Table 1.
Sample characteristics (means and standard deviations) by body mass index (BMI) and smoking-status in 2738 Finnish men. Based on FINRISK2007 data.
| Smoking status | N (%) | Age (years) |
BMI (kg/m2) |
Waist circumference (cm) |
Alcohol consumption (g/week) |
Physical activity (grade 1–4) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) | ||||||
| Normal weight (BMI < 25) | ||||||
| Never smokers | 340 (12) | 46.3 (14) | 23.1 (1.3) | 85.9 (5.9) | 54.3 (74) | 3.38 (0.8) |
| Ex-smokers | 208 (7.6) | 52.1 (14) | 23.4 (1.4) | 87.6 (6.0) | 64.5 (84) | 3.39 (0.7) |
| Occasional smokers and daily light/moderate smokers | 166 (6.1) | 43.0 (14) | 23.0 (1.7) | 85.7 (6.4) | 116 (170) | 3.16 (0.9) |
| Daily heavy smokers | 91 (3.3) | 44.9 (10) | 22.6 (1.8) | 85.6 (7.1) | 164 (180) | 2.97 (0.9) |
| Overweight/obese (BMI ≥ 25) | ||||||
| Never smokers | 652 (24) | 52.1 (13) | 28.5 (3.2) | 101 (9.5) | 79.3 (100) | 3.22 (0.8) |
| Ex-smokers | 777 (28) | 56.6 (12) | 29.6 (3.8) | 105 (11) | 89.2 (120) | 3.06 (0.9) |
| Occasional smokers & daily light/moderate smokers | 322 (12) | 47.8 (14) | 29.1 (3.3) | 102 (9.9) | 118 (140) | 3.16 (0.8) |
| Daily heavy smokers | 182 (6.7) | 49.6 (12) | 29.7 (4.5) | 104 (11) | 141 (170) | 2.88 (0.9) |
Differences in characteristics between all the smoking groups were determined using one-way ANOVA. p-Values for all different ANOVA analyses were < 0.001.