Table 1.
Baseline clinical and laboratory variables in 821 healthy men aged 50.7–59.9 years, according to smoking status
|
Non-smokers |
Smokers |
||
|---|---|---|---|
| n = 452 | n = 369 | p-value | |
| Age (years) |
55.9 (2.9) |
55.8 (2.7) |
0.60 |
| BMI (n,%) |
|
|
|
| < 25 |
239 (52.9%) |
231 (62.6%) |
0.016 |
| 25–29.9 |
196 (43.4%) |
124 (33.6%) |
|
| ≥ 30 |
17 (3.8%) |
14 (3.8%) |
|
| Total work performed (kJ) |
99 (38) |
85 (29) |
<0.001 |
| SBP (mmHg) |
135 (19) |
133 (20) |
0.20 |
| DBP (mmHg) |
93 (10) |
92 (11) |
0.23 |
| Cholesterol (mmol/l) | 6.8 (1.2) | 6.8 (1.1) | 0.46 |
When otherwise not specified, results are presented as mean (standard deviation).