Table 2 Mortality risk according to traditional and non-traditional health behaviors in older adults
N/deaths | Model 1 HR (95% CI) | Model 2 HR (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Traditional health behavior | |||
Never smoking or quitting tobacco >15 years | |||
No | 793/331 | 1 (Ref.) | 1 (Ref.) |
Yes | 2,672/913 | 0.61 (0.51 to 0.73) | 0.65 (0.55 to 0.78) |
Very/moderately physically active | |||
No | 855/478 | 1 (Ref.) | 1 (Ref.) |
Yes | 2,610/766 | 0.55 (0.48 to 0.63) | 0.63 (0.55 to 0.72) |
Healthy diet score ≥median in the cohort | |||
No | 1,741/695 | 1 (Ref.) | 1 (Ref.) |
Yes | 1,724/549 | 0.80 (0.70 to 0.90) | 0.79 (0.70 to 0.89) |
Non-traditional health behavior | |||
Sleeping 7 to 8 h/d | |||
No | 2,062/840 | 1 (Ref.) | 1 (Ref.) |
Yes | 1,403/404 | 0.76 (0.67 to 0.87) | 0.83 (0.73 to 0.94) |
Sitting time <8 h/d | |||
No | 479/288 | 1 (Ref.) | 1 (Ref.) |
Yes | 2,986/956 | 0.56 (0.47 to 0.65) | 0.70 (0.60 to 0.82) |
Interaction with friends daily | |||
No | 573/269 | 1 (Ref.) | 1 (Ref.) |
Yes | 2,892/975 | 0.78 (0.65 to 0.93) | 0.92 (0.79 to 1.08) |