Table 1 Demographic and lifestyle profile of included patients
Variable | Overall | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
N (%) | 600 (100) | 213 (36) | 387 (64) |
Age, years | 54 (22) | 53 (28) | 55 (21) |
Years worked in ever-workers | 24.5 (25) | 25 (29.5) | 24 (25) |
Height, cm | 165 (12) | 172.8 ± 8.2 | 161 (8)* |
Weight, kg | 75 (20) | 80.5 ± 13.7 | 72 (20)* |
BMI, kg/m2 | 27.6 (7.3) | 26.8 (5.8) | 28.0 (7.8) |
Highest attained education, N (%) | |||
Secondary school | 25 (4) | 9 (4) | 17 (4) |
High school | 184 (31) | 66 (31) | 118 (31) |
College or university | 388 (65) | 135 (64) | 251 (65) |
Academic degree | 3 (0) | 2 (1) | 1 (0) |
Years with diagnosis | 9 (13) | 9 (12) | 9 (14) |
Disability, N (%) | 89 (15) | 36 (17) | 53 (14) |
Cigarette smoking, N (%) | |||
Never | 403 (67) | 92 (43) | 311 (80)* |
Former | 151 (25) | 89 (42) | 62 (16) |
Current | 46 (8) | 32 (15) | 14 (4) |
Cig per day in daily smokers | 10 (11.3) | 10 (12) | 6 (7.3)* |
Years of smoking in daily smokers | 20 (29) | 25 (33.3) | 20 (16.8) |
Exposure to SHS, N (%) | 183 (31) | 73 (34) | 110 (28) |
Waterpipe smoking, N (%) | 9 (2) | 7 (3) | 2 (0)* |
Electronic cigarette use, N (%) | 14 (2) | 6 (3) | 8 (2) |
Pets at home, N (%) | 192 (32) | 73 (34) | 119 (31) |
Comorbid COPD, N (%) | 241 (40) | 92 (43) | 149 (39) |
Comorbid allergic rhinitis, N (%) | 250 (42) | 72 (34) | 178 (46)* |