Association of Tobacco Smoking with Physical Fitness of Military Males in Taiwan: The CHIEF Study
Table 1
Baseline characteristics and exercise performances of noncurrent smokers and current smokers.
Characteristics
Overall
Noncurrent smokers
Current smokers
value†
N = 3,669
N = 2,293
N = 1,376
Age (years)
29.35 ± 5.88
29.36 ± 5.88
29.33 ± 5.88
0.88
Service specialty (%)
<0.0001
Air forces
1,027 (27.99)
633 (27.61)
394 (28.63)
Army
1,854 (50.53)
1.216 (53.03)
638 (46.37)
Navy
788 (21.48)
444 (19.36)
344 (25.00)
Heart rate (times/min)
72.15 ± 10.81
71.31 ± 10.63
73.55 ± 10.95
<0.0001
BMI (kg/m2)
24.87 ± 3.10
24.89 ± 3.03
24.83 ± 3.21
0.56
Waist circumference (cm)
83.39 ± 7.95
83.36 ± 7.80
83.45 ± 8.20
0.74
Systolic BP (mmHg)
118.38 ± 13.10
118.65 ± 13.07
117.94 ± 13.14
0.11
Diastolic BP (mmHg)
70.58 ± 10.12
71.02 ± 10.07
69.84 ± 10.16
0.0006
Hypertension (%)
322 (8.78)
200 (8.72)
122 (8.87)
0.88
Current alcohol intake (%)
1,616 (44.04)
710 (30.96)
906 (65.84)
<0.0001
Frequency of exercise (%)
0.23
Never or occasionally
769 (20.96)
473 (20.63)
296 (21.51)
1-2 (times/week)
1,378 (37.56)
844 (36.81)
534 (38.81)
≥3 (times/week)
1,522 (41.48)
976 (42.56)
546 (39.68)
†Data were presented as the mean ± SD for continuous data and percentage (%) for categorical data, which were compared by the t-test and chi-square test, respectively. BMI, body mass index; BP, blood pressure. Body mass index was defined as weight (kg)/height squared (m2).
