TABLE 3.
Age, BMI, and smoking status among cohort subsets
| Characteristic | Value [mean (range) or % (no. who answered “yes”/no. who answered the question)] for individuals who werea: |
P valueb | |
|---|---|---|---|
| vRNA− (n = 453) | vRNA+ (n = 91) | ||
| Age | 41 (17–76) (n = 453) | 41 (16–72) (n = 91) | 0.7645† |
| BMI | 28.7 (17.8–46.6) (n = 190) | 28.2 (20.8–43.0) (n = 51) | 0.3265† |
| Current smokers | 21.2 (40/190) | 16.3 (8/49) | 0.5516‡ |
| Former smokersc | 20.0 (28/190) | 24.5 (12/49) | 0.1315‡ |
| Marijuana smokers | 5.3 (10/188) | 6.1 (3/49) | 0.7348‡ |
| Tobacco-based vape product users | 6.3 (12/189) | 4.2 (2/48) | 0.7412‡ |
a
Total numbers for age was available for all individuals of entire cohort, whereas only a smaller subset completed the survey reporting BMI, smoking habbits, and symptoms.
b
†, t test; ‡, Fisher’s exact test.
c
Former smoker refers to those who answered “Yes” to “are you a former smoker?” and “No” to “Do you currently smoke cigarettes?”