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Table 3 Longevity (reaching the age of 85) according to smoking status, age, BMI and physical fitness at baseline in 821 initially healthy middle-aged men (unadjusted results)

From: Life style and longevity among initially healthy middle-aged men: prospective cohort study

 

Non-smokers n = 452

 

Smokers n = 369

 

N

Survived 85

OR

[95% CI]

p-value

N

Survived 85

OR

[95% CI]

p-value

  

n (%)

    

n (%)

   
  

[95% CI]

    

[95% CI]

   

Age

          

 10 years increase

  

1.09

[0.56–2.13]

p = 0.80

  

1.93

[0.79–4.69]

p = 0.15

BMI

          

 <25 (ref. cat)

239

110 (46.0%)

   

231

56 (24.2%)

   

[39.8–54.4%]

[19.0–30.1%]

 25–29.9

196

56 (28.6%)

0.47

[0.31–0.70]

p < 0.001

124

26 (21.0%)

0.83

[0.49–1.40]

p = 0.49

[22.6–35.2%]

[14.5–28.8%]

 ≥30

17

2 (11.8%)

0.16

[0.04–0.70]

p = 0.015

14

2 (14.3%)

0.52

[0.11–2.40]

p = 0.40

[2.0–33.7%]

[2.5–39.7%]

Fitness (tertiles)

          

 Low (ref. cat.)

140

39 (27.9%)

   

166

30 (18.1%)

   

[20.9–35.7%]

[12.8–24.5%]

 Medium

150

50 (33.3%)

1.30

[0.78–2.14]

p = 0.31

115

27 (23.5%)

1.39

[0.78–2.50]

p = 0.27

[26.1–41.2%]

[16.4 31.9%]

 High

162

79 (48.8%)

2.47

[1.52–3.99]

p < 0.001

88

27 (30.7%)

2.01

[1.10–3.66]

p = 0.023

[41.1–56.4%]

[21.7–40.9%]