Table 2.
The prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adult Jordanian smokers, according to demographic, anthropometric, and other relevant characteristics
| Variable | Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
|
P-value
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No
|
Yes
|
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| n | % | n | % | ||
| Total | 470 | 91.8 | 42 | 8.2 | |
| Age, years | 0.733 | ||||
| 35–44 | 195 | 91.5 | 18 | 8.5 | |
| 45–54 | 160 | 93.0 | 12 | 7.0 | |
| ≥55 | 115 | 90.6 | 12 | 9.4 | |
| Education | 0.108 | ||||
| Illiterate | 16 | 80.0 | 4 | 20.0 | |
| ≤High school | 295 | 91.9 | 26 | 8.1 | |
| >High school | 159 | 93.5 | 11 | 6.5 | |
| Occupation | 0.755 | ||||
| Risky job | 59 | 90.8 | 6 | 9.2 | |
| Not risky | 409 | 91.9 | 36 | 8.1 | |
| Body mass index | 0.869 | ||||
| Normal (18.5–24.9 kg/m2) | 153 | 92.7 | 12 | 7.3 | |
| Overweight (25–29.9 kg/m2) | 211 | 91.3 | 20 | 8.7 | |
| Obesity (≥30 kg/m2) | 106 | 91.4 | 10 | 8.6 | |
| Pack-years | 0.010 | ||||
| ≤50 | 345 | 93.8 | 23 | 6.3 | |
| >50 | 125 | 86.8 | 19 | 13.2 | |