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Table 3 Age adjusted risk factors by smoking and alcohol consumption category in men

From: The combined effect of smoking tobacco and drinking alcohol on cause-specific mortality: a 30 year cohort study

 

Smoking status

Drinking status

Never

Ex

Current

Mean age

   

None

47.7 (47.0 - 48.3)

50.3 (49.7 - 50.8)

49.1 (48.7 - 49.5)

1-14 units1/week

45.4 (44.8 - 46.1)

49.1 (48.6 - 49.6)

48.2 (47.8 - 48.6)

15+ units/week

46.3 (45.3 - 47.3)

49.0 (48.3 - 49.6)

47.5 (47.2 - 47.9)

Mean cigarettes/day

   

None

0

18.3 (17.3 - 19.3)

17.2 (16.6 - 17.8)

1-14 units/week

0

18.6 (17.7 - 19.4)

17.5 (17.0 - 18.0)

15+ units/week

0

21.9 (20.7 - 23.0)

19.4 (18.9 - 19.9)

Mean units/week

   

None

0

0

0

1-14 units/week

6.9 (6.5 - 7.4)

6.9 (6.5 - 7.2)

7.6 (7.4 - 7.8)

15+ units/week

32.2 (29.6 - 34.8)

30.4 (28.6 - 32.1)

30.1 (29.2 - 31.0)

Mean siblings

   

None

3.0 (2.7 - 3.2)

3.1 (2.8 - 3.3)

3.4 (3.3 - 3.6)

1-14 units/week

3.0 (2.7 - 3.2)

3.0 (2.8 - 3.2)

3.4 (3.2 - 3.5)

15+ units/week

3.9 (3.5 - 4.4)

3.6 (3.3 - 3.8)

4.0 (3.9 - 4.2)

Mean plasma cholesterol (mmol/L)

   

None

5.89 (5.80 - 5.98)

5.83 (5.74 - 5.93)

5.84 (5.77 - 5.91)

1-14 units/week

5.85 (5.75 - 5.96)

6.06 (5.97 - 6.15)

5.91 (5.85 - 5.97)

15+ units/week

5.98 (5.81 - 6.15)

6.02 (5.91 - 6.13)

5.76 (5.70 - 5.81)

Mean systolic blood pressure (mm/Hg)

   

None

132.5 (130.9 - 134.0)

133.5 (132.1 - 134.9)

133.0 (132.0 - 134.1)

1-14 units/week

133.0 (131.0 - 135.0)

132.9 (131.6 - 134.3)

132.0 (131.2 - 132.9)

15+ units/week

139.8 (137.1 - 142.6)

138.2 (136.4 - 140.0)

135.7 (134.6 - 136.8)

Mean diastolic blood pressure (mm/Hg)

   

None

83.6 (82.7 - 84.5)

84.5 (83.6 - 85.5)

82.5 (81.9 - 83.2)

1-14 units/week

84.7 (83.5 - 86.0)

84.5 (83.6 - 85.3)

82.1 (81.6 - 82.7)

15+ units/week

89.0 (87.2 - 90.8)

87.6 (86.5 - 88.6)

84.0 (83.5 - 84.6)

Mean body mass index (kg/m 2 )

   

None

25.6 (25.3 - 25.9)

25.5 (25.3 - 25.8)

24.9 (24.7 - 25.1)

1-14 units/week

25.6 (25.3 - 25.9)

25.5 (25.3 - 25.8)

24.7 (24.6 - 24.9)

15+ units/week

27.4 (26.9 - 27.9)

26.0 (25.7 - 26.3)

24.8 (24.6 - 24.9)

Mean % predicted FEV1 2 (%)

   

None

99.9 (98.2 - 101.6)

99.2 (97.3 - 101.0)

91.9 (90.6 - 93.2)

1-14 units/week

99.1 (96.7 - 101.6)

96.5 (94.7 - 98.2)

93.3 (92.3 - 94.4)

15+ units/week

94.3 (91.1 - 97.5)

96.1 (93.9 - 98.2)

89.6 (88.5 - 90.7)

% manual social class

   

None

35.2 (30.9 - 39.4)

36.5 (32.0 - 40.9)

46.8 (43.5 - 50.1)

1-14 units/week

35.3 (30.0 - 40.6)

35.6 (31.6 - 39.6)

46.8 (44.1 - 49.6)

15+ units/week

66.6 (59.2 - 73.9)

56.1 (51.2 - 61.1)

69.9 (67.4 - 72.5)

% father's manual social class

   

None

71.3 (67.2 - 75.4)

70.2 (65.8 - 74.6)

78.7 (75.9 - 81.4)

1-14 units/week

73.2 (68.2 - 78.2)

64.4 (60.3 - 68.5)

72.1 (69.6 - 74.6)

15+ units/week

83.4 (77.6 - 89.3)

77.5 (73.4 - 81.7)

84.2 (82.1 - 86.3)

% left education ≤ 14 yrs

   

None

41.8 (37.4 - 46.1)

46.3 (41.9 - 50.8)

51.6 (48.4 - 54.7)

1-14 units/week

39.3 (33.9 - 44.7)

38.1 (34.2 - 42.0)

46.5 (43.9 - 49.2)

15+ units/week

61.9 (54.5 - 69.3)

56.8 (51.9 - 61.7)

66.2 (63.7 - 68.7)

% depcat 6 & 7 3

   

None

22.4 (18.6 - 26.1)

19.1 (15.5 - 22.8)

28.1 (25.1 - 31.0)

1-14 units/week

22.7 (18.0 - 27.4)

17.4 (14.2 - 20.6)

27.1 (24.7 - 29.6)

15+ units/week

41.0 (33.3 - 48.7)

31.7 (27.0 - 36.4)

40.5 (37.8 - 43.3)

% car user

   

None

54.4 (49.9 - 58.8)

56.4 (51.8 - 61.1)

53.2 (49.9 - 56.6)

1-14 units/week

64.2 (58.8 - 69.5)

68.6 (64.6 - 72.5)

54.3 (51.6 - 57.0)

15+ units/week

41.7 (34.0 - 49.3)

52.5 (47.5 - 57.5)

34.1 (31.5 - 36.7)

% angina

   

None

5.8 (3.7 - 7.9)

4.2 (2.5 - 5.8)

7.0 (5.3 - 8.7)

1-14 units/week

1.0 (-0.05 to 2.1)

5.0 (3.2 - 6.8)

6.7 (5.3 - 8.1)

15+ units/week

1.5 (-0.2 to 3.2)

5.6 (3.3 - 7.9)

8.5 (6.9 - 10.1)

% with ischaemia on ECG 4

   

None

4.3 (2.5 - 6.1)

7.2 (4.9 - 9.5)

4.8 (3.5 - 6.2)

1-14 units/week

6.1 (3.2 - 8.9)

7.1 (4.9 - 9.3)

5.1 (3.9 - 6.3)

15+ units/week

3.8 (1.0 - 6.5)

7.2 (4.6 - 9.8)

5.9 (4.6 - 7.2)

% bronchitis

   

None

0.4 (-0.2 to 1.0)

0.8 (0.1 - 1.4)

2.3 (1.3 - 3.4)

1-14 units/week

0

1.5 (0.5 - 2.5)

2.3 (1.5 - 3.1)

15+ units/week

1.1 (-0.4 to 2.7)

1.8 (0.5 - 3.1)

4.4 (3.2 - 5.5)

  1. 1 1 unit = 1 measure of spirits, or half a pint of beer or a sixth of a bottle of wine
  2. 2 FEV1 = forced expiratory volume in 1 second
  3. 3 Depcat 6&7 = the 2 most deprived deprivation categories
  4. 4 ECG = electrocardiogram