Table 3.

Cox Proportional Hazards Models for Risk of All-Cause Mortality for All Adults Ages 21 and Older by Adherence to 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4 Healthy Habits Stratified by Body Mass Index*

Number of Healthy HabitsHazard Ratio95% Confidence Interval
BMI ≥18.5 to <25
    02.181.25–3.81
    12.701.90–3.83
    22.111.57–2.83
    31.391.07–1.82
    4Reference group
BMI ≥25 to <30
    03.721.53–9.07
    12.451.65–3.67
    21.631.29–2.05
    31.160.89–1.52
    41.080.81–1.46
BMI ≥30
    06.693.67–12.2
    13.262.03–5.24
    21.761.34–2.30
    31.651.12–2.42
    41.050.66–1.67
  • * Sample size = 11,761 unweighted (133,700,723 weighted). 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.

  • BMI, body mass index.