Table 2 Mortality risk (1999–2008) associated with health behaviors and health behavior combinations measured in 1998 a
From: A prospective cohort study of health behavior profiles after age 50 and mortality risk
| Â | Full sample | Ages 51--65 | Ages 66+ | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | HR (99% CI) | ||||||||
Individual behaviors | |||||||||
Current smoker | 1.9 | *** | (1.7, 2.1) | 2.1 | *** | (1.8, 2.5) | 1.8 | *** | (1.6, 2.0) |
Inactive | 1.4 | *** | (1.3, 1.5) | 1.4 | *** | (1.2, 1.7) | 1.4 | *** | (1.3, 1.5) |
Alcohol use | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
-Moderate | 1.0 | (Ref) | Â | 1.0 | (Ref) | Â | 1.0 | (Ref) | Â |
-Abstain | 1.3 | *** | (1.2, 1.4) | 1.3 | *** | (1.0, 1.6) | 1.3 | *** | (1.1, 1.4) |
-Heavy | 1.3 | *** | (1.1, 1.5) | 1.3 | ** | (1.0, 1.7) | 1.2 | ** | (1.0, 1.5) |
Health behavior profiles | |||||||||
Non-smokers | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Active, moderate drinker | 1.0 | (Ref) | Â | 1.0 | (Ref) | Â | 1.0 | (Ref) | Â |
Active, non-drinker | 1.4 | *** | (1.1, 1.6) | 1.4 | * | (0.9, 2.1) | 1.3 | *** | (1.1, 1.6) |
Active, heavy drinker | 1.0 | Â | (0.7, 1.3) | 1.0 | Â | (0.5, 2.0) | 1.0 | Â | (0.7, 1.4) |
Inactive, moderate drinker | 1.5 | *** | (1.2, 1.8) | 1.8 | *** | (1.1, 2.9) | 1.4 | *** | (1.1, 1.8) |
Inactive, non-drinker | 1.9 | *** | (1.6, 2.2) | 2.3 | *** | (1.6, 3.4) | 1.8 | *** | (1.5, 2.2) |
Inactive, heavy drinker | 1.7 | *** | (1.3, 2.2) | 1.7 | * | (1.0, 3.0) | 1.7 | *** | (1.3, 2.3) |
Smokers | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Active, moderate drinker | 1.9 | *** | (1.2, 2.9) | 2.7 | *** | (1.4, 5.1) | 1.7 | * | (0.9, 3.1) |
Active, non-drinker | 2.7 | *** | (2.1, 3.4) | 3.4 | *** | (2.2, 5.4) | 2.4 | *** | (1.7, 3.4) |
Active, heavy drinker | 3.4 | *** | (2.4, 4.8) | 5.0 | *** | (3.0, 8.4) | 2.6 | *** | (1.5, 4.6) |
Inactive, moderate drinker | 2.7 | *** | (2.0, 3.6) | 3.5 | *** | (2.1, 5.9) | 2.4 | *** | (1.6, 35) |
Inactive, non-drinker | 3.2 | *** | (2.6, 3.9) | 3.9 | *** | (2.6, 5.9) | 3.0 | *** | (2.3, 3.8) |
Inactive, heavy drinker | 4.2 | *** | (3.1, 5.6) | 4.8 | *** | (3.0, 7.8) | 4.1 | *** | (2.8, 6.1) |