Table 2.

Cox Proportional Hazards Models for Risk of All-Cause Mortality for All Individuals Ages 21 and Older by Adherence to 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4 Healthy Habits* Sample size = 11,761 unweighted (133,700,723 weighted)

Number of Healthy HabitsHazard Ratio95% Confidence Interval
03.272.36–4.54
12.592.06–3.25
21.741.51–2.02
31.291.09–1.53
41.00
  • * Adjusted for age, sex, race, education, and marital status. Healthy habits include consumption of ≥5 fruits or vegetable/day, regular exercise >12 times/month, moderate alcohol consumption (up to 1 drink/day for women, up to 2/day for men), and not smoking.