Table 2.

Mean values of anthropometric measures in current cigarette smokers by volume smoked¹

Cigarettes/day	Model 1 Observed			Model 2SEP and health indicators			Model 3 BMI additionally
	1–9	10–19	20+	1–9	10–19	20+	1–9	10–19	20+
Men, n	2105	5965	2530
BMI, kg/m2	26.0	25.9	26.4***	26.1	25.9	26.4***
HC, cm	101.9	101.5	102.1***	101.9	101.5	102.0**	102.0	101.9	101.6***
WC, cm	90.5	90.3	92.2***	90.7	90.4	91.9***	90.8	90.9	91.3**
WHR	0.89	0.89	0.90***	0.89	0.89	0.90***	0.89	0.89	0.90***
Women, n	4082	7648	1545
BMI, kg/m2	24.6	24.7	25.3***	24.7	24.6	25.2***
HC, cm	99.8	99.8	100.7***	100.0	99.8	100.5**	100.2	100.2	99.9*
WC, cm	78.0	78.4	80.6***	78.4	78.4	80.3***	78.6	78.9	79.5***
WHR	0.78	0.78	0.80***	0.78	0.78	0.80***	0.78	0.79	0.79***

N = 23,875; 10,600 men, 13,275 women. ¹Volume smoked is defined by number of cigarettes per day

Model 1_Observed, adjusted for age and county; Model 2_{SEP and health indicators}, adjusted for body height, education, disability pension, physical activity and alcohol use. Model 3_{BMI additionally,} adjusted for education, disability pension, physical activity, alcohol use and BMI. **p < 0.01; *** p < 0.001