Table 5.
Life-Long Nonsmoker | Ex-Smoker | Current Smoker | P Value | Total | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Give Up >10 Years Before | Give Up <10 Years Before | All | |||||
N (%) | 24 (23.3) | 29 (28.2) | 15 (14.6) | 44 (42.8) | 35 (34.0) | 103 | |
Male, N (%) | 13 (54.2) | 24 (82.8) | 9 (60.0) | 33 (75.0) | 29 (82.9) | 0.03 | 75 (72.8) |
Hypertension, N (%) | 16 (66.7) | 21 (72.4) | 11 (73.3) | 32 (72.7) | 22 (62.9) | 0.83 | 70 (68.0) |
Mean (SD) age, y | 83.3 (7.9) | 83.7 (6.7) | 76.9 (5.1) | 81.2 (7.0) | 72.2 (7.2) | <0.001 | 78.7 (8.6) |
Mean (SD) age, years in those with diagnosed hypertension | 84.4 (8.8) | 83.7 (5.6) | 77.1 (5.8) | 81.2 (6.5) | 72.9 (7.9) | <0.001 | 79.4 (8.7) |
Mean (SD) age, years in those not diagnosed hypertensive | 81.2 (5.8) | 83.8 (9.4) | 76.3 (3.1) | 81.3 (8.5) | 70.8 (5.7) | 0.001 | 77.1 (8.4) |