Table 3.

Mortality hazard ratios associated with different combinations of smoking and physical inactivity patterns in 1968 and 1981 (n = 1,682)

	Non-smoking	Discontinued smoking	Persistent/new smoking
Active	1.0 (Reference) n = 423	1.0 (0.7–1.3) n = 118	1.8 (1.4–2.2) n = 231
Discontinued inactivity	1.0 (0.7–1.3) n = 190	0.8 (0.5–1.3) n = 41	2.1 (1.5–2.8) n = 107
Persistent/new inactivity	1.1 (0.9–1.4) n = 304	1.9 (1.3–2.6) n = 65	1.9 (1.5–2.4) n = 203

Adjusted for age, sex, education, social class, as well as health problems (circulatory, mobility, and psychological) in 1981