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Demographic and Health Characteristics by Smoking Group
| Characteristic | Non Smokers (n=69) |
Current Smokers (n=36) |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | |
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 64 | 92.7 | 34 | 94.4 |
| Female | 5 | 7.3 | 2 | 5.6 |
| Race | ||||
| Caucasian | 57 | 82.6 | 27 | 75 |
| African American | 10 | 14.4 | 8 | 22.2 |
| Asian | 1 | 1.4 | 0 | |
| Other | 1 | 1.4 | 1 | 2.8 |
| Hispanic ethnicity | 5 | 7.2 | 1 | 2.8 |
| Heart disease | 21 | 30.4 | 12 | 33.3 |
| Diabetes | 34 | 49.2 | 34 | 94.4 |
| Smoking pack years (M/SD) | 44.0 ± 31.9 | 54.2 ± 33.2 | ||
| Age in years (M/SD) | 72.3 ± 9.0 | 65.6 ± 7.7 | ||
