Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the KORA F4 sample
| Â | Current smokers | Occasional smokers | Former smokers | Never smokers | Total | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | n=468 (15.2%) | n=79 (2.6%) | n=1246 (40.6%) | n=1278 (41.6%) | n=3071 (100%) | Â |
Sex | Women | 210 (44.9%) | 41 (51.9%) | 517 (41.5%) | 824 (64.5%) | 1592 (51.8%) | <0.0001 b |
Men | 258 (55.1%) | 38 (48.1%) | 729 (58.5%) | 454 (33.5%) | 1479 (48.2%) | Â | |
Age | Â | 49.68 (10.5) | 48.84 (12.2) | 57.40 (13.2) | 57.49 (13.5) | 56.04 (13.3) | <0.0001 c |
Education a | Basic education | 237 (50.6%) | 37 (47.4%) | 648 (52.1%) | 661 (51.8%) | 1583 (51.6%) | 0.32 b |
Secondary education | 134 (28.6%) | 22 (28.2%) | 301 (24.2%) | 300 (23.5%) | 757 (24.7%) | Â | |
Higher education | 97 (20.7%) | 19 (24.4%) | 296 (23.8%) | 316 (24.8%) | 728 (23.7%) | Â | |
Alcohol consumption | low risk (women: ≤20 g, men: ≤40 g alcohol per day) | 382(81.6%) | 69 (87.3%) | 1031 (82.7%) | 1160 (90.8%) | 2642 (86.0%) | <0.0001 b |
elevated risk (women: >20 g, men: >40 g alcohol per day) | 86 (18.4%) | 10 (12.7%) | 215 (17.3%) | 118 (9.2%) | 429 (14.0%) | Â | |
Physical activity | active | 228 (48.7%) | 51 (64.4%) | 699 (56.1%) | 693 (54.2%) | 1671 (54.4%) | 0.01 b |
| Â | inactive | 240 (51.3%) | 28 (35.4%) | 547 (43.9%) | 585 (45.8%) | 1400 (45.6%) | Â |