Entire cohort of current non-smokers(n = 778)† | Nicotine badge monitoring(n = 189) | Hair sample(n = 138) | |
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Unless otherwise indicated, the data are presented as n (%). | |||
*p<0.05 v entire cohort of non-smokers (for example, nicotine badge group v entire cohort who did not wear nicotine badge; hair sample group v entire cohort who did not provide hair sample). | |||
†Entire cohort n = 865 (87 current smokers (85 who reported smoking and two who had hair nicotine levels consistent with active smoking) were excluded). | |||
Mean (SD) age (years) | 61 (16) | 63 (14) | 65 (13)* |
Sex (female) | 546 (70%) | 125 (66%) | 97 (70%) |
Race (non-white) | 310 (40%) | 56 (30%)* | 44 (32%)* |
Educational attainment | |||
High school or less | 150 (19%) | 35 (19%) | 26 (19%) |
Some college | 442 (56%) | 104 (55%) | 69 (50%) |
College or graduate degree | 186 (24%) | 50 (26%) | 43 (31%) |
Married or cohabiting with partner | 470 (60%) | 121 (64%) | 88 (63%) |
Past cigarette smoking | 478 (61%) | 117 (62%) | 83 (60%) |
Mean (SD) severity of asthma score | 12.7 (4.1) | 12.9 (3.8) | 12.9 (3.9) |
Physical health status (SF-12) | 35 (12) | 34 (10) | 34 (11) |