Table 5.
The role of health behaviors in explaining the association between socioeconomic position and non-cancer/non-CVD mortality. The Whitehall II Study. N=9585, Deaths=150.
| Baseline assessment of health behaviors | Longitudinal assessment of health behaviors (Phases 1, 3, 5 and 7) | Difference between longitudinal & baseline assessments | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HR | 95% CI | % attenuation‡ | 95% CI | HR | 95% CI | % attenuation‡ | 95%CI | Δ% attenuation# | 95%CI | |
| Model 1* | 1.67 | (1.01, 2.75) | 1.67 | (1.01, 2.75) | ||||||
| Model 1 + Smoking | 1.32 | (0.80, 2.17) | 46% | (18%, 277%) | 1.38 | (0.84, 2.28) | 37% | (13%, 265%) | 9% | (−5%, 57%) |
| Model 1 + Alcohol | 1.69 | (1.01, 2.80) | 2% | (−47%, 42%) | 1.58 | (0.95, 2.64) | 10% | (−19%, 126%) | 12% | (−11%, 127%) |
| Model 1 + Diet | 1.50 | (0.91, 2.49) | 20% | (2%, 192%) | 1.47 | (0.89, 2.44) | 24% | (2%, 198%) | 4% | (−42%, 52%) |
| Model 1 + Physical activity | 1.61 | (0.97, 2.68) | 7% | (−19%, 80%) | 1.36 | (0.83, 2.23) | 40% | (13%, 255%) | 33% | (3%, 221%) |
| Fully adjusted Model † | 1.22 | (0.72, 2.06) | 61% | (16%, 425%) | 1.03 | (0.61, 1.74) | 94% | (35%, 595%) | 33% | (−16%, 262%) |
*
HR for lowest versus highest occupational position adjusted for sex and year of birth
†
HR for lowest versus highest occupational position adjusted for sex, year of birth and all health behaviors
‡
Percent attenuation= 100 × (β Model 1+health behavior(s) − βModel1)/(β Model1)
#
Difference between the model with repeated assessment compared with the baseline assessment of health behaviors