Baseline characteristics | n = 384 |
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Age in years [mean (SDa)] | 62.9 (8.2) |
Age in years [median] | 62 |
Male | 213 (55Â %) |
Female | 171 (45Â %) |
Caucasian | 343 (89Â %) |
African American | 37 (10Â %) |
Other or not reported | 4 (1Â %) |
Cigarette pack years [mean (SD)] | 50.4 (25.5) |
Cigarette pack years [median] | 43 |
Age in years at smoking inception [mean (SD)] | 16.1, 3.8 |
Age in years at smoking inception [median] | 16 |
Total years of smoking [mean (SD)] | 37.4 (10) |
Total years of smoking [median] | 38 |
History of cigar use | 35 (9Â %) |
History of pipe use | 29 (8Â %) |
Married or living as married | 231 (60Â %) |
Widowed | 116 (30Â %) |
Single | 37 (10Â %) |
Less than high school education | 52 (14Â %) |
High school diploma or GEDb | 118 (31Â %) |
Associate degree or some college | 136 (35Â %) |
Bachelor's degree | 40 (10Â %) |
Graduate degree | 24 (6Â %) |
Other or not reported | 14 (4Â %) |
Employed | 109 (28Â %) |
Unemployed | 30 (8Â %) |
Retired | 175 (46Â %) |
Disabled | 64 (17Â %) |
Other or not reported | 6 (2Â %) |
Income < $40,000/year | 141 (37 %) |
Income > $40,000/year | 123 (32 %) |
Other or not reported | 120 (31Â %) |