Table 2.
Comparing male and female smokers, former smokers, and never smokers, across continuous physiological variables at program initiation
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| Female N = 1885 |
Male N = 697 |
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| Smoker N = 135 |
Former smoker N = 771 |
Never smoker N = 979 |
Smoker N = 54 |
Former smoker N = 312 |
Never smoker N = 331 |
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| Age* (SD) | 51.8 (10.7) | 57.1 (10.7) | 52.3 (12.0) | 50.7 (11.4) | 60.2 (9.7) | 51.8 (11.2) |
| 135 | 771 | 979 | 54 | 312 | 331 | |
| BMI (SD) | 463 (6.7) | 45.0 (6.0) | 44.2 (6.0) | 55.1 (7.6) | 53.3 (6.4) | 53.8 (7.1) |
| 123 | 701 | 899 | 49 | 270 | 307 | |
| Weight* (1bs) (SD) | 249.8 (51.4) | 245.9 (49.3) | 242.6 (46.9) | 323.5 (69.1) | 302.4 (62.5) | 309.7 (70.1) |
| 135 | 771 | 979 | 54 | 312 | 331 | |
| WC (inches) (SD) | 42.0 (7.8) | 41.7 (8.2) | 41.1 (7.6) | 45.8 (9.5) | 43.8 (8.9) | 44.9 (9.6) |
| 135 | 769 | 976 | 54 | 312 | 331 | |
| Systolic BP (mmHg) (SD) | 128.9 (20.6) | 130.6 (14.8) | 129.7 (13.9) | 134.8 (11.7) | 136.7 (11.1) | 135.7 (29.3) |
| 75 | 366 | 501 | 31 | 130 | 183 | |
| Diastolic BP (mmHg) (SD) | 80.6 (11.5) | 81.7 (8.9) | 81.5 (7.6) | 82.8 (12.0) | 84.4 (11.1) | 84.9 (7.8) |
| 75 | 366 | 501 | 31 | 130 | 183 | |
| Glucose* (mmol/L) (SD) | 5.5 (1.4) | 5.5 (1.2) | 5.3 (1.1) | 5.5 (1.3) | 6.0 (1.7) | 5.5 (1.3) |
| 105 | 589 | 790 | 39 | 218 | 256 | |
| TSH* (mU/L) (SD) | 2.2 (1.5) | 2.6 (3.4) | 2.4 (1.7) | 2.0 (1.6) | 2.2 (1.7) | 2.3 (1.3) |
| 95 | 535 | 731 | 43 | 261 | 272 | |
Notes: Mean values are presented ± standard deviation (SD). Waist circumference (WC) in inches, blood pressure (BP) measured in mmHg, thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) (mU/L), fasting blood glucose (Glucose) (mmol/L). BP reported for patients who are not on medications which alter it. TSH values are presented for patients not on thyroid-hormone replacement. Glucose data is presented for patients not being treated for T2DM.
Interactions were found for smoking status and sex with respect to age of program initiation, baseline weight, fasting blood glucose and TSH in patients not on T3/T4 supplementation (P < 0.05). All values in italics represent the number of patients for which a result was available.
Abbreviation: BMI, body mass index; T2DM, type 2 diabetes mellitus.