Table 1.
Characteristics of the study participants by rMED score groups.
| rMED Score Groups | p-Value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low (Score 0–6) (n = 834) | Intermediate (Score 7–10) (n = 1029) | High (Score 11–18) (n = 705) | ||
| Age (years) | ||||
| <60 years (%) | 316 (37.9) | 355 (34.5) | 221 (31.3) | 0.027 |
| ≥60 years (%) | 518 (62.1) | 674 (65.5) | 484 (68.7) | |
| Sex | ||||
| Men (%) | 537 (64.4) | 601 (58.4) | 396 (56.2) | 0.002 |
| Women (%) | 297 (35.6) | 428 (41.6) | 309 (43.8) | |
| Geographical Area | ||||
| North (%) | 369 (44.2) | 349 (33.9) | 175 (24.8) | |
| Centre (%) | 219 (26.3) | 287 (27.9) | 171 (24.3) | <0.0001 |
| South (%) | 246 (29.5) | 393 (38.2) | 359 (50.9) | |
| Education | ||||
| Secondary/University (%) | 261 (31.3) | 326 (31.7) | 232 (33.0) | 0.607 |
| None/Primary (%) | 573 (68.7) | 703 (68.3) | 472 (67.0) | |
| Smoking status 1 | ||||
| Never smoker (%) | 388 (46.5) | 510 (49.6) | 341 (48.4) | |
| Current Smoker (%) | 152 (18.2) | 182 (17.7) | 110 (15.6) | 0.376 |
| Former Smoker (%) | 294 (35.3) | 337 (32.8) | 254 (36.0) | |
| Marital status | ||||
| Married (%) | 697 (83.6) | 868 (84.3) | 615 (87.2) | 0.112 |
| Single or widowed (%) | 137 (16.4) | 161 (15.6) | 90 (12.8) | |
Data are expressed as number and percentage. Subjects are classified as “current smokers” if they smoke ≥5 cigarettes/day, and “former smokers” if they had smoked in the past and had stopped smoking for at least 1 year.