Table 1 Characteristics of the 12 health behavior profiles (U.S. adults over age 50 in 1998)
From: A prospective cohort study of health behavior profiles after age 50 and mortality risk
| Â | Non-smokers | Smokers | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Active, mod. drinker | Active, non-drinker | Active, heavy drinker | Inactive, mod. drinker | Inactive, non-drinker | Inactive, heavy drinker | Active, mod. drinker | Active, non-drinker | Active, heavy drinker | Inactive, mod. drinker | Inactive, non-drinker | Inactive, heavy drinker |
N | 1,986 | 4,662 | 664 | 1,684 | 6,702 | 594 | 286 | 820 | 274 | 384 | 1,274 | 332 |
% | 10.1 | 23.7 | 3.4 | 8.6 | 34.1 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 4.2 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 6.5 | 1.7 |
Gendera | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
% Women | 45.1 | 57.1 | 25.0 | 51.1 | 66.8 | 23.4 | 44.1 | 54.4 | 27.4 | 54.4 | 62.9 | 33.1 |
% Men | 54.9 | 42.9 | 75.0 | 48.9 | 33.2 | 76.6 | 55.9 | 45.6 | 72.6 | 45.6 | 37.1 | 66.9 |
Mean Agea (SD) | 63.5 (9.2) | 65.1 (9.7) | 63.1 (8.4) | 66.4 (11.1) | 68.5 (11.2) | 64.8 (9.6) | 59.2 (7.0) | 59.8 (7.6) | 58.8 (7.0) | 61.0 (8.5) | 62.6 (8.9) | 61.3 (8.0) |
Mean Educationa (SD) | 13.7 (2.7) | 12.2 (3.1) | 13.7 (2.7) | 13.2 (2.9) | 11.5 (3.5) | 13.0 (3.0) | 12.5 (2.7) | 11.7 (2.8) | 12.5 (3.0) | 12.5 (3.0) | 11.3 (3.2) | 12.1 (2.9) |
Mean Household Income, x 1000a (SD) | 83.9 (137.9) | 50.4 (61.8) | 83.7 (111.3) | 70.7 (153.3) | 38.0 (49.6) | 100.1 (462.7) | 60.1 (58.0) | 44.3 (53.6) | 68.6 (119.8) | 56.8 (93.7) | 32.3 (37.7) | 59.2 (93.3) |
Marital statusa | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
% Married | 78.3 | 69.3 | 82.7 | 72.3 | 59.1 | 77.2 | 66.1 | 61.6 | 63.9 | 59.8 | 52.6 | 65.7 |
% Unmarried | 21.7 | 30.7 | 17.3 | 27.7 | 40.9 | 22.8 | 33.9 | 38.4 | 36.1 | 40.2 | 47.4 | 34.3 |
Racea | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
% White | 94.4 | 89.1 | 94.4 | 94.1 | 85.5 | 93.6 | 87.8 | 84.9 | 89.8 | 88.0 | 82.7 | 90.1 |
% Other | 5.6 | 10.9 | 5.6 | 5.9 | 14.5 | 6.4 | 12.2 | 15.1 | 10.2 | 12.0 | 17.3 | 9.9 |
Self-rated healtha | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
% G/VG/Ex | 90.4 | 79.7 | 89.0 | 77.3 | 58.2 | 75.9 | 84.3 | 76.3 | 86.1 | 68.8 | 51.6 | 72.3 |
% Fair/Poor | 9.6 | 20.3 | 11.0 | 22.7 | 41.8 | 24.1 | 15.7 | 23.7 | 13.9 | 31.3 | 48.4 | 27.7 |
Body Mass Indexa | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
% Underweight | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 5.0 | 5.9 | 3.3 |
% Normal | 41.5 | 36.5 | 35.7 | 34.5 | 31.3 | 30.5 | 49.7 | 44.4 | 50.7 | 42.7 | 39.7 | 47.9 |
% Overweight | 57.3 | 62.3 | 64.0 | 64.2 | 66.1 | 68.8 | 49.3 | 53.6 | 47.8 | 52.4 | 54.4 | 48.8 |