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. 2000 Sep 9;321(7261):602–603. doi: 10.1136/bmj.321.7261.602

Table.

Jogging and relative risk of death*

Relative risk of death (95% CI) P value
Jogging at examination:
 No or only at one 1.0
 At both 0.39 (0.19 to 0.73) 0.005
Diabetes:
 No 1.0
 Yes 1.75 (1.58 to 1.92) <0.001
Smoking:
 No 1.0
 Yes 1.74 (1.57 to 1.91) <0.001
Household income
 Middle or high 1.0
 Low 1.21 (1.09 to 1.33) <0.001
Education:
 <10 years 1.0
 ⩾10 years 0.91 (0.82 to 0.99) 0.04
Alcohol consumption per week:
 <21 drinks 1.0
 Abstainers 1.16 (1.01 to 1.32) 0.03
 >21 drinks 1.35 (1.19 to 1.53) 0.001
*

Intermediate variables were systolic blood pressure, concentration of plasma total cholesterol and plasma high density lipoprotein cholesterol, and body mass index. Relative risks (from Cox regression model) are shown only for categorical variables. 

Two tailed.