Demographic characteristics of 959 older Chinese men
| Smoking status | |||
| Never (n=375) | Former (n=246) | Current (n=338) | |
| Age, mean (SD), years | 62.1 (6.8) | 63.6 (7.0)† | 60.8 (6.3)‡ ¶ |
| Education, n (%) | |||
| Primary or below | 62 (16.5) | 73 (29.7) | 106 (31.4) |
| Middle school | 216 (57.6) | 145 (58.9) | 195 (57.7) |
| College or above | 97 (25.9) | 28 (11.4) | 37 (10.9)§ |
| Physical activity, n (%)* | |||
| Active | 205 (55.7) | 147 (59.8) | 154 (48.4) |
| Moderate | 134 (36.4) | 77 (31.3) | 121 (38.1) |
| Inactive | 29 (7.9) | 22 (8.9) | 43 (13.5)** |
| BMI, mean (SD), kg/m2 | 24.0 (2.9) | 23.9 (2.9) | 23.1 (3.1)‡ ¶ |
| TG, mean (SD), mmol/l | 1.91 (1.6) | 1.95 (1.4) | 1.93 (1.7) |
| HDL, mean (SD), mmol/l | 1.45 (0.4) | 1.47 (0.3) | 1.43 (0.4) |
| LDL, mean (SD), mmol/l | 3.20 (0.59) | 3.30 (0.64) | 3.20 (0.64) |
| Total cholesterol, mean (SD), mmol/l | 5.55 (0.99) | 5.72 (1.03) | 5.57 (1.06) |
| SBP, mean (SD), mm Hg | 132.1 (19.9) | 132.5 (19.5) | 126.9 (20.5)‡ ¶ |
| DBP, mean (SD), mm Hg | 76.7 (10.7) | 76.2 (9.9) | 74.3 (10.8)¶ |
| FPG, mean (SD), mmol/l | 5.64 (1.1) | 5.64 (1.2) | 5.57 (1.7) |
↵* Participants with missing data were not included here only.
↵† p<0.05 versus never smoker.
↵‡ p<0.01 versus former smoker.
↵§ p<0.01 for χ2 test.
↵¶ p<0.01 versus never smoker.
↵** p<0.05 for χ2 test.
BMI, body mass index; TG, triglyceride; HDL, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; FPG, fasting plasma glucose.