Table 2 Summary of Cox model among 2969 Black, Latino and White Older Adults (age >50 at baseline) who were current smokers at baseline not adjusting for cigarettes per day (year 1992)

Race/ethnicity

 White (referent)

 Black

1.19 (0.10)

0.99–1.41

1.19 (0.11)*

1.01–1.44

 Latino

1.51 (0.19)**

1.18–1.94

1.46 (0.17)**

1.16–1.84

Gender

 Men (referent)

 Women

0.93 (0.05)

0.83–1.04

0.93 (0.05)

0.93–1.04

Age group at baseline

 50–59 years (referent)

 60+ years

1.31 (0.14)*

1.06–1.62

1.21 (0.11)*

1.01–1.46

Education at baseline

  < High school (referent)

 High school or more

1.26 (0.11)*

1.06–1.51

1.19 (0.10)*

1.01–1.40

Marital Status at baseline

 Married (referent)

 Formerly married

0.95 (0.09)

0.79–1.15

0.94 (0.09)

0.78–1.14

 Never Married

0.60 (0.16)

0.36–1.01

0.70 (0.15)

0.46–1.08

Count of chronic medical conditions (continuous)

1.05 (0.03)

0.99–1.12

1.05 (0.03)*

1.01–1.11

Drinking Frequency per day at baseline

 None (referent)

 1-2 drinks per day

0.94 (0.06)

0.83–1.07

0.99 (0.06)

0.88–1.10

  > 2 drinks per day

0.58 (0.08)***

0.44–0.77

0.64 (0.08)**

0.50–0.83

Depressive Symptoms: CESD-8 score (range 0–8)

 Score <4 (referent)

 Score ≥4

1.12 (0.09)

0.96–1.31

1.11 (0.06)

0.99–1.24