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. 2015 Dec 8;12(12):15540–15549. doi: 10.3390/ijerph121215001

Table 1.

Distribution of smoking-related factors according to general characteristics among men aged ≥19 years in KNHANES V, 2010–2012.

All Current Smoker Urinary Cotinine Level (μg/mL) Pack-Years of Smoking
N N % w (SE) GM a (95% CI) Median (min–max)
All 6340 2450 44.1 (0.8) 0.05 (0.04, 0.07) 13.2 (0–180)
Age group (years)
19–34 1071 507 47.9 (1.6) 0.06 (0.04, 0.08) 2.4 (0–33)
35–64 3545 1528 46.6 (1.0) 0.06 (0.04, 0.07) 15.8 (0–156)
≥65 1724 415 25.1 (1.2) 0.02 (0.01, 0.03) 20.0 (0–180)
p-value <0.0001 0.0003 <0.0001
Household income
Low 1202 439 42.7 (2.1) 0.1 (0.06, 0.16) 20.0 (0–156)
Lower middle 1631 659 46.8 (1.7) 0.07 (0.04, 0.10) 13.5 (0–180)
Upper middle 1744 681 44.9 (1.4) 0.05 (0.03, 0.07) 10.5 (0–129)
High 1705 647 41.3 (1.6) 0.04 (0.03, 0.06) 10.3 (0–180)
Unknown 58 58 47.8 (9.0) 0.07 (0.00, 2.96) 16.4 (0–85.5)
p-value 0.01 0.03 <0.0001
Marital status
Married 5109 1868 42.1 (0.9) 0.04 (0.03, 0.06) 15.1 (0–180)
Separated, widowed, or divorced 314 147 54.2 (3.6) 0.21 (0.08, 0.53) 23.9 (0–180)
Not married 912 432 47.8 (1.8) 0.07 (0.05, 0.10) 2.0 (0–74)
Unknown 5 3 58.3 (25.6) - 40.0 (12.9–86)
p-value <0.0001 0.001 <0.0001
Frequency of alcohol intake (/month)
None 1098 244 24.1 (1.7) 0.02 (0.01, 0.03) 15.7 (0–147)
0–1 1215 405 37.8 (1.8) 0.03 (0.02, 0.05) 8.3 (0–180)
2–4 1666 675 45.1 (1.5) 0.05 (0.03, 0.07) 8.9 (0–150)
≥5 2333 1116 54.2 (1.3) 0.11 (0.08, 0.15) 18.5 (0–180)
Unknown 28 10 46.6 (8.8) 0.02 (0.00, 0.19) 7.5 (0–87.5)
p-value <0.0001 <0.0001 <0.0001
Body mass index (kg/m2)
<18.5 192 92 51.4 (4.8) 0.04 (0.01, 0.32) 17.0 (0–156)
18.5 to <25 3940 1538 43.8 (1.0) 0.05 (0.04, 0.07) 12.8 (0–180)
≥25 2182 807 44.1 (1.3) 0.06 (0.04, 0.08) 14.0 (0–180)
Unknown 26 13 44.7 (11.5) 0.01 (0, 6203.2) 10.5 (0–45)
p-value 0.14 0.93 0.006
Frequency of eating out
<1/month 646 214 35.4 (2.5) 0.04 (0.01, 0.11) 24.8 (0–156)
1–8/month 2131 712 39.4 (1.5) 0.06 (0.04, 0.08) 17.5 (0–180)
3–6/week 1615 633 45.4 (1.5) 0.05 (0.03, 0.07) 10.0 (0–180)
≥1/day 1946 890 48.5 (1.4) 0.06 (0.04, 0.08) 10.0 (0–140)
Unknown 2 1 42.6 (35.0) - 8.5 (0.5–16.5)
p-value <0.0001 0.70 <0.0001
Correlation coefficient with urinary cotinine level (p-value) 0.63 (<0.001) - 0.27 (<0.001)

a SE: standard error; GM: geometric mean; CI: confidence interval; p-value estimated using survey chi-square tests or survey regression analyses.