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Table 5 The joint effect between drinking and smoking on mortality in males

From: Cigarette smoking and all-cause mortality in rural Chinese male adults: 15-year follow-up of the Anqing cohort study

Drinking Status

Smoking Status

Never

Former

Current

Deaths (%)

OR (95%CI)

Deaths (%)

OR (95%CI)

Deaths (%)

OR (95%CI)

Never

58 (8.7)

Ref

35 (15.6)

2.18 (1.37, 3.48)

204 (10.5)

1.31 (0.95, 1.80)

Former

1 (5.9)

0.66 (0.09, 4.65)

14 (35.0)

6.40 (3.03,13.50)

22 (22.4)

2.56 (1.47, 4.47)

Current

15 (5)

0.58 (0.32, 1.05)

26 (9.9)

1.23 (0.74, 2.04)

203 (11.3)

1.39 (1.00, 1.93)

  1. P for interaction = 0.034
  2. Adjusted for age, body mass index, systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, fasting glucose, total cholesterol, triglycerides, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, alcohol drinking status, education level and occupation
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