Table 1 |
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Smoking habits among a representative sample of hospital personnel in a large typical Greek hospital. |
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| Medical-research staff |
Nursing staff |
Total |
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| % (n) |
% (n) |
% (n) |
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| Males |
34.5 (19) ‡ |
31.1 (14) |
33.0 (33) |
| Females |
65.5 (36) |
68.9 (31) |
67.0 (67) |
| Age (years) |
39.2 ± 7.1 † |
39.1 ± 7.8 |
39.2 ± 7.4 |
| Smoking habit |
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| Smokers * |
34.5 (19) |
57.8 (26) |
45.0 (45) |
| Ex-Non smokers** |
65.5 (36) |
42.2 (19) |
55.0 (55) |
| Years of smoking |
7.3 ± 9.1 |
9.4 ± 8.0 |
8.0 ± 9.0 |
| Cigarettes per day |
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| 1–9 cigs/day |
15.8 (3) |
3.8 (1) |
8.9 (4) |
| 10–20 cigs/day |
63.2 (12) |
73.1 (19) |
68.9 (31) |
| >20 cigs/day |
21.1 (4) |
23.1 (6) |
22.2 (10) |
| Mean cigarettes per day * |
6 ± 9 |
12 ± 11 |
8 ± 11 |
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‡ Values are N (%). Chi-square test (χ2). † Values are mean ± standard deviation. Student t test. *p-value < 0.05 ** Ex-Non smokers were defined as those who currently are not smokers regardless of if they smoked in the past or not. |
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Vardavas et al. Tobacco Induced Diseases 2009 5:8 doi:10.1186/1617-9625-5-8 |
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