Table 1 Demographic

characteristics of the participants by childhood secondhand smoke exposure at home before and after PSM

Number (%)Childhood home exposure (before PSM) Childhood home exposure (after PSM)
Total N=19 562Yes (n=11 096)None (n=8466)pYes (n=7782)None (n=7782)p Value
Age (years)<0.0010.50
 50–5910 025 (51.3)6502 (58.6)3523 (41.6)3555 (45.7)3522 (45.3)
 60–697184 (36.7)3618 (32.6)3566 (42.1)3267 (42.0)3333 (42.8)
≥702353 (12.0)976 (8.8)1377 (16.3)960 (12.3)927 (11.9)
Education<0.0010.68
≤Primary school9157 (46.8)4981 (44.9)4176 (49.3)3711 (47.7)3691 (47.4)
 Middle school9232 (47.2)5510 (49.7)3722 (44.0)3566 (45.8)3559 (45.7)
≥College1173 (6.0)605 (5.5)568 (6.7)505 (6.5)532 (6.8)
Past occupational dust exposure<0.0010.20
 Yes936 (4.8)613 (5.5)323 (3.8)346 (4.4)314 (4.0)
 None18 626 (95.2)10 483 (94.5)8143 (96.2)7436 (95.6)7468 (96.0)
Past home fuel exposure0.49<0.001
 Yes9405 (48.1)5311 (47.9)4094 (48.4)4056 (52.1)3720 (47.8)
 None10 157 (51.9)5785 (52.1)4372 (51.6)3726 (47.9)4062 (52.2)
Oral contraceptive<0.0010.001
 Yes3539 (18.1)2152 (19.4)1387 (16.4)1490 (19.1)1334 (17.1)
 None16 023 (81.9)8944 (80.6)7079 (83.6)6292 (80.9)6448 (82.9)
Adulthood home exposure<0.0010.70
 Yes4182 (21.4)2026 (18.3)2156 (25.5)1750 (22.5)1730 (22.2)
 None15 380 (78.6)9070 (81.7)6310 (74.5)6032 (77.5)6052 (77.8)
Childhood home exposure
 None8466 (43.3)7782 (100.0)7782 (100.0)
 Yes11 096 (56.7)
Number of home smokers
 One8504 (43.5)8504 (76.6)5938 (76.3)
 Two or more2592 (13.3)2592 (23.4)1844 (23.7)
Frequency of exposure
<5 times/week2790 (14.3)2790 (25.1)1925 (24.7)
 ≥5 times/week8306 (42.5)8306 (74.9)5857 (75.3)
  • PSM, propensity score matching.