Table 1.
Adjusted percentages of combustible cigarette use and intention to quit smoking according to disease among Japanese people aged 40–69 years from a 2015 internet survey
| n (%) | former n (%) | current smokers | No intention to quit smoking among current smokers2 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | p1 | n (%) | p1 | |||
| Men | ||||||
| Total | 2193.0 | 758.2 (34.6) | 762.6 (34.8) | 266.7 (35.0) | ||
| Disease numbers | ||||||
| 0 | 1351.9 (61.6) | 440.8 (32.6) | 487.2 (36.0) | ref | 170.5 (35.0) | ref |
| 1 | 591.1 (27.0) | 227.0 (38.4) | 195.2 (33.0) | 0.22 | 74.4 (38.1) | 0.48 |
| ≧2 | 250.0 (11.4) | 90.4 (36.2) | 80.1 (32.1) | 0.25 | 21.8 (27.2) | 0.20 |
| Disease | ||||||
| Hypertension | 572.1 (26.1) | 217.2 (38.0) | 187.7 (32.8) | 0.19 | 52.1 (27.8) | 0.07 |
| Diabetes | 247.7 (11.3) | 90.1 (36.4) | 80.2 (32.4) | 0.28 | 19.6 (24.5) | 0.08 |
| Asthma | 70.8 (3.2) | 24.0 (33.9) | 18.2 (25.7) | 0.07 | 8.1 (44.7) | 0.46 |
| Atopic dermatitis | 76.1 (3.5) | 15.9 (20.9) | 31.7 (41.6) | 0.33 | 4.9 (15.5) | 0.03 |
| Cerebrovascular diseases | 74.1 (3.4) | 32.3 (43.6) | 18.0 (24.3) | 0.045 | 5.8 (32.5) | 1.00 |
| COPD | 32.7 (1.5) | 16.1 (49.2) | 12.5 (38.2) | 0.85 | 5.0 (40.0) | 0.76 |
| Cancer | 39.8 (1.8) | 13.3 (33.4) | 10.5 (26.5) | 0.32 | 2.7 (25.3) | 0.75 |
| Mental disorder | 107.2 (4.9) | 24.7 (23.1) | 39.3 (36.7) | 0.92 | 25.1 (63.7) | <0.01 |
| depression | 82.8 (3.8) | 20 (24.6) | 28 (33.9) | 0.72 | 18.9 (67.5) | <0.01 |
| other mental diseases | 44.8 (2.0) | 10 (22.5) | 21 (46.1) | 0.16 | 7.9 (38.2) | 0.82 |
| Tobacco-caused diseases | ||||||
| Yes | 432.7 (19.7) | 159.3 (36.8) | 138.6 (32.0) | 0.15 | 60.5 (43.6) | 0.06 |
| Women | ||||||
| Total | 2239.0 | 347.4 (15.5) | 217.1 (9.7) | 65.4 (30.1) | ||
| Disease numbers | ||||||
| 0 | 1572.8 (70.2) | 244.5 (15.5) | 151.0 (9.6) | ref | 47.1 (31.2) | ref |
| 1 | 509.0 (22.7) | 76.5 (15.0) | 50.0 (9.8) | 0.86 | 17.4 (34.9) | 0.73 |
| ≧2 | 157.2 (7.0) | 26.5 (16.8) | 16.1 (10.3) | 0.78 | 0.8 (5.0) | 0.04 |
| Disease | ||||||
| Hypertension | 388.1 (17.3) | 64.8 (16.7) | 30.0 (7.7) | 0.28 | 3.2 (10.7) | 0.02 |
| Diabetes | 82.6 (3.7) | 11.9 (14.4) | 1.2 (1.5) | <0.01 | - 3) | NA |
| Asthma | 117.8 (5.3) | 13.3 (11.3) | 15.0 (12.7) | 0.26 | 5.2 (34.9) | 1.00 |
| Atopic dermatitis | 89.7 (4.0) | 12.6 (14.1) | 6.2 (6.9) | 0.46 | - 3) | NA |
| Cerebrovascular diseases | 42.8 (1.9) | 0.8 (1.9) | 2.3 (5.3) | 0.43 | - 3) | NA |
| COPD | 15.4 (0.7) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.6 (3.8) | 1.00 | - 3) | NA |
| Cancer | 49.7 (2.2) | 7.2 (14.5) | 3.1 (6.3) | 0.62 | - 3) | NA |
| Mental disorder | 136.2 (6.1) | 21.3 (15.6) | 23.8 (17.5) | <0.01 | 8.4 (35.1) | 0.81 |
| depression | 93.9 (4.2) | 5.2 (5.5) | 15 (16.1) | 0.051 | 7.6 (50.3) | 0.16 |
| other mental diseases | 80.7 (3.6) | 17 (21.0) | 12 (14.7) | 0.13 | 1.1 (9.2) | 0.11 |
| Tobacco-caused diseases | ||||||
| Yes | 307.6 (13.7) | 44.4 (14.5) | 38.3 (12.5) | 0.15 | 13.6 (35.5) | 0.57 |
Cerebrovascular diseases include angina, cardiac infarct, and stroke. Cancer includes lung, oropharyngeal, larynx, esophagus, stomach, liver, pancreas, kidney, urinary tract, bladder cancer and others. Tobacco-caused diseases include diabetes, asthma, cerebrovascular diseases, COPD, cancers, and mental disorder8.
1) Fisher exact test 2) Analyzed for only current smokers 3) Data not shown due to low number of current smokers.