Table 1

Anthropometric values (mean ± SE of mean) by gender and tobacco use


Men
Women*




n
Age (years)
Height (cm)
Weight (kg)
BMI (kg/m2)
n
Age (years)
Height (cm)
Weight (kg)
BMI (kg/m2)


Never users
10493
49.6 ± 0.12
161.5 ± 0.07
59.0 ± 0.11
22.6 ± 0.04
23965
46.3 ± 0.07
148.9 ± 0.04
52.5 ± 0.07
23.7 ± 0.03
Ex-users
     Ex-smoking
693
59.7 ± 0.48
161.8 ± 0.26
57.9 ± 0.44
22.0 ± 0.15
-
-
-
-
-
     Ex-smokeless
824
58.4 ± 0.43
160.3 ± 0.25
57.2 ± 0.38
22.2 ± 0.13
1284
53.7 ± 0.34
147.9 ± 0.17
49.5 ± 0.30
22.6 ± 0.13
     Ex-mixed
270
61.3 ± 0.73
160.3 ± 0.42
57.3 ± 0.74
22.2 ± 0.25
-
-
-
-
-
Ever users
     Smoking
6017
50.8 ± 0.15
161.3 ± 0.09
55.8 ± 0.15
21.4 ± 0.05
159
54.5 ± 1.03
150.5 ± 0.63
48.8 ± 0.85
21.5 ± 0.34
     Smokeless
18365
50.1 ± 0.08
160.5 ± 0.05
56.1 ± 0.08
21.8 ± 0.03
35296
49.3 ± 0.06
147.3 ± 0.03
48.0 ± 0.06
22.1 ± 0.02
     Mixed
5194
50.1 ± 0.16
161.6 ± 0.09
55.2 ± 0.15
21.1 ± 0.05
107
51.9 ± 1.19
150.0 ± 0.74
47.3 ± 1.09
21.0 ± 0.44
Types of smoking**
     Cigarette
4980
49.0 ± 0.16
162.6 ± 0.09
59.1 ± 0.16
22.3 ± 0.05
17
51.5 ± 2.20
157.6 ± 1.50
60.2 ± 1.48
24.3 ± 0.72
     Bidi
5290
51.9 ± 0.16
160.2 ± 0.09
52.5 ± 0.14
20.4 ± 0.05
217
54.2 ± 0.90
149.7 ± 0.52
46.8 ± 0.73
20.9 ± 0.30
     Cigarette + bidi
739
49.9 ± 0.44
162.2 ± 0.25
54.5 ± 0.40
20.7 ± 0.14
9
57.7 ± 3.86
153.0 ± 3.56
50.6 ± 2.43
21.7 ± 1.05
Types of Smokeless
     Mishri
2724
48.9 ± 0.21
159.9 ± 0.13
56.4 ± 0.20
22.0 ± 0.07
15899
46.0 ± 0.08
147.7 ± 0.05
48.8 ± 0.08
22.4 ± 0.04
     Mishri + other
7426
50.8 ± 0.13
160.0 ± 0.08
55.0 ± 0.12
21.4 ± 0.04
13401
52.5 ± 0.10
146.6 ± 0.05
46.5 ± 0.09
21.6 ± 0.04
     Betel quid
4639
50.3 ± 0.17
161.1 ± 0.10
57.5 ± 0.16
22.1 ± 0.06
3844
50.8 ± 0.18
148.0 ± 0.10
49.3 ± 0.18
22.5 ± 0.08
     Other tobacco
3234
49.1 ± 0.20
160.9 ± 0.12
56.4 ± 0.19
21.7 ± 0.07
942
50.0 ± 0.40
147.8 ± 0.21
47.7 ± 0.36
21.8 ± 0.16
     Areca nut
342
51.7 ± 0.68
161.5 ± 0.36
59.4 ± 0.60
22.7 ± 0.20
1210
51.5 ± 0.35
148.0 ± 0.18
50.5 ± 0.33
23.0 ± 0.14

*Due to very small numbers of female ex-smokers and with ex-mixed habit the data are not included

**Ever smokers and mixed users were clubbed together

Pednekar et al. BMC Public Health 2006 6:70   doi:10.1186/1471-2458-6-70