Table 2.
Current smoking status in males from the five sites of the PLATINO study according to age and schooling
| Age (years) | Schooling (years) | |||||||||
| Smoking status | 40–49 | 50–59 | 60 + | P | 0–2 | 3–4 | 5–8 | 9 + | P | Total % |
| Sao Paulo (N = 442) | 0.01 | 0.19 | ||||||||
| Never smoker | 32.2 | 21.5 | 23.9 | 23.1 | 21.5 | 35.2 | 26.1 | 26.3 | ||
| Former smoker | 33.3 | 49.7 | 50.4 | 45.2 | 51.2 | 35.2 | 41.4 | 43.5 | ||
| Current smoker | 34.5 | 28.9 | 25.6 | 31.7 | 27.3 | 29.5 | 32.4 | 30.2 | ||
| Santiago (N = 465) | <0.001 | 0.97 | ||||||||
| Never smoker | 20.5 | 21.1 | 29.0 | 31.6 | 27.0 | 22.7 | 22.8 | 23.4 | ||
| Former smoker | 24.2 | 33.6 | 44.7 | 31.6 | 29.7 | 35.5 | 34.0 | 34.0 | ||
| Current smoker | 55.3 | 45.4 | 26.3 | 36.8 | 43.2 | 41.8 | 43.3 | 42.6 | ||
| Mexico City (N = 431) | <0.001 | 0.03 | ||||||||
| Never smoker | 31.4 | 29.3 | 32.2 | 29.2 | 28.0 | 30.3 | 33.5 | 31.1 | ||
| Former smoker | 18.3 | 21.0 | 44.5 | 47.2 | 34.0 | 27.5 | 25.2 | 30.6 | ||
| Current smoker | 50.3 | 39.7 | 23.3 | 23.6 | 38.0 | 42.3 | 41.3 | 38.3 | ||
| Montevideo (N = 380) | <0.001 | 0.07 | ||||||||
| Never smoker | 26.9 | 21.4 | 22.7 | 7.7 | 14.6 | 24.3 | 28.7 | 23.5 | ||
| Former smoker | 32.7 | 31.1 | 57.0 | 61.5 | 54.6 | 39.2 | 40.0 | 43.3 | ||
| Current smoker | 40.4 | 47.6 | 20.3 | 30.8 | 30.9 | 36.5 | 31.3 | 33.3 | ||
| Caracas (N = 474) | <0.001 | 0.44 | ||||||||
| Never smoker | 35.9 | 26.5 | 17.4 | 21.6 | 19.2 | 26.9 | 30.5 | 27.0 | ||
| Former smoker | 22.1 | 38.6 | 60.9 | 40.5 | 53.2 | 38.0 | 36.8 | 39.2 | ||
| Current smoker | 42.0 | 34.9 | 21.7 | 37.8 | 27.7 | 35.2 | 32.8 | 33.8 | ||
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