Table 2.
Change in smoking status between 2008/2009 and 2013/2014 (among those who reported smoking in 2008/2009)
| Tobacco | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ever smokers (N) | Current smokers (%) | Former smokers (%) | p-value | |
| All | 250 | 43.2 | 56.8 | |
| Sex | ||||
| Men | 189 | 43.4 | 56.6 | 0.92 |
| Women | 61 | 42.6 | 57.4 | |
| Age | ||||
| Less than 54 | 53 | 41.5 | 58.5 | 0.96 |
| 55–64 | 92 | 43.5 | 56.5 | |
| 65 or older | 105 | 43.8 | 56.2 | |
| Nationality | ||||
| Luxembourg | 175 | 44.0 | 56.0 | 0.76 |
| Non-Luxembourg | 75 | 41.9 | 58.1 | |
| Marital status | ||||
| Married/Partnership | 168 | 41.1 | 58.9 | 0.29 |
| Other | 81 | 48.2 | 51.8 | |
| Household income (annual, in €) | ||||
| Less than 35,999 | 111 | 51.4 | 48.7 | 0.07 |
| Between 36,000 and 53,999 | 75 | 37.3 | 62.7 | |
| 54,000 or more | 64 | 36.5 | 63.5 | |
| Diagnosis | ||||
| Pectoris angina | 95 | 44.2 | 55.8 | 0.0062 |
| Acute myocardial infarction | 42 | 21.4 | 78.6 | |
| Ischemic heart disease | 30 | 40.0 | 60.0 | |
| Other event | 83 | 54.2 | 45.8 | |
| BMI | ||||
| Normal | 58 | 58.2 | 41.8 | 0.0093 |
| Overweight | 108 | 44.1 | 55.9 | |
| Obese | 84 | 31.7 | 68.4 | |
| Physical activity | ||||
| Regular physical activity | 100 | 43.8 | 56.3 | 0.0270 |
| Occasional physical activity | 58 | 26.8 | 73.2 | |
| No physical activity due to health | 49 | 46.8 | 53.2 | |
| No physical activity | 43 | 56.1 | 43.9 | |
| Awareness of tobacco as a CV risk factor | ||||
| Yes | 178 | 44.3 | 55.7 | 0.58 |
| No | 74 | 40.5 | 59.5 | |
CVD Cardiovascular disease, BMI Body mass index