Characteristics of total study population by smoking status, and of current smokers by receipt of smoking cessation advice and receipt of NRT
| Smoking status,a n (% in each category)b | For current smokers only (n= 16 745) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Never (n= 28 423) | Ex (n= 35 967) | Current (n= 16 745) | Smoking cessation advice,c n (%) | NRT prescribed, n (%) | |
| Sex | |||||
| Males | 12 484 (27.0) | 23 818 (51.4) | 10 013 (21.5) | 9160 (91.5) | 1277 (12.8) |
| Females | 15 939 (45.8) | 12 149 (34.9) | 6732 (19.2) | 6235 (92.6) | 1150 (17.1) |
| Age group, years | |||||
| <55 | 1414 (23.7) | 1990 (33.3) | 2571 (42.8) | 2323 (90.4) | 545 (21.2) |
| 55–64 | 4077 (25.9) | 6572 (41.8) | 5082 (32.3) | 4734 (93.2) | 906 (17.8) |
| 65–74 | 8075 (31.1) | 12 313 (47.4) | 5569 (21.4) | 5166 (92.8) | 726 (13.0) |
| ≥75 | 14 857 (44.4) | 15 092 (45.1) | 3523 (10.5) | 3172 (90.0) | 250 (7.1) |
| Deprivation quintile | |||||
| 1 (least deprived) | 5402 (42.8) | 5773 (45.7) | 1446 (11.4) | 1338 (92.5) | 170 (11.8) |
| 2 | 6491 (37.8) | 7976 (46.5) | 2701 (15.6) | 2460 (91.1) | 353 (13.1) |
| 3 | 6644 (35.0) | 8599 (45.3) | 3751 (19.7) | 3478 (92.7) | 556 (14.8) |
| 4 | 5368 (32.5) | 7123 (43.1) | 4020 (24.3) | 3750 (93.3) | 588 (14.6) |
| 5 (most deprived) | 4518 (28.5) | 6496 (41.0) | 4827 (30.4) | 4369 (90.5) | 760 (15.7) |
| Concordant physical conditions | |||||
| 0 | 7166 (34.0) | 8859 (42.0) | 5082 (24.1) | 4526 (89.1) | 671 (13.2) |
| 1 | 10 866 (37.5) | 12 518 (43.2) | 5606 (19.3) | 5169 (92.2) | 824 (14.7) |
| ≥2 | 10 391 (33.5) | 14 590 (47.0) | 6057 (19.5) | 5700 (94.1) | 932 (15.4) |
| Discordant physical conditions | |||||
| 0 | 8065 (34.0) | 10 423 (42.3) | 6130 (24.9) | 5548 (90.5) | 814 (13.3) |
| 1 | 8441 (34.4) | 10 857 (44.3) | 5216 (21.3) | 4826 (92.5) | 764 (14.6) |
| ≥2 | 11 917 (37.2) | 14 687 (45.9) | 5399 (16.9) | 5021 (93.0) | 849 (15.7) |
| Mental health conditions | |||||
| 0 | 19 971 (36.1) | 25 442 (46.0) | 9869 (17.9) | 9132 (92.5) | 1292 (13.1) |
| 1 | 5612 (32.6) | 7291 (42.4) | 4312 (25.0) | 3909 (90.7) | 719 (16.7) |
| ≥2 | 2840 (32.9) | 3234 (37.4) | 2564 (29.7) | 2354 (91.8) | 416 (16.2) |
↵a Smoking status was not recorded/coded as missing for 321 cases (n = 81 135).
↵b Percentages are calculated from totals in each category taken from Table 1. For example, 12 484 of 46 468 males have never smoked — 27%.
↵c Percentages are calculated from totals given for current smokers in each category. For example, 9160 of 10 013 males who currently smoke received smoking cessation advice — 91.5%. CHD = coronary heart disease. NRT = nicotine replacement therapy.