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Table 1 Sociodemographic and Clinical Characteristics of 731 smokers and ex-smokers

From: SF-6D utility scores of smokers and ex-smokers with or without respiratory symptoms attending primary care clinics

Characteristics

Total (N = 731)

Characteristics

Total (N = 731)

Sociodemographic

 

Clinical

Age (year; mean ± SD)

62.2 ± 11.7

Body weight (kg; mean ± SD)

66.9 ± 11.4

Gender (%)

 

Body height (m; mean ± SD)

1.6 ± 0.1

Male

676 (92.5%)

BMI (kg/m2; mean ± SD)

25.0 ± 3.6

Female

55 (7.5%)

BMI cutoff

 

Education

 

Underweight (< 18.5)

14 (1.9%)

Primary or below

338 (46.2%)

Normal (≥18.50 - < 23)

197 (26.9%)

Middle School

197 (26.9%)

Overweight (≥23 - < 25)

176 (24.1%)

High School

153 (20.9%)

Obese (≥25)

344 (47.1%)

University or above

43 (5.9%)

Hypertension (%)

453 (62.0%)

Occupation

 

Diabetes (%)

242 (33.1%)

Retired

369 (50.5%)

Ischemic Heart Disease (%)

38 (5.2%)

Working

237 (32.4%)

Stroke (%)

43 (5.9%)

Others or unknown

125 (17.1%)

Spinal deformity (%)

3 (0.4%)

Smoking Status

 

Chronic pain for at least 6 months (%)

4 (0.5%)

Total Current smoker

353 (48.3%)

Other heart disease (%)

14 (1.9%)

 • Light smoker

101 (28.6%)

Undertaken Heart or Lung Surgery (%)

2 (0.3%)

 • Moderate smoker

147 (41.6%)

Pulmonary tuberculosis (%)

3 (0.4%)

 • Heavy smoker

105 (29.7%)

  

Total Ex-smoker

378 (51.7%)

Other lung disease (%)

2 (0.3%)

 • Light ex-smoker

52 (13.8%)

Any Chronic illness (%)

537 (73.5%)

 • Moderate ex-smoker

109 (28.8%)

Number of chronic illnesses (mean ± SD)

1.08 ± 0.84

 • Heavy ex-smoker

212 (56.1%)

  

Years since first smoking (year; mean ± SD)

42.9 ± 12.9

  

Pack-year (mean ± SD)

34.2 ± 25.1

  
  1. BMI body mass index, COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, cpd cigarettes per day