Table 1 Baseline characteristics according to snus use in 41,162 Swedish middle-aged and elderly participants, 2009–2017

Number of participants, n (% of total)

38,862 (94.4)

2300 (5.6)

Age at baseline, years, mean (SD)

69.8 (8.0)

65.5 (6.7)

Men, n (%)

20,988 (54.0)

2147 (93.4)

 ≤ 9 years

11,733 (30.2)

716 (31.1)

 10–12 years

18,104 (46.6)

1164 (50.6)

 > 12 years

89,291 (23.0)

412 (17.9)

 Unknown

96 (0.25)

8 (0.35)

 Non-smokers

21,099 (54.3)

418 (18.2)

 Former smokers

14,411 (37.1)

1590 (69.1)

 Current smokers

3352 (8.6)

292 (12.7)

 Never drinkers

3689 (9.5)

18 (0.8)

 Past or current drinkers of < 1 drink/week

8198 (21.1)

328 (14.3)

 1–< 7 drinks/week

18,605 (47.9)

1148 (49.9)

 7–< 15 drinks/week

7085 (18.2)

644 (28.0)

 15–21 drinks/week

957 (2.5)

116 (5.0)

 > 21 drinks/week

328 (0.8)

46 (2.0)

 Never/seldom

2401 (6.2)

173 (7.5)

 < 20 min/day

6652 (17.1)

514 (22.4)

 20–40 min/day

16,215 (41.7)

869 (37.8)

 > 40 min/day

13,031 (33.5)

719 (31.3)

 Unknown

563 (1.5)

25 (1.1)

 Almost never

20,868 (53.7)

1515 (65.9)

 < 1 h/week

4694 (12.1)

256 (11.1)

 1 h

6623 (17.0)

234 (10.2)

 2–3 h

5020 (12.9)

211 (9.2)

 4–5 h

705 (1.8)

44 (1.9)

 ≥ 5 h/week

268 (0.7)

8 (0.4)

 Unknown

684 (1.8)

32 (1.4)

 22.5–24.9

10,035 (25.8)

523 (22.7)

 < 22.5

6553 (16.9)

227 (9.9)

 25.0–29.9

16,053 (41.3)

1109 (48.2)

 ≥ 30.0

4990 (12.8)

375 (16.3)

 Unknown

1231 (3.2)

66 (2.9)

Hypertension, n (%)

16,214 (41.7)

887 (38.6)

Hypercholesterolemia, n (%)

9832 (25.3)

589 (25.6)

 No

34,188 (88.0)

2005 (87.2)

 Yes

3560 (9.2)

225 (9.8)

 Unknown

1114 (2.9)

70 (3.0)