Table 4.
Longevity (reaching the age of 85) according to smoking status, age, BMI and physical fitness at baseline in 821 initially healthy middle-aged men (adjusted results*)
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Non-smokers |
Smokers |
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n = 452 |
n = 369 |
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| OR | 95% CI | p-value | OR | 95% CI | p-value | |
| Age, 10 years increase |
1.45 |
0.71–2.93 |
0.31 |
2.43 |
0.96–6.15 |
0.060 |
| BMI, 25–29.9 vs. <25 kg/m2 |
0.54 |
0.36–0.82 |
0.004 |
0.92 |
0.53–1.59 |
0.76 |
| BMI, ≥30 vs. <25 kg/m2 |
0.21 |
0.05–0.96 |
0.045 |
0.84 |
0.17–4.12 |
0.83 |
| Fitness, medium vs. low |
1.18 |
0.71–1.98 |
0.52 |
1.31 |
0.72–2.39 |
0.38 |
| Fitness, high vs. low |
1.88 |
1.12–3.13 |
0.016 |
1.80 |
0.95–3.39 |
0.070 |
| Cholesterol (1 SD increase) |
0.84 |
0.69–1.02 |
0.083 |
1.03 |
0.79–1.33 |
0.85 |
| SBP (1 SD increase) |
0.89 |
0.73-1.08 |
0.24 |
0.83 |
0.65-1.06 |
0.14 |
| Daily number of cigarettes, |
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| ≥10 vs. <1-9 | - | - | - | 0.56 | 0.34-0.93 | 0.024 |
*Each of the variables was adjusted for the other variables presented in the table.