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Table 5
Average number of days and excess days hospitalized over subsequent four years, by age group and smoking status, household population aged 45 to 74 in 2000/2001, Canada excluding Quebec
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| Age group | Current daily smoker | Recent quitter (5 or fewer years) | Long-term quitter (more than 5 years) | Never smoked daily | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | 95% confidence interval | % | 95% confidence interval | % | 95% confidence interval | % | 95% confidence interval | |||||
| from | to | from | to | from | to | from | to | |||||
| Average number of days in hospital over four years | ||||||||||||
| 45 to 54 | 2.6* | 2.0 | 3.1 | 1.9* | 1.1 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.3 |
| 55 to 64 | 5.9* | 3.9 | 7.9 | 4.8* | 3.2 | 6.4 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 2.6 |
| 65 to 74 | 10.2* | 8.0 | 12.5 | 12.7* | 8.4 | 17.1 | 6.8* | 6.0 | 7.7 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 5.0 |
| Average number of excess† days in hospital over four years among current and former daily smokers | ||||||||||||
| 45 to 54 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 1.7 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 0.7 | … | … | … |
| 55 to 64 | 3.7 | 1.7 | 5.8 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 4.3 | 0.5 | -0.2 | 1.1 | … | … | … |
| 65 to 74 | 6.0 | 3.6 | 8.3 | 8.4 | 4.0 | 12.9 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 3.7 | … | … | … |
| * significantly different from estimate for “never smoked daily” (p < 0.05) † calculated by subtracting estimate for “never smoked daily” from total average number of days for corresponding age group; detail may not add to total because of rounding … not applicableNote: Average number of days in hospital is based on total population (including those not hospitalized). Source: 2000/2001 Canadian Community Health Survey linked to 2000-2005 Hospital Person-Oriented Information. |
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