Table 1.
Descriptive characteristics of study participants
| Change in Smoking Status | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continual smoker | Short‐term quitter (<4 years) | Long‐term quitter (≥4 years) | Never smoker | |
| Number of people | 12,672 | 4175 | 9268 | 20,025 |
| Age, years, % | ||||
| 60–69 | 77.1 | 74.4 | 68.2 | 70.8 |
| 70 or older | 22.9 | 25.6 | 31.9 | 29.2 |
| Body mass index, kg/m2, % | ||||
| <18.5 | 5.9 | 4.6 | 3.3 | 2.8 |
| 18.5–22.9 | 46.0 | 42.1 | 35.8 | 35.6 |
| 23.0–24.9 | 25.3 | 27.0 | 29.2 | 28.5 |
| ≥25.0 | 22.9 | 26.3 | 31.7 | 33.1 |
| Blood pressure, mmHg, % | ||||
| <120/80 | 18.9 | 17.9 | 16.5 | 16.1 |
| 120/80–139/89 | 60.4 | 60.8 | 62.7 | 61.3 |
| ≥140/90 | 20.7 | 21.2 | 20.9 | 22.6 |
| Missing | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Fasting serum glucose, mg/dL, % | ||||
| <100.0 | 60.9 | 59.7 | 59.1 | 60.0 |
| 100.0–125.9 | 27.7 | 28.5 | 30.0 | 29.1 |
| ≥126.0 | 11.3 | 11.7 | 10.8 | 10.8 |
| Missing | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Total cholesterol, mg/dL, % | ||||
| <200.0 | 61.1 | 60.1 | 60.0 | 61.5 |
| 200.0–239.9 | 29.0 | 29.9 | 29.5 | 29.2 |
| ≥240.0 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 10.3 | 9.1 |
| Missing | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Physical activity, times per week, % | ||||
| None | 59.8 | 58.4 | 47.2 | 47.2 |
| 1–2 | 18.8 | 17.8 | 20.7 | 21.5 |
| 3–4 | 7.9 | 8.4 | 11.4 | 11.3 |
| 5–7 | 12.8 | 12.4 | 19.1 | 18.7 |
| Missing | 0.7 | 3.0 | 1.6 | 1.3 |
| Drinking habit, drinks per week, % | ||||
| None | 34.6 | 56.4 | 43.6 | 58.0 |
| 1–2 | 34.6 | 25.0 | 33.5 | 27.4 |
| ≥3 | 30.6 | 16.9 | 22.2 | 14.4 |
| Missing | 0.2 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.2 |
| Household income, % | ||||
| Lower half | 51.5 | 48.1 | 39.2 | 39.7 |
| Upper half | 47.8 | 50.9 | 60.3 | 59.7 |
| Missing | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
| Charlson comorbidity index, % | ||||
| 0 | 24.5 | 20.1 | 19.8 | 21.8 |
| 1–2 | 48.7 | 47.0 | 47.0 | 46.5 |
| ≥3 | 26.8 | 33.0 | 33.3 | 31.7 |