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Table 1 Characteristics of the sample population, NHANES 2017–2018

From: Smoking is associated with elevated blood level of volatile organic compounds: a population-based analysis of NHANES 2017–2018

 

Dual

Smoking

(n = 214)

E-Cigarette

(n = 41)

Combustible-

Cigarette

(n = 293)

Non-

Smoking

(n = 569)

Sex

 

 Male

135(24.8)

15(2.8)

203(37.2)

192(35.2)

 Female

79(13.8)

26(4.5)

90(15.7)

377(65.9)

Age

 

 18 ~ 40

139(26.0)

38(7.1)

103(19.3)

254(47.6)

 41 ~ 65

75(12.9)

3(0.5)

190(32.6)

315(54.0)

Race

 

 Mexican American

25(14.5)

6(3.5)

38(22.1)

103(59.9)

 Other Hispanic

13(12.3)

2(1.9)

29(27.4)

62(58.5)

 Non-Hispanic White

105(29.9)

9(2.6)

103(29.3)

134(38.2)

 Non-Hispanic Black

33(12.6)

11(4.2)

85(32.4)

133(50.8)

 Non-Hispanic Asian

18(11.2)

10(6.2)

19(11.8)

114(70.8)

 Other Race- Including Multi-Racial

20(30.8)

3(4.6)

19(29.2)

23(35.4)

Education level

 

 Less than 9th grade

5(8.2)

2(3.3)

11(18.0)

43(70.5)

 9-11th grade

27(27.0)

2(2.0)

26(26.0)

45(45.0)

 High school graduate or General Equivalency Diploma

58(21.5)

6(2.2)

84(31.1)

122(45.2)

 Some college or AA degree

81(23.6)

12(3.5)

92(26.8)

158(46.1)

 College graduate or above

29(11.0)

8(3.0)

75(28.5)

151(57.4)

 Missing

14(17.5)

11(13.8)

5(6.3)

50(62.5)

Ratio of family income to poverty

 

 <5

166(21.2)

29(3.7)

198(25.3)

389(49.7)

 ≥ 5

23(12.4)

6(3.2)

62(33.5)

94(50.8)

 Missing

25(16.7)

6(4.0)

33(22.0)

86(57.3)

  1. Note: Data were shown as number (row percentage)