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Table 4 Comparisons of smoking and drinking patterns across profiles: smoking plus heavy drinking versus others

From: A prospective cohort study of health behavior profiles after age 50 and mortality risk

 

Cigarettes per day

Years smoked

Binge drinking, prior 3 months

 

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Health Behavior Profiles

 

a

 

a

 

a

Smoker, active, heavy drinker

14.1 (10.1)

---

38.5 (7.3)

---

16.3 (27.2)

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Smoker, active, moderate drinker

10.7 (9.1)

***

36.6 (9.8)

   

Smoker, active, non-drinker

12.5 (9.9)

 

37.8 (10.4)

   

Non-smoker, active, heavy drinker

    

8.9 (19.7)

***

  

b

 

b

 

b

Smoker, inactive, heavy drinker

16.3 (12.7)

---

40.6 (9.2)

---

16.7 (28.4)

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Smoker, inactive, moderate drinker

11.7 (9.1)

***

39.6 (7.7)

   

Smoker, inactive, non-drinker

11.7 (8.7)

***

41.0 (10.2)

   

Non-smoker, inactive, heavy drinker

    

9.3 (20.7)

***

  1. *P ≤ .05; ** P ≤ .01; *** P ≤ .001.
  2. a Mean difference compared to the smoker, active, heavy drinker profile.
  3. b Mean difference compared to the smoker, inactive, heavy drinker profile.