Table 5 Prevalence of all 16 combinations of lifestyle risk behaviors and adjusted hazard ratios for their associations with risks of all-cause, cardiovascular, and cancer mortality, the Shanghai Men’s Health Study (2002–2013, n = 59,747).

From: Combined Impact of Known Lifestyle Factors on Total and Cause-Specific Mortality among Chinese Men: A Prospective Cohort Study

Risk factors

All-Cause HR (95% CI)

CVD HR (95% CI)

Cancer HR (95% CI)

Cohort N

Percentage (%)

None

1.00 (reference)

1.00 (reference)

1.00 (reference)

3,626

6.07

Smoking

1.45 (1.24, 1.68)

1.59 (1.23, 2.06)

1.63 (1.29, 2.06)

2,488

4.16

Alcohol

1.34 (0.88, 2.02)

1.83 (0.99, 3.39)

1.31 (0.67, 2.57)

143

0.24

Diet

1.2 (1.02, 1.42)

1.47 (1.13, 1.93)

1.04 (0.78, 1.38)

1,419

2.38

PA

1.19 (1.05, 1.35)

1.27 (1.03, 1.58)

1.06 (0.87, 1.30)

10,027

16.78

Smoking + alcohol

1.94 (1.49, 2.54)

1.77 (1.09, 2.86)

2.55 (1.75, 3.73)

380

0.64

Smoking + diet

1.75 (1.49, 2.06)

1.69 (1.27, 2.26)

1.83 (1.42, 2.35)

1,513

2.53

Smoking + PA

1.70 (1.51, 1.93)

1.79 (1.44, 2.21)

1.90 (1.57, 2.30)

16,549

27.70

Alcohol + diet

1.45 (0.93, 2.28)

1.29 (0.57, 2.93)

1.56 (0.77, 3.19)

101

0.17

Alcohol + PA

1.05 (0.71, 1.55)

1.49 (0.84, 2.63)

0.92 (0.47, 1.81)

320

0.54

Diet + PA

1.68 (1.48, 1.92)

1.89 (1.51, 2.37)

1.55 (1.24, 1.92)

4,262

7.13

Smoking + alcohol + diet

2.24 (1.76, 2.84)

2.16 (1.41, 3.32)

2.70 (1.91, 3.83)

454

0.76

Smoking + alcohol + PA

2.12 (1.77, 2.54)

2.08 (1.50, 2.87)

2.33 (1.78, 3.06)

2,316

3.88

Smoking + diet + PA

1.97 (1.74, 2.23)

2.24 (1.81, 2.77)

1.95 (1.60, 2.37)

11,909

19.93

Alcohol + diet + PA

1.46 (1.04, 2.05)

1.38 (0.75, 2.56)

1.35 (0.76, 2.38)

333

0.56

Smoking + alcohol + diet + PA

2.93 (2.54, 3.39)

3.16 (2.45, 4.07)

3.22 (2.58, 4.02)

3,907

6.54

  1. HR: Hazard ratioe. Adjusted for age group, education, income per person, occupation, history of hypertension, diabetes mellitus, coronary heart disease, and stroke.
  2. CI: Confidence interval; N: number; PA: physical activity.
  3. 0: Not at risk; 1: At risk.