Table 1.
Clinical characteristics of study sample by smoking status*
| Never smokers n=1149 | Former smokers n=1424 | Current smokers, >6 hours n= 134 | Acute Exposure ≤6 hours n=237 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, years | 60±10 | 62±9 | 57±9 | 57±9 |
| Sex, % female | 60 | 50 | 56 | 54 |
| Omni cohort, % | 20 | 7 | 11 | 6 |
| Systolic blood pressure, mmHg | 128±20 | 128±18 | 124±17 | 123±17 |
| Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg | 76±10 | 74±10 | 74±10 | 74±10 |
| Waist circumference, cm | 39.1±5.7 | 39.7±5.4 | 39.1±6.2 | 38.2±5.9 |
| Body mass index, kg/m2 | 28.1±5.5 | 28.5±5.3 | 27.8±5.5 | 27.2±5.3 |
| Total cholesterol/HDL ratio | 4.0±1.4 | 4.0±1.3 | 4.0±1.3 | 4.2±1.5 |
| Triglycerides, mg/dl | 135±88 | 137±85 | 149±117 | 139±99 |
| Diabetes, % | 12 | 15 | 7 | 11 |
| Fasting glucose, mg/dl | 104±30 | 105±30 | 103±27 | 104±29 |
| Hypertension treatment, % | 31 | 37 | 20 | 24 |
| Lipid-lowering treatment, % | 16 | 24 | 15 | 13 |
| ASA treatment, % | 26 | 35 | 22 | 25 |
| Prevalent CVD, % | 9 | 15 | 11 | 13 |
| Hormone replacement therapy, % | 16 | 17 | 19 | 14 |
| Mean pack-years of cigarettes | - | 23±21 | 32±22 | 48±23 |
| Current mean # of cigarettes/day | - | - | 12±10 | 20±10 |
*
Characteristics expressed as % (dichotomous) or mean±SD (continuous)