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Table 4 All-cause mortality hazard ratios (HR) with 95 % confidence interval and Hazard Ratios for all-cause mortality; n = 6 353; number of deaths = 579; follow-up on average 17 years adjusted for all other variables

From: Women’s health in the Lund area (WHILA) - Alcohol consumption and all-cause mortality among women – a 17 year follow-up study

All-cause mortality

Variable

Level

HR

95 % CI

Agec (age-56)

Continuous

1.11

1.08–1.14

Education

   

Low

1.35

1.12–1.62

Middle/High

1 (ref)

 

Partnership status

   

Married

1 (ref)

 

Single/divorced/widow

1.32

1.11–1.57

Fitness

   

Poor

1.46

1.20–1.78

Middle/Good

1 (Ref)

 

Smoking

   

Non-smoker

1 (ref)

 

Former smoker

1.18

0.94–1.47

Daily smoker

1.91

1.58–2.32

BMI

   

Underweight

2.68

1.64–4.37

Normal

1 (ref)

 

Overweight

1.02

0.84–1.23

Obese

1.22

0.95–1.56

Alcohol consumption

 

None

1.36

1.13–1.64

0.1–11.9 g/day

1 (ref)

 

≥12 g/day

1.49

1.18–1.89

Diabetes

   

Yes

1.78

1.19–2.70

No

1 (ref)

 

Ischemic heart disease (before screening)

Yes

1.77

1.10–2.84

No

1 (ref)