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Baseline Monograph - White Men: Personal History/Habits

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Age In Three Categories
65-69 70-79 80+
GAINED/LOST 10 + LBS LOST MORE THAN 10 POUNDS 90 13.9% 128 11.1% 52 14.9%
GAINED MORE THAN 10 POUNDS 45 7.0% 47 4.1% 13 3.7%
BOTH GAINED AND LOST MORE THAN 10 POUNDS 47 7.3% 57 4.9% 11 3.1%
NO CHANGES 444 68.6% 874 75.8% 250 71.4%
DON'T KNOW 21 3.2% 47 4.1% 24 6.9%
WAS DIET A MAJOR FACTOR NO 78 12.1% 109 9.5% 46 13.1%
YES 90 13.9% 106 9.2% 18 5.1%
DON'T KNOW 479 74.0% 938 81.4% 286 81.7%
WAS SURGERY/ILLNESS/MEDIC A MAJOR FACTOR NO 130 20.1% 142 12.3% 36 10.3%
YES 35 5.4% 70 6.1% 32 9.1%
DON'T KNOW 482 74.5% 941 81.6% 282 80.6%
WAS EXERCISE A MAJOR FACTOR NO 94 14.5% 165 14.3% 59 16.9%
YES 62 9.6% 45 3.9% 5 1.4%
DON'T KNOW 491 75.9% 943 81.8% 286 81.7%
OBESITY > 120% IDEAL NO 364 56.1% 700 60.7% 253 72.3%
YES 285 43.9% 453 39.3% 97 27.7%
TEENAGE WT CATEGORY HEAVIER THAN AVERAGE 55 8.5% 82 7.1% 14 4.0%
ABOUT AVERAGE 322 49.8% 652 56.5% 231 66.0%
THINNER THAN AVERAGE 251 38.8% 374 32.4% 77 22.0%
DON'T KNOW 19 2.9% 45 3.9% 28 8.0%
EVER SMOKED MORE THAN 100 CIGARETTES NO 169 26.1% 361 31.3% 143 40.9%
YES 475 73.4% 781 67.7% 194 55.4%
DON'T KNOW 3 .5% 11 1.0% 13 3.7%
HAVE YOU SMOKED IN LAST 30 DAYS NO 384 59.4% 682 59.2% 173 49.4%
YES 88 13.6% 97 8.4% 20 5.7%
DON'T KNOW 175 27.0% 374 32.4% 157 44.9%
PASSIVE SMOKING NO 526 82.1% 1001 87.7% 321 93.9%
YES 115 17.9% 140 12.3% 21 6.1%
DON'T KNOW 8 1.2% 12 1.1% 8 2.3%
SMOKING STATUS NEVER SMOKED 173 26.7% 365 31.7% 151 43.3%
FORMER SMOKER 387 59.7% 689 59.8% 177 50.7%
CURRENT SMOKER 88 13.6% 99 8.6% 21 6.0%
MISSING 1 .2%

1 .3%