Table 7: Clustering with smoking represented only by daily smoking

Data are mean values for characteristics in a cluster, shown only where they differ significantly from the mean of the whole population.

For the sake of comprehensibility, these are the means of unstandarised data, except in the case of IND2 and JOB2 for which the data were effectively standardised during coding.

The column headed R represents the residual group which had no affinity for any of the clusters formed

a) Three clusters formed at distance threshold = 3.5

GROUP  all 1 (2) 3 R
n 3895 1419 913 1558 5
% women 53 86   24  
AGEY 50   56 47  
EDUC 2 2.1 1.4 2.3  
INCO 6.5   4.8 7.6  
ALCO 1.7 1 1.8 2.4  
KCAL 2065 1804 1581 2588  
CHOL 288 234 256 357  
FIBE 16 15.2 11.7 19.2  
CARO 511 567 317 571  
CAFF 175 117 141 249  
ACTI 2 1.8   2.2  
MODE 1.7   1.9 1.5  
SOFA 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.3  
BMIX 28.4 29.4 28 27.8  
HOU2 5.8 5.8 5 6.2  
IND2 0.1 0.03 0.06 0.18  
JOB2 0.12   0.16    
PREP 2.2 2 1.2 3  
% daily 17 7 28 19  
% occas. 4        
% former 27 22   32  
% never 53 67 44 45  
risk   3.8 14.9 10 3.8

b) Six clusters formed at distance threshold = 2.35

GROUP  all 1 1 (2) 3 3 3 R
    1 2 2 1 2 3  
n 3895 626 790 911 684 321 548 15
% women 53 85 88   27 41 10  
AGEY 50 35 60 56 53   39  
EDUC 2 2.4 1.9 1.4 2.6 2.4    
INCO 6.5   6.4 4.8 8.1 8.4 6.5  
ALCO 1.7 1.2 0.8 1.8   1.5 3.7  
KCAL 2065 1918 1701 1581 2071 2961 3018  
CHOL 288 232 233   237 533 403  
FIBE 16   16.2 11.7   20.8 21.5  
CARO 511   622 317 553 658 547  
CAFF 175 108 124 141 317      
ACTI 2   1.8     2.1 2.4  
MODE 1.7     1.9 1.4 1.5 1.7  
SOFA 2.5   2.7 2.7 2.3 1.9    
BMIX 28.4 29.1 29.7 28 27.8   27.4  
HOU2 5.8 5.5 6.1 5 6.6 6.7 5.4  
IND2 0.1 0.05 0.01 0.06 0.13   0.28  
JOB2 0.12 0.19 0.04 0.16 0.08 0.07 0.19  
PREP 2.2 2.7 1.4 1.2 3.2 2.8 2.7  
% daily 17 9 5 28   7 27  
% occas. 4           6  
% former 27 18     36 36    
% never 53 68 66 44 43   41  
risk   5.5 6.5 14.9 5.6 7.9 15.7 0

c) Twelve clusters formed at distance threshold = 2.1

GROUP  all 1 1 1 1 (2) (2) (2) 3 3 3 3 3 R
    1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3  
    1 2 1 2 1 2 3 1 2 - 1 2  
n 3895 357 268 511 278 293 246 369 368 315 321 341 204 24
% women 53 95 71 96 72 70 19   39 14 41 12 8  
AGEY 50 36 34 60 60 57 67 47   55   38 43  
EDUC 2 2.5 2.2 1.9   1.4 1 1.7 2.5 2.7 2.4   1.7  
INCO 6.5 7.7 4.9   5.9 4.1 4.8 5.4 8 8.2 8.4   6.7  
ALCO 1.7 1.2 1.2 0.7 0.9 2.1 1 2.2     1.5 3.9 3.3  
KCAL 2065 1821   1653 1789 1617 1660 1497   2078 2961 3488    
CHOL 288 223 244 211   244     243 227 533 489 250 480
FIBE 16 13 15.1 16.5   13.3   7.2 14.9 18.7 20.8 22.2 20.3  
CARO 511     633     580 77 497 619 658 500    
CAFF 175 109 107 112     104 146 462 148   241 103  
ACTI 2 1.8 2.1 2.1 1.2 2 1.6   2.2   2.1 2.4 2.4  
MODE 1.7     1.5 2 1.9 1.8 1.8 1.5 1.2 1.5   1.9  
SOFA 2.5     2.3 3.6   3.3   2.3   1.9 2.8 1.8  
BMIX 28.4 29.7     32.7 27.6 27.5     27.6     26.6  
HOU2 5.8 6.3 4.4 6.2 6 4.2 4.7 5.9 6.5 6.6 6.7 5.3 5.5  
IND2 0.1   0 0 0 0 0   0.1     0.2 0.4  
JOB2 0.12 0.18 0.2 0.03 0.05   0.07 0.24   0.05 0.07 0.21    
PREP 2.18 2.92   1.25 1.63 0.97 0.87 1.58 2.76 3.81 2.81 3.54 1.38  
% daily 17 8 12 3 10 27 9 40 29 4 7 38 9  
% occas. 4                       10  
% former 27 20 15     21 43 17 33 40 36 21    
% never 53 69 68 71       40 35     37    
risk   7.5 6 1.2 11.1 11.2 12.7 15.5 8.3 2.1 7.9 19.2 10.8 2.3

d) Twenty four clusters formed at distance threshold = 1.49

GROUP  all 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 R
    1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 3  
    1 1 2 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 1 1 2 - - 1 1 1 2  
    1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 3 1 2 - 1 2 1 2 3 -  
n 3895 254 99 171 94 237 269 151 124 120 170 126 118 107 107 152 210 156 313 186 132 81 67 189 203 59
%women 53 98 85   97 94 99   89   79 34 2 73       24 14   24 15 3 13 8  
AGEY 50 36 34 34 33 67 53 60 60 53 59 68 67 42 37 58     55 40 57 34   35 43  
EDUC 2 2.5 2.6 2.5 1.7 1.7   2.3 1.2 1.3 1.4 1 1     1.5 2.5 2.4 2.7 2.3 2.5 2.3 1.5 2.2 1.7  
INCO 6.5 7.9 7.4 5 4.9 6.3   6.8 4.6 4.5 3.9 4.7 4.9   4.8 5.1 8.4 7.6 8.2 8.2 8.5 7.1 5.3   6.7  
ALCO 1.7 1.2     0.8 0.6 0.9 1 0.7 4.2 0.6 0.8 1.2   4.7 0.9 1.5 2.3   1.5 1.5 3.3   5 3.3  
KCAL 2065 1936 1537 1984 2171 1519 1770 1915 1648 1917 1396 1546 1791 1445 1716 1391   1850 2079 3154 2700 3550 3614 3417    
CHOL 288 236 193 219   222 202   222   193   322       236   227 456 644   546 528 250 364
FIBE 16 15 7.8   17.3   18.5       12.6   19.2 7.5 7.9 6.6 18.5 9.9 18.7 22.7 18.2 23.4 27.3 19.9 20.3  
CARO 511   335     540 721     398   471   51 65 105 629   616 689 592 517 515 466    
CAFF 175 111 104 110 94 93 128   118 281 85 103 102 114     507 404 149 107 336     297 103  
ACTI 2 1.6 2.2 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.2 1.2 1.1   2 1.3   2.3 2.2 1.7     2 2.1   2.4   2.5 2.4  
MODE 1.7   1.5 1.5 1.9 2 1 2 2.1 1.9 2 2       2 1.5   1.2   1.5 1.8   1.5 1.9  
SOFA 2.5 2.1 3.3 2.9   2.2   4 3.3   2.4 4.4 2.2 2     2     1.9 2 3.7 2.9 2.3 1.8  
BMIX 28.4 29.2 30.9       27.2 32.6 32.8 27.2 27.8   27 31.9   27.4   26.9 27.6           26.6  
HOU2 5.8 6.2 6.3 4   6.2 6.2 6.2 5.7 5 3.6 4.6 4.7     6.2 6.9   6.6 6.7 6.8 5.2 4.6   5.4  
IND2 0.1     0.01   0 0.01 0.03 0.01 0.03 0.02 0.02     0.19     0.22       0.23   0.24 0.42  
JOB2 0.12 0.19     0.31 0.03 0.03   0.02 0.04 0.19 0   0.5 0.22 0.07     0.05   0.04 0.23 0.22 0.19    
PREP 2.2 3 2.6   1.5 1.1 1.3   0.9 1.1 0.9 1 0.8 1.5   1.1   3.2 3.8   3.7 5.7 1.1 3.5 1.4  
% daily. 17 10 3   3 4 2   5 56 8   5   76 34 10 54 4 6 9   31 47 9  
% occ. 4     8                                         10  
% form. 27 19   15 15         18   48 38 16 7   43 18 40   50     15    
% never 53 69 69   80 69 73     26 67 38   68 13 39 42 24   67 40     34    
risk   6.6 11.3 6.4 9 4.2 0 10.1 13.9 12 12.6 16 7.4 14.5 16.4 14.6 5 11.1 3.3 6.3 11.8 19.8 17 18.2 10.9 1.6

e.1) first part of the 37 clusters formed at distance threshold = 1.3

GROUP  all 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
    1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
    1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 3
    1 1 2 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 2 3 3
    1 2 - 1 2 - - - 1 2 - 1 2 - 1 2 - - - 1 2
n 3895 139 112 98 111 58 94 237 269 95 55 124 59 59 170 71 54 117 106 107 70 79
% women 53 99 98 86 74 28 97 94 99     89     79 21   2 73   23 78
AGEY 50 36 36 34 33 36 33 67 53 64   60   57 59 69 66 67 42 37 58 59
EDUC 2 2.6 2.4 2.6 2.6   1.7 1.7   2.4 2.2 1.2 1.6 1.1 1.4 1 1 1     1.1  
INCO 6.5 7.9 7.9 7.3 5.7 3.5 4.9 6.3     7.5 4.6 5.2 3.8 3.9 5.5 3.8 4.9   4.8   4.1
ALCO 1.7   0.8 1.3   0.9 0.8 0.6 0.9 0.7   0.7 4.2 4.2 0.6   0.6 1.2   4.7 0.7  
KCAL 2065 1835   1528 1821   2171 1519 1770 1653   1648 1921 1928 1396 1731 1288 1786 1455 1716   1284
CHOL 288 205   191 203 248   222 202 204 491 222   380 193     317       220
FIBE 16 14.9 15.1 7.7     17.3   18.5           12.6 17 11.4 19.3 7.5 7.9 7.3 6
CARO 511 514 473 333       540 721   519   454     588 326   52 65 127 84
CAFF 175 88   105 102   94 93 128     118 379   85 93   102 111     82
ACTI 2 1.8 1.4 2.2 2.2   2.1 2.1 2.2 1 1.7 1.1     2 1.4 1.2   2.3 2.2 2.2 1.3
MODE 1.7   1.9   1.2   1.9 2 1 2.1 1.9 2.1 1.9 1.8 2 2         2 1.9
SOFA 2.5 2.1 2 3.3 2.9     2.2   3.8 4.2 3.3     2.4 4.3 4.5 2.2 2   1.9 3.2
BMIX 28.4 30.3   30.9   30.7     27.2   38.6 32.8 26.2   27.8 26.4   27 32   27 27.8
HOU2 5.8 6.5 5.9 6.3 4.2 3.6   6.2 6.2   6.5 5.7   4.4 3.6   3.4 4.7     6.3  
IND2 0.1       0     0 0.01 0.03   0.01 0.02   0.02 0       0.19   0.03
JOB2 0.12 0.27         0.31 0.03 0.03 0.03   0.02     0.19 0 0   0.49 0.22   0.04
PREP 2.2 4.2 1.6 2.6   3.9 1.5 1.1 1.3 1.4 3.7 0.9 1.3 0.8 0.9   0.6 0.8 1.5   1.4 0.9
% daily 17 9   3   5 3 4 2     5 98   8 7   5   76 50  
% occas. 4         10                                
% former 27 18     13               0     49 46 38 16 7    
% never 53 70 69 68     80 69 73       2   67         13 26  
risk   8.4 5.4 11.4 5.8 10.3 9 4.2 0 7.9 16.5 13.9 10.3 13.8 12.6 13.3 19.3 7.4 14.4 16.4 11.8 16.1

e.2) second part of the 37 clusters formed at distance threshold = 1.3

GROUP  all 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 R
    1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3  
    1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 - - - 1 1 1 1 2  
    1 1 2 2 - - - - 1 1 2 1 2 3 3 -  
    1 2 1 2 1 2 3 4 1 2 - - - 1 2 -  
n 3895 112 96 90 63 153 76 37 44 63 121 132 81 67 79 108 202 87
% women 53 90 7 29 14 9 5 16       24 15 3 3 21 7  
AGEY 50   56       70 55 36 38 41 57 34   34 35 43  
EDUC 2 2.7 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.7 2.5 2.9 2.8 1.6 2.7 2.5 2.3 1.5   2.4 1.7  
INCO 6.5 8.8 7.9 7.3 8.1 8.8 7.2   8.3 7.8 8.5 8.5 7.1 5.3     6.7  
ALCO 1.7 1.5   2.6     0.9   3.9     1.5 3.3   5 4.7 3.3  
KCAL 2065 1989 2503   1691 2079 1852 2746 1911 3252 3101 2700 3550 3614 3518 3343    
CHOL 288 245 227 218   226   257 187 482 445 644   546 425 607 251  
FIBE 16 16 21.5 11.5 7.7 18.7 19.2 22.8   22.9 22.5 18.2 23.4 27.3 21.7 18.7 20.4  
CARO 511 652 614       720 613     631 592 517 515 547 410    
CAFF 175 484 532 441 356   120     116 104 336     314 282 103  
ACTI 2   2.4     2.3 2.2 1.1 1   2.1   2.4   2.6 2.5 2.4  
MODE 1.7 1.4     1.8 1.1 1.4 1.2 1.3 1.9 1.4 1.5 1.8   1.3   1.9  
SOFA 2.5 1.9 2 3.4 1.9 1.8 3.3 3.2   1.9 1.8 2 3.7 2.9 2.4 2.3 1.8  
BMIX 28.4     26.3   27.3   30.3   33.3 25.7       26.1 28.8 26.6  
HOU2 5.8 7.1 6.8     6.8 6.3   6.3 6.4 6.9 6.8 5.2 4.6   5.3 5.4  
IND2 0.1       0.44 0.18             0.23   0.44   0.42  
JOB2 0.12     0.22     0 0     0.06 0.04 0.23 0.22        
PREP 2.2 3.1 1.5   5 4.2   5.3 3.9     3.7 5.7 1.1 4.1 3 1.4  
% daily 17 13 7 84   4 1 0     4 9   31 70 29 9  
% occas. 4               11               10  
% former 27   55 4     57 46       50     4      
% never 53   32 10             67 40     24      
risk   6.7 6.9 10.2 15.4 4.3 3.6 13.2 9.2 12.2 6.2 11.8 19.8 17 17.9 17.6 10.9 0