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Table 2 Cigarette and E-Cigarette Status, Tobacco Associated Variables, and Lifetime COPD Diagnosis in Adults 40 Years and Older1

From: Association of e-cigarette and cigarette use with self-reported chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): a multivariable analysis of a large United States data set

Product Use2

         

Cigarette

E-cigarette

Sample Size, n

Individuals with COPD, N

Mean Age

Mean Pack Years

Childhood Smoking, < 15 Years of Age

Mean Years Since Quit Smoking2

Mean Cigarettes Per Day When Smoking Regularly

Lifetime COPD Diagnosis

(%)

Mean Comorbidity Score

Never

Never

12,777

385

59.0

/

/

/

/

2.6%

1.8

Never

Former

220

2

51.1

/

/

/

/

0.6%

2.0

Never

Current

25

2

49.4

/

/

/

/

11.7%

1.5

Former

Never

6,037

699

64.4

19.4

14.9%

24.6

16.1

11.0%

2.5

Former

Former

657

100

53.6

22.1

19.5%

9.3

15.1

13.8%

2.0

Former

Current

217

33

52.7

32.6

24.1%

7.3

22.3

15.6%

2.1

Current

Never

1,640

275

58.2

28.1

18.8%

0.0

13.9

15.9%

1.9

Current

Former

893

204

54.8

29.1

21.2%

0.0

15.3

22.1%

2.2

Current

Current

121

17

50.9

25.6

27.3%

0.0

15.3

16.0%

1.9

  1. COPD = chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
  2. 1All values are weighted except for unweighted sample size
  3. 2Years since quitting was entered as “0” for all adults who currently smoke cigarettes
  4. Data Source: National Center for Health Statistics, National Health Interview Survey, 2020