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. 2007 Nov 30;12(3):199–207. doi: 10.2188/jea.12.199

Table 2. Smoking prevalence by sex and age in conditions of work.

Sex Age Owner Employed Total



N Smoker ( % ) N Smoker ( % ) N Smoker ( % )
Male
  -40 years 168 83 ( 49.4 ) 154 83 ( 53.9 ) 322 166 ( 51.6 )
 40-49 years 579 249 ( 43.0 ) 213 78 ( 36.6 ) 792 327 ( 41.3 )
 50-59 years 1,216 569 ( 46.8 ) 256 117 ( 45.7 ) 1,472 686 ( 46.6 )
 60-69 years 736 325 ( 44.2 ) 180 71 ( 39.4 ) 916 396 ( 43.2 )
 70+ years 345 110 ( 31.9 ) 157 52 ( 33.1 ) 502 162 ( 32.3 )
 Total 3,044 1,336 ( 43.9 ) 960 401 ( 41.8 ) 4,004 1,737 ( 43.4 )
 Age-Adjusted ( 44.6 ) ( 43.3 ) ( 44.6 )
Female
  -40 years 13 2 ( 15.4 ) 23 3 ( 13.0 ) 36 5 ( 13.9 )
 40-49 years 17 1 ( 5.9 ) 14 0 ( - ) 31 1 ( 3.2 )
 50-59 years 24 3 ( 12.5 ) 19 2 ( 10.5 ) 43 5 ( 11.6 )
 60-69 years 40 5 ( 12.5 ) 11 0 ( - ) 51 5 ( 9.8 )
 70+ years 16 1 ( 6.3 ) 9 0 ( - ) 25 1 ( 4.0 )
 Total 110 12 ( 10.9 ) 76 5 ( 6.6 ) 186 17 ( 9.1 )
 Age-Adjusted ( 11.0 ) ( 5.9 ) ( 9.1 )
Both combined
  -40 years 181 85 ( 47.0 ) 177 86 ( 48.6 ) 358 171 ( 47.8 )
 40-49 years 596 250 ( 41.9 ) 227 78 ( 34.4 ) 823 328 ( 39.9 )
 50-59 years 1,240 572 ( 46.1 ) 275 119 ( 43.3 ) 1,515 691 ( 45.6 )
 60-69 years 776 330 ( 42.5 ) 191 71 ( 37.2 ) 967 401 ( 41.5 )
 70+ years 361 111 ( 30.7 ) 166 52 ( 31.3 ) 527 163 ( 30.9 )
 Total 3,154 1,348 ( 42.7 ) 1,036 406 ( 39.2 ) 4,190 1,754 ( 41.9 )
 Age-adjusted ( 43.2 ) ( 40.3 ) ( 42.6 )

Owner: Owner of their own hospital or clinic, Employed: Employed physician, N: No. of subjects

Age-adjustment was calculated by direct method using National survey on circulatory disorder 1980 as standard.