Table 1.
Prevalence of smoking categorized by age, gender, residence in KSA.
| Factor | Never smoked | Current smoker | Ex-smoker | Passive smoker | P-value | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | ||||||
| Male | 5226 (62.9) | 1555 (18.7) | 1375 (16.6) | 151 (1.8) | <0.0001 | 8307 (47.9) |
| Female | 7832 (86.6) | 662 (7.3) | 181 (2.0) | 368 (4.1) | 9043 (52.1) | |
| Residence | ||||||
| Urban | ||||||
| Male | 3498 (61.2) | 1155 (20.2) | 940 (16.5) | 119 (2.1) | <0.0001 | 5712 (48.4) |
| Female | 5197 (85.2) | 476 (7.8) | 126 (2.1) | 301 (4.9) | 6100 (51.6) | |
| Rural | ||||||
| Male | 1728 (66.6) | 400 (15.4) | 435 (16.8) | 32 (1.2) | <0.0001 | 2595 (46.9) |
| Female | 2635 (89.5) | 186 (6.3) | 55 (1.9) | 67 (2.3) | 2943 (53.1) | |
| Age groups | ||||||
| 30–39 | ||||||
| Male | 1409 (64.4) | 396 (18.1) | 309 (14.1) | 75 (3.4) | <0.0001 | 2189 (36.4) |
| Female | 3374 (88.0) | 171 (4.5) | 77 (2.0) | 211 (5.5) | 3833 (63.6) | |
| 40–49 | ||||||
| Male | 1251 (57.3) | 518 (23.7) | 374 (17.1) | 41 (1.9) | <0.0001 | 2184 (44.7) |
| Female | 2321 (85.9) | 255 (9.4) | 36 (1.3) | 89 (3.3) | 2701 (55.3) | |
| 50–59 | ||||||
| Male | 1253 (63.4) | 335 (17.0) | 372 (18.8) | 15 (0.8) | <0.0001 | 1975 (56.5) |
| Female | 1293 (85.2) | 144 (9.5) | 37 (2.4) | 44(2.9) | 1518(43.5) | |
| 60–70 | ||||||
| Male | 1313 (67.0) | 306 (15.6) | 320 (16.3) | 20 (1.0) | <0.0001 | 1959 (66.4) |
| Female | 844 (85.2) | 92 (9.3) | 31 (1.3) | 24 (2.4) | 991 (33.6) | |
| Total | 13,058 (75.3) | 2217 (12.8) | 1556 (9.0) | 519 (3.0) | 17,350 | |