Table 1 Selected sociodemographic characteristics by gender and smoking status

2065

1014

1051

1155

562

348

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

Age, years

18–29 yrs.

430 (20.800)

226 (22.300)

204 (19.400)

263 (22.800)**

127 (22.600)

40 (11.500)

30–44 yrs.

557 (27.000)

284 (28.000)

273 (26.000)

317 (27.500)

169 (30.100)

71 (20.400)**

45–59 yrs.

546 (26.400)

268 (26.400)

278 (26.500)

251 (21.700)

178 (31.700)**

117 (33.600)**

≥60 yrs.

532 (25.800)

236 (23.300)

296 (28.200)

324 (28.100)**

88 (15.500)

120 (34.500)**

Highest education achieved

Without A-level

1203 (58.300)

611 (60.200)

592 (56.300)

645 (55.900)

361 (64.200)**

197 (56.600)

With A-level

652 (31.600)

293 (28.900)

359 (34.200)**

385 (33.300)**

156 (27.800)

110 (31.900)

University

203 (9.800)

107 (10.600)

96 (9.100)

119 (10.300)

45 (8.000)

39 (11.200)

N/A

7 (0.300)

3 (0.300)

4 (0.400)

6 (0.500)

0 (0.000)

1 (0.300)

BMI category (kg/m-2)

Underweight (<18.500)

40 (1.900)

7 (0.700)

33 (3.100)**

29 (2.500)**

8 (1.400)

3 (0.900)

Normal weight (18.500–24.999)

886 (43.000)

385 (38.000)

501 (47.700)**

520 (45.100)**

258 (45.900)

108 (31.000)

Overweight (25.000–29.999)

701 (33.900)

406 (40.000)**

295 (28.100)

378 (32.700)

183 (32.600)

140 (40.200)**

Obese (≥30.000)

438 (21.200)

216 (21.300)

222 (21.100)

227 (19.700)

113 (20.100)

97 (27.900)**

Blood pressure

Yes

461 (22.300)

217 (21.400)

244 (23.200)

266 (23.000)

90 (16.000)**

105 (30.200)

No

1604 (77.700)

797 (78.600)

807 (76.800)

888 (76.900)

474 (84.200)

242 (69.500)

Smoking status

Non-smoker

1155 (55.900)

475 (46.800)

680 (64.700)**

X

x

x

Smoker

562 (27.200)

335 (33.200)**

227 (21.500)

X

x

x

Former smoker

348 (16.900)

203 (20.000)**

145 (13.800)

X

x

x