Table 3 Total life expectancy (total LE), CVD-free life expectancy (LE free of CVD) and life expectancy with CVD (LE with CVD), and difference, in Years at Age 50, men and women

Men

Physical activity†

Low

26.4 (25.7;27.3)

Ref

19.7 (18.9;20.6)

Ref

6.7 (6.2;7.3)

Ref

Moderate

27.7 (26.8;28.8)

1.3 (0.3;3.2)

20.8 (19.7;22.0)

1.1 (0.0;2.2)

6.9 (6.2;7.7)

0.2 (-0.6;0.9)

High

30.0 (29.0;31.0)

3.5 (2.5;4.6)

22.8 (21.7;23.9)

3.0 (1.8;4.3)

7.2 (6.5;8.1)

0.5 (-0.3;1.4)

Smoking*

Never

29.7 (28.6;30.7)

4.3 (3.0;5.5)

22.6 (21.3;24.0)

3.8(2.1;5.5)

7.0(6.2;7.8)

0.4 (-0.6;1.5)

Former

29.4 (28.2;30.5)

4.0 (2.1;5.6)

23.3 (21.7;25.0)

4.5(2.0;6.8)

6.0 (5.2;6.9)

-0.6 (-2.0;0.9)

Current

25.4 (24.4;26.4)

Ref

18.8(17.8;20.0)

Ref

6.6 (5.8;7.4)

Ref

BMI†

Normal

28.1 (27.4;28.9)

1.3 (0.2;2.5)

22.1 (17.7;20.4)

3.1(1.9;4.4)

6.0(5.5;6.5)

-1.8 (-2.8;-0.9)

Overweight

28.5 (27.7;29.3)

1.6 (0.3;3.1)

20.8 (19.9;21.6)

1.7 (0.2;3.3)

7.7(7.1;8.4)

-0.1 (-1.3;1.1)

Obesity

26.8 (25.6;28.1)

Ref

19.0 (17.7;20.4)

Ref

7.8(6.9;8.8)

Ref

Women

Physical activity†

Low

32.7 (31.9;33.5)

Ref

26.3 (25.5;27.1)

Ref

6.4 (5.9;7.0)

Ref

Moderate

34.1 (33.2;35.1)

1.5 (0.5;2.5)

27.6 (26.6;28.7)

1.3 (0.2;2.4)

6.6 (5.9;7.3)

0.2(-0.6;0.9)

High

36.1 (35.0;37.2)

3.4 (2.3;4.5)

29.4 (28.2;30.6)

3.1 (1.9;4.3)

6.7 (5.9;7.5)

0.3 (-0.5;1.1)

Smoking*

Never

34.5 (33.9;35.2)

4.1(3.1;5.2)

28.1 (27.5;28.8)

3.4(2.7;4.1)

6.3 (5.9;6.8)

0.7 (0.2;1.3)

Former

33.2 (32.2;34.2)

2.8 (1.3;4.3)

27.0 (26.1;27.8)

2.2 (1.2;3.3)

6.2 (5.7;6.8)

0.6 (-0.2;1.4)

Current

30.4 (29.3;31.5)

Ref

24.7 (23.9;25.7)

Ref

5.6 (5.0;6.3)

Ref

BMI†

Normal

33.8 (33.1;34.6)

1.0 (-0.2;2.2)

28.2 (27.4;29.0)

2.9(1.6;4.2)

5.6 (5.1;6.1)

-1.9 (-2.9;-1.0)

Overweight

34.5 (33.7;35.4)

1.7(0.2;2.3)

27.1 (26.22;28.1)

1.9 (0.3;3.5)

7.4 (6.7;8.1)

-0.2 (-1.5;1.0)

Obesity

32.8 (31.6;34.1)

Ref

25.2 (24.0;26.5)

Ref

7.6 (6.7;8.6)

Ref