TABLE 4.

Male and Female Relationship Between Selected Characteristics and Risk for Death Before Age 55 From All Causes and From Endogenous Causes Among NHANES III Participants Aged 12 to 39 Years During NHANES III, With Follow-up From 1988 to 2006

Characteristic	Male Individuals				Female Individuals
	Death From All Causes		Death From Endogenous Causes		Death From All Causes		Death From Endogenous Causes
	Model 1	Model 2	Model 1	Model 2	Model 1	Model 2	Model 1	Model 2
Total cholesterol
<200
200–239	0.79 (0.44–1.40)	0.75 (0.42–1.37)	0.75 (0.36–1.53)	0.71 (0.34–1.51)	1.44 (0.75–2.75)	1.39 (0.71–2.70)	0.80 (0.38–1.68)	0.77 (0.36–1.62)
≥240	0.89 (0.34–2.32)	0.83 (0.32–2.14)	1.08 (0.38–3.10)	1.01 (0.36–2.85)	2.61 (1.42–4.81)	2.46 (1.31–4.65)	2.82 (1.48–5.37)	2.58 (1.31–5.08)
Non–HDL cholesterol
<130
130–143	2.06 (0.97–4.36)	2.03 (0.98–4.23)	2.01 (0.80–5.04)	2.00 (0.81–4.92)	0.73 (0.21–2.57)	0.72 (0.20–2.59)	0.47 (0.10–2.16)	0.46 (0.10–2.14)
≥144	1.17 (0.67–2.04)	1.10 (0.64–1.91)	0.90 (0.44–1.84)	0.85 (0.42–1.71)	2.07 (1.17–3.66)	2.00 (1.11–3.62)	2.05 (1.05–4.01)	1.95 (0.97–3.90)
BP
Normal BP
pre–HTN	1.55 (0.84–2.87)	1.41 (0.79–2.54)	1.24 (0.62–2.47)	1.10 (0.58–2.08)	0.79 (0.35–1.79)	0.71 (0.30–1.65)	1.01 (0.39–2.62)	0.85 (0.31–2.32)
HTN	1.29 (0.62–2.68)	0.96 (0.47–1.96)	1.16 (0.56–2.40)	0.81 (0.40–1.67)	3.30 (1.68–6.47)	2.43 (1.05–5.62)	4.22 (1.94–9.16)	2.72 (1.00–7.39)
Cotinine
<10
10–99	0.76 (0.29–1.95)	0.79 (0.31–2.02)	0.73 (0.22–2.46)	0.77 (0.23–2.58)	6.29 (2.43–16.29)	6.11 (2.38–15.68)	2.39 (0.57–9.95)	2.27 (0.57–9.14)
≥100	1.64 (0.96–2.80)	1.67 (0.98–2.87)	1.51 (0.87–2.64)	1.55 (0.88–2.75)	2.46 (1.21–4.99)	2.43 (1.19–4.97)	2.08 (1.03–4.19)	2.03 (0.99–4.16)

For Models 1 and 2: Separate proportional hazards models for each risk factor. Model 1, with age as the time scale adjusted for race/ethnicity. Model 2, with age as the time scale adjusted for race/ethnicity and history of chronic disease (self-report of cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and/or cancer). BP, blood pressure; HTN, hypertension.