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Table 4 Longevity (reaching the age of 85) according to smoking status, age, BMI and physical fitness at baseline in 821 initially healthy middle-aged men (adjusted results*)

From: Life style and longevity among initially healthy middle-aged men: prospective cohort study

 

Non-smokers

Smokers

 

n = 452

n = 369

 

OR

95% CI

p-value

OR

95% CI

p-value

Age, 10 years increase

1.45

0.71–2.93

0.31

2.43

0.96–6.15

0.060

BMI, 25–29.9 vs. <25 kg/m2

0.54

0.36–0.82

0.004

0.92

0.53–1.59

0.76

BMI, ≥30 vs. <25 kg/m2

0.21

0.05–0.96

0.045

0.84

0.17–4.12

0.83

Fitness, medium vs. low

1.18

0.71–1.98

0.52

1.31

0.72–2.39

0.38

Fitness, high vs. low

1.88

1.12–3.13

0.016

1.80

0.95–3.39

0.070

Cholesterol (1 SD increase)

0.84

0.69–1.02

0.083

1.03

0.79–1.33

0.85

SBP (1 SD increase)

0.89

0.73-1.08

0.24

0.83

0.65-1.06

0.14

Daily number of cigarettes,

      

≥10 vs. <1-9

-

-

-

0.56

0.34-0.93

0.024

  1. *Each of the variables was adjusted for the other variables presented in the table.