Table 4.

Survivors Versus CDC Controls

Outcome Variable	Odds Ratio	Regression Parameter	95% CI	No.
Check cholesterol in past year	1.54		0.88 to 2.21	5,986
Smoker v former/never smoker	0.817		0.45 to 1.18	7,945
At least one problem drinking episode versus none	2.05		1.27 to 2.83	9,775
Physical activity (dichotomized)	1.00		0.67 to 1.33	1,601
5 or more fruits and vegetables a day	0.48		0.23 to 0.73	1,123
Drink in the past month? (yes/no)	1.35		0.84 to 1.86	7,461
Log (average number of drinks); restricted to those who drink		0.34	0.12 to 0.56	5,252

NOTE. Significant relationships are in bold font. All models controlled for race. Control was coded as 0 and survivors were coded as 1. For the fruit/vegetable and physical activity sections of the CDC data, the sample size is smaller because these sections of the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System were administered to subsamples rather than all 50 states. For the Log (average number of drinks), a positive regression parameter value indicates a positive relationship between survivors and average number of drinks compared to controls.

Abbreviation: CDC, Centers for Disease Control.