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Table 2 Adjusted^a Hazard Ratio of major causes of death by smoking status at baseline

From: All-cause mortality and risk factors in a cohort of retired military male veterans, Xi'an, China: an 18-year follow up study

	Never-smoker (N = 388)	Former smoker (N = 461)				Current smoker (N = 419)
	No. of death	No. of death	HR	95%CI	P	No. of death	HR	95%CI	P
All causes	126	193	1.089	0.865–1.372	0.467	172	1.369	1.083–1.731	0.009
CHD	21	25	0.681	0.376–1.233	0.205	33	1.805	1.022–3.188	0.042
Stroke	17	20	0.863	0.447–1.666	0.660	18	1.087	0.552–2.141	0.808
Lung cancer	8	27	2.622	1.165–5.900	0.020	25	2.939	1.311–6.585	0.009
COPD	14	42	1.856	0.993–3.470	0.053	27	1.517	0.784–2.936	0.216

a: Adjusted for age, systolic blood pressure, body mass index, total cholesterol, triglycerides, regular alcohol consumption, exercise, as well as existing disease at baseline.

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