Table 1.
Current and ex-smokers by type of tobacco used, and specialty among physicians and dentists (n=1191) in Oman, 2001.
| Omani (n=134) | Non-Omani (n=1057) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male (n=73) | Female (n=61) | Male (n=714) | Female (n=343) | Total | |
| All types of tobacco | |||||
| Current users | 8 (11.0) | 1 (1.6) | 121 (17.0) | 2 (0.6) | 132 (11.1) |
| Ex-users | 6 (8.2) | 0 (0.0) | 125 (17.5) | 4 (1.2) | 135 (11.3) |
| Cigarettes | |||||
| Current users | 8 (11.0) | 0 (0.0) | 108 (15.1) | 2 (0.6) | 118 (9.9) |
| Ex-users | 6 (8.2) | 0 (0.0) | 136 (19.0) | 4 (1.2) | 146 (12.3) |
| Waterpipes | |||||
| Current users | 1 (1.4) | 1 (1.6) | 12 (1.7) | 0 (0.0) | 14 (1.2) |
| Smokeless tobacco | |||||
| Current user | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.6) | 17 (2.4) | 1 (0.3) | 19 (1.6) |
| Specialty | |||||
| General practicioners (n=326) | 4 (18.2) | 1 (4.0) | 66 (35.3) | 2 (2.1) | 73 (22.4) |
| Medical (n=411) | 4 (16.0) | 0 (0.0) | 87 (31.0) | 3 (3.2) | 94 (22.9) |
| Surgical (n=317) | 4 (26.7) | 0 (0.0) | 66 (36.5) | 0 (0.0) | 70 (22.1) |
| Laboratory** (n=25) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (42.8) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (12.0) |
| Dental (n=48) | 1 (20.0) | 0 (0.0) | 11 (42.3) | 0 (0.0) | 12 (25.0) |
Values are number of subjects and percentage of column total for type of tobacco use or total for each specialty. Note: In 3 subjects the nationality was unknown and they were excluded in the above analysis. In 64 subjects the specialty was unknown but they were included in the overall analysis. No attempt was made to identify ex-users of waterpipes and smokeless tobacco. *Laboratory physicians e.g. pathologists or microbiologists.