Research Article

Lifestyle Practices and Cardiovascular Disease Mortality in the Elderly: The Leisure World Cohort Study

Table 2

Hazard ratios (HRs) for cardiovascular disease mortality by lifestyle practices, Leisure World Cohort Study, 1981–2007, women by age group.

No.Model 1*Model 2*No.Model 1*Model 2*No.Model 1*Model 2*No.Model 1*Model 2*
HR95% CIHR95% CIHR95% CIHR95% CIHR95% CIHR95% CIHR95% CIHR95% CI

Age at entry <70 years ( 𝑛 = 2 5 9 9 )Age at entry 70–74 years ( 𝑛 = 2 1 5 1 )Age at entry 75–79 years ( 𝑛 = 2 0 5 1 )Age at entry 80+ years ( 𝑛 = 1 6 4 3 )

Smoking

Never11081.001.0010601.001.0012331.001.0012261.001.00
Past9861.110.96–1.291.120.96–1.307921.020.90–1.151.030.91–1.176271.221.08–1.381.251.10–1.423451.100.95–1.281.130.97–1.31
Current5051.861.56–2.222.041.69–2.452991.441.21–1.721.501.25–1.811911.641.36–1.981.711.40–2.09721.290.96–1.731.461.07–1.98

Alcohol consumption drinks/day

06071.001.005761.001.005441.001.006091.001.00
<19010.750.63–0.890.780.65–0.937210.840.73–0.970.920.79–1.067580.830.73–0.950.850.74–0.986090.930.81–1.061.000.87–1.15
2-35980.780.64–0.940.750.61–0.924850.840.71–0.980.870.73–1.024490.750.64–0.870.720.61–0.842650.870.73–1.040.920.76–1.11
4+4930.930.76–1.130.880.71–1.083690.950.80–1.130.950.79–1.143000.810.68–0.960.740.62–0.901600.940.76–1.161.010.81–1.27

Caffeine consumption mg/day

<506401.001.005591.001.006021.001.005581.001.00
50–993300.900.71–1.130.950.76–1.203220.890.74–1.070.900.75–1.092860.990.83–1.181.030.86–1.222400.900.75–1.080.910.76–1.09
100–1995920.950.79–1.150.970.80–1.175600.870.75–1.020.880.76–1.035350.950.82–1.101.000.86–1.164330.880.76–1.030.890.76–1.04
200–3997160.910.75–1.090.920.76–1.115290.840.72–0.980.870.74–1.024861.030.89–1.191.070.92–1.253270.770.65–0.910.750.63–0.90
400+3211.110.89–1.401.150.92–1.451810.770.61–0.980.760.69–0.971420.880.70–1.100.900.71–1.14850.880.67–1.150.850.64–1.12

Active activities hrs/day

None3921.001.003721.001.004661.001.005821.001.00
<1/27160.940.76–1.160.990.80–1.226420.820.69–0.970.820.69–0.976610.840.73–0.980.830.72–0.975450.860.74–0.990.890.77–1.04
3/4–19920.770.63–0.940.820.67–1.017720.720.61–0.840.750.63–0.896890.760.66–0.880.800.69–0.934140.680.58–0.790.710.60–0.83
2+4990.730.58–0.920.760.61–0.973650.660.66–0.810.700.58–0.862350.720.59–0.880.810.66–0.991020.640.49–0.830.710.54–0.93

Other activities hrs/day

<22381.001.001971.001.002421.001.002681.001.00
2-38810.920.72–1.170.950.74–1.218100.900.73–1.100.880.71–1.098370.900.76–1.080.930.77–1.117020.760.64–0.900.840.70–1.00
4-57540.930.73–1.180.980.76–1.256190.780.63–0.960.830.66–1.035490.840.70–1.020.870.72–1.054080.730.61–0.880.820.68–0.99
6+7260.840.65–1.070.850.66–1.095250.690.55–0.860.680.54–0.844230.770.63–0.940.810.66–0.992650.650.52–0.800.720.60–0.89

Body mass index kg/m2

<18.5892.191.59–3.022.361.70–3.261021.270.96–1.671.290.96–1.671241.361.09–1.701.341.07–1.691521.451.18–1.791.501.22–1.86
18.5–24.917731.001.0014731.001.0014641.001.0011881.001.00
25–29.95801.171.00–1.371.030.88–1.214871.060.92–1.210.970.84–1.114000.970.84–1.110.870.75–1.002610.920.78–1.090.910.78–1.08
30+1571.391.05–1.831.130.85–1.50891.551.19–2.001.381.06–1.79631.340.99–1.811.090.80–1.48421.441.03–2.031.390.98–1.97

*Model 1: adjusted for age at entry; Model 2: adjusted for age at entry, smoking, alcohol, caffeine, active activities, other activities, body mass index, high blood pressure, angina, heart attack, stroke, diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, and cancer