Does Moxa Smoke Have Significant Effect on the Acupuncturist’s Respiratory System? A Population-Based Study

Table 1

Demographic characteristics.

	Frequency (n), mean ± SD	Constituent ratio (%)
Gender
Male	322	40.1
Female	481	59.9
Age, mean
Male	33.05 ± 0.443
Female	30.74 ± 0.346
Age distribution
20∼	393	49.1
30∼	273	34.0
40∼	101	12.6
50∼	33	4.1
Average body mass index (BMI)
Underweight	72	9.0
Normal	589	73.3
Overweight	119	14.8
Obesity	23	2.9
Degree of education
Below undergraduate	44	5.5
Undergraduate and above	759	94.5
Ethnic
Han nationality	782	97.5
Others	20	2.5
Marital status
Unmarried	289	36
Married	514	64
Smoking status
Smoking	92	11.5
Used to smoke	31	3.9
Never smoke	680	84.6
Second-hand smoke exposure
No	227	28.3
Yes	576	71.7

SD, standard deviation.