Table 1.
Baseline characteristics according to snus use in 41,162 Swedish middle-aged and elderly participants, 2009–2017
| Characteristics* | Snus use | |
|---|---|---|
| Nonusers | Users | |
| Number of participants, n (% of total) | 38,862 (94.4) | 2300 (5.6) |
| Age at baseline, years, mean (SD) | 69.8 (8.0) | 65.5 (6.7) |
| Men, n (%) | 20,988 (54.0) | 2147 (93.4) |
| Education, n (%) | ||
| ≤ 9 years | 11,733 (30.2) | 716 (31.1) |
| 10–12 years | 18,104 (46.6) | 1164 (50.6) |
| > 12 years | 89,291 (23.0) | 412 (17.9) |
| Unknown | 96 (0.25) | 8 (0.35) |
| Cigarette smoking status, n (%) | ||
| Non-smokers | 21,099 (54.3) | 418 (18.2) |
| Former smokers | 14,411 (37.1) | 1590 (69.1) |
| Current smokers | 3352 (8.6) | 292 (12.7) |
| Alcohol intake, n (%) | ||
| Never drinkers | 3689 (9.5) | 18 (0.8) |
| Past or current drinkers of < 1 drink/week | 8198 (21.1) | 328 (14.3) |
| 1–< 7 drinks/week | 18,605 (47.9) | 1148 (49.9) |
| 7–< 15 drinks/week | 7085 (18.2) | 644 (28.0) |
| 15–21 drinks/week | 957 (2.5) | 116 (5.0) |
| > 21 drinks/week | 328 (0.8) | 46 (2.0) |
| Walking/bicycling, n (%) | ||
| Never/seldom | 2401 (6.2) | 173 (7.5) |
| < 20 min/day | 6652 (17.1) | 514 (22.4) |
| 20–40 min/day | 16,215 (41.7) | 869 (37.8) |
| > 40 min/day | 13,031 (33.5) | 719 (31.3) |
| Unknown | 563 (1.5) | 25 (1.1) |
| Exercise, n (%) | ||
| Almost never | 20,868 (53.7) | 1515 (65.9) |
| < 1 h/week | 4694 (12.1) | 256 (11.1) |
| 1 h | 6623 (17.0) | 234 (10.2) |
| 2–3 h | 5020 (12.9) | 211 (9.2) |
| 4–5 h | 705 (1.8) | 44 (1.9) |
| ≥ 5 h/week | 268 (0.7) | 8 (0.4) |
| Unknown | 684 (1.8) | 32 (1.4) |
| Body mass index category, kg/m2, n (%) | ||
| 22.5–24.9 | 10,035 (25.8) | 523 (22.7) |
| < 22.5 | 6553 (16.9) | 227 (9.9) |
| 25.0–29.9 | 16,053 (41.3) | 1109 (48.2) |
| ≥ 30.0 | 4990 (12.8) | 375 (16.3) |
| Unknown | 1231 (3.2) | 66 (2.9) |
| Hypertension, n (%) | 16,214 (41.7) | 887 (38.6) |
| Hypercholesterolemia, n (%) | 9832 (25.3) | 589 (25.6) |
| Diabetes, n (%) | ||
| No | 34,188 (88.0) | 2005 (87.2) |
| Yes | 3560 (9.2) | 225 (9.8) |
| Unknown | 1114 (2.9) | 70 (3.0) |