Table 4 Mortality by lifestyle and other chronic disease risk factors

Smoking (MV ¹ = 5)

χ² = 7.04,

df(2),p = 0.02

Never smoked

102/548 (18.6%)

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Smokeless tobacco

7/36 (19.4%)

0.9 (0.4 -2.0)

0.7 (0.3 -1.7)

Smoking tobacco

43/158 (27.1%)

1.6 (1.1 -2.2)

1.1 (0.7 -1.6)

Alcohol use (MV = 82)

χ² = 5.65,

df(1),p = 0.02

Always abstinent

108/559 (19.3%)

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Moderate drinker, abstinent after the age of 65

8/45 (17.9%)

0.8 (0.4-1.7)

0.6 (0.3-1.2)

Consistent moderate drinker

7/26 (26.9%)

1.4 (0.7-3.1)

1.0 (0.4-2.1)

Heavy drinker and/or sought treatment for alcohol problem

14/36 (38.9%)

2.1 (1.2-3.7)

1.4 (0.8-2.6)

Diet and nutrition

Fish in diet (MV = 3)

χ² = 0.77,

df (2),p = 0.68

Never

26/139 (18.7%)

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Some days

103/503 (20.4%)

1.0 (0.7 -1.6)

1.1 (0.7 -1.7)

Most of the days

25/103 (24.2%)

1.2 (0.7 -2.2)

1.3 (0.7 -2.3)

Meat in diet (MV = 2)

χ² = 0.07,

df(2),p = 0.96

Never

34/180 (18.8%)

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Some days

100/474 (21.1%)

1.0 (0.7 -1.5)

1.0 (0.7 -1.5)

Most of the days

20/92 (21.7%)

1.0(0.5 -1.7)

1.0 (0.6 -1.8)

Physical activity (MV = 3)

χ² = 7.32,

df (1),p = 0.006

Yes

124/637 (19.4%)

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No

28/107 (28.0%)

1.7 (1.1 -2.5)

1.5 (1.0 -2.3)

Arm circumference (MV = 9)

χ² = 10.1,

df(1),p = 0.001

1^st quarter

59/200 (29.5%)

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2^nd quarter

38/185 (20.5%)

0.6 (0.4 -1.0)

0.6 (0.4-0.9)

3^rd quarter

25/156 (16.0%)

0.5 (0.3 -0.9)

0.5 (0.3-0.9)

4^th quarter

30/198 (15.1%)

0.5 (0.3 -0.7)

0.4 (0.3-0.7)

Per centimetre

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0.90 (0.85-0.94)

0.89 (0.84-0.94)

Waist circumference (MV = 12)

χ² = 14.6,

df(3),p = 0.002

1^st quarter

33/174 (19.0%)

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2^nd quarter

58/189 (30.7%)

1.8 (1.2-2.8)

1.7 (1.1-2.7)

3^rd quarter

31/187 (16.6%)

0.9 (0.5-1.5)

0.9 (0.5-1.5)

4^th quarter

29/186 (15.6%)

0.9 (0.5-1.4)

0.9 (0.5-1.4)