Table 1.
Socio-demographics and smoking status
| Study population N = 101 N (%) |
|
|---|---|
| Age, in years | |
| [12–34] | 25 (24.8%) |
| [34–47] | 24 (23.8%) |
| [47–60] | 25 (24.8%) |
| ≥ 60 | 27 (26.7%) |
| Educational level | |
| Elementary | 22 (21.8%) |
| High school | 19 (18.8%) |
| Graduate | 35 (34.7%) |
| Post-graduate | 24 (23.8%) |
| Insurance coverage | |
| Full | 47 (46.5%) |
| Partial | 30 (29.7%) |
| None | 23 (22.8%) |
| Smoking status | |
| Never | 61 (60.4%) |
| Former | 22 (21.8%) |
| Number of cigarettes per day | 15.6 ± 9.2 |
| Number of years of smoking | 16.2 ± 11.4 |
| Number of years since quitting | 10.9 ± 9.2 |
| Current | 8 (17.8%) |
| Number of cigarettes per day | 13.1 ± 11.4 |
| Numbers of years of smoking | 17.3 ± 12.1 |
| BMI categories | N (%) |
| Severely underweight (< 16.5 kg/m2) | 1 (1.0%) |
| Underweight (< 18.5 kg/m2) | 2 (2.0%) |
| Normal weight ([18.5–25 kg/m2]) | 35 (34.7%) |
| Overweight ([25–30 kg/m2]) | 35 (34.7%) |
| Obese (≥ 30 kg/m2) | 28 (27.6%) |
BMI: body mass index; SD: standard deviation