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. 2010 Sep 5;20(5):370–376. doi: 10.2188/jea.JE20100017

Table 2. Estimated life expectancies according to number of healthy lifestyle behaviors.

    Men Women


    Life expectancy
at 40 years of age
Life expectancy
at 60 years of age
Life expectancy
at 40 years of age
Life expectancy
at 60 years of age
      (95% CI)   (95% CI)   (95% CI)   (95% CI)
No. of healthy lifestyle behaviors
  0–2 39.9 (39.5–40.3) 21.9 (21.6–22.2) 46.5 (45.5–47.4) 28.1 (27.5–28.7)
  3 42.3 (41.9–42.8) 23.9 (23.6–24.2) 48.0 (47.6–48.4) 29.1 (28.8–29.4)
  4 43.4 (42.8–44.1) 25.1 (24.7–25.5) 50.1 (49.8–50.4) 30.9 (30.6–31.2)
  5 44.7 (43.8–45.7) 25.9 (25.4–26.5) 50.9 (50.5–51.2) 31.5 (31.2–31.8)
  6 50.2 (48.1–52.3) 31.5 (29.8–33.2) 54.8 (53.3–56.2) 36.3 (35.4–37.1)

  Overall 42.1 (41.8–42.3) 23.8 (23.6–24.0) 49.5 (49.2–49.7) 30.4 (30.2–30.6)

No. of healthy lifestyle behaviors other than smoking
​ Current smoker                
  0–1 39.0 (38.3–39.7) 21.0 (20.4–21.5) 39.7 (36.8–42.7) 22.9 (20.8–25.0)
  2 39.0 (38.5–39.6) 21.3 (20.9–21.7) 44.0 (42.0–45.9) 25.4 (24.1–26.7)
  3 41.2 (40.6–41.9) 23.0 (22.6–23.4) 46.6 (45.0–48.1) 27.7 (26.3–29.1)
  4 42.0 (41.0–42.9) 23.2 (22.5–23.9) 48.1 (45.9–50.3) 29.3 (27.5–31.0)
  5 41.4 (39.3–43.4) 23.2 (21.4–24.9)    

  Overall 40.1 (39.8–40.5) 22.1 (21.8–22.3) 44.9 (43.9–45.9) 26.4 (25.7–27.2)

​ Current nonsmoker                
  0–1 43.4 (42.7–44.2) 24.5 (23.9–25.1) 47.9 (46.8–49.0) 29.3 (28.6–30.0)
  2 43.6 (43.0–44.2) 24.9 (24.5–25.3) 48.1 (47.6–48.5) 29.2 (28.9–29.5)
  3 43.9 (43.1–44.7) 25.8 (25.3–26.2) 50.1 (49.8–50.5) 30.9 (30.7–31.2)
  4 45.3 (44.2–46.4) 26.4 (25.8–27.0) 50.9 (50.5–51.2) 31.5 (31.2–31.8)
  5 50.2 (48.1–52.3) 31.5 (29.8–33.2) 54.8 (53.3–56.2) 36.3 (35.4–37.1)

  Overall 44.2 (43.8–44.5) 25.6 (25.3–25.8) 49.7 (49.5–49.9) 30.6 (30.4–30.8)

All Japan (2000)35
    39.1   21.4   45.5   26.9