± 7.9

84.6 ± 7.7

Systolic BP (mmHg)

121 ± 15

122 ± 13

124 ± 14

125 ± 14

126 ± 15

Diastolic BP (mmHg)

75 ± 10

76 ± 9

78 ± 10

78 ± 10

79 ± 10

Comorbidities

 Hypertension (%)

1,347,171 (24.2)

62,821 (10.8)

431,834 (22.2)

77,456 (26.4)

322,659 (35.9)

 Diabetes mellitus (%)

413,530 (7.4)

16,144 (2.8)

146,305 (7.5)

35,722 (12.2)

139,845 (15.6)

 Dyslipidemia (%)

982,739 (17.6)

50,368 (8.6)

296,255 (15.2)

56,415 (19.2)

197,133 (21.9)

 Metabolic syndrome (%)

1,236,586 (22.2)

89,419 (15.3)

458,004 (23.5)

93,651 (31.9)

319,959 (35.6)

Laboratory findings

 Fasting glucose (mg/dL)

95.8 ± 21.7

92.2 ± 18.2

97.6 ± 23.8

101.8 ± 30.4

104.1 ± 30.6

 Total cholesterol (mg/dL)

195.0 ± 36.9

187.5 ± 35.0

195.7 ± 36.0

199.2 ± 37.6

198.8 ± 37.7

 HDL-C (mg/dL)

58.1 ± 29.8

54.0 ± 20.0

53.7 ± 22.6

52.2 ± 25.1

53.0 ± 28.7

 LDL-C (mg/dL)

114.9 ± 38.6

105.1 ± 36.9

112.5 ± 37.4

112.3 ± 40.4

113.7 ± 39.6

 Triglyceride (mg/dL)

100.5 (100.4–100.6)

121.4 (121.2–121.6)

127.8 (127.7–127.9)

151.0 (150.6–151.3)

141.4 (141.2–141.5)

 eGFR (mL/min/1.73m2)

87.6 ± 42.1

93.5 ± 57.8

88.3 ± 52.9

88.8 ± 46.9

86.0 ± 39.9

 Dipstick urine albumin

  Absent or trace.

5,437,628 (97.6)

574,340 (98.4)

1,907,034 (97.8)

284,617 (97.0)

868,046 (96.6)

  1+.

91,668 (1.6)

6,625 (1.1)

29,055 (1.5)

5,758 (2.0)

19,914 (2.2)

  > 1+.

42,315 (0.8)

2,481 (0.4)

13,014 (0.7)

2,919 (1.0)

10,565 (1.2)

Socioeconomic and lifestyle factors

   

 Alcohol consumption

  None.

3,809,120 (68.4)

101,660 (17.4)

493,653 (25.3)

67,784 (23.1)

264,760 (29.5)

  Mild.

1,625,671 (29.2)

361,000 (61.9)

1,230,851 (63.2)

138,629 (47.3)

453,570 (50.5)

  Heavy.

136,820 (2.4)

120,786 (20.7)

224,599 (11.5)

86,881 (29.6)

180,195 (20.0)

 Regular exercise (%)

940,395 (16.9)

84,802 (14.5)

395,496 (20.3)

48,218 (16.4)

187,643 (20.9)

 Low income (%)

1,249,790 (22.4)

90,651 (15.5)

269,030 (13.8)

48,105 (16.4)

166,969 (18.6)

  1. BMI: body mass index, BP: blood pressure, HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, eGFR: estimated glomerular filtration rate.