Later in life and no clear relations with the modified Mediterranean diet Score were found. In our study, moderately exposed women Bay 41-4109 site reported a higher modified Mediterranean Diet Score,PLOS ONE | DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0156609 May 31,6 /Famine Exposure and Unhealthy Lifestyle BehaviorTable 2. Categorical analysis: prevalence ratios and 95 CI for smoking, drinking, an unhealthy diet, and physical inactivity, according to level of famine exposure. Famine exposure level AZD-8055 clinical trials Smoking2 Unexposed Moderately Severely Drinking3 Unexposed Moderately Severely Unhealthy diet4 Unexposed Moderately Severely Physical inactivity5 Unexposed Moderately SeverelyCrude modelP for trend <0.Multivariable modelP for trend <0.Multivariable modelP for trend <0.Interaction with ageReference 1.09 (1.04; 1.14) 1.15 (1.09; 1.21) Reference 0.96 (0.87; 1.06) 0.95 (0.84; 1.08) Reference 0.92 (0.86; 0.98) 1.02 (0.94; 1.10) Reference 1.29 (1.07; 1.55) 1.52 (1.22; 1.89)Reference 1.09 (1.04; 1.14) 1.17 (1.11; 1.24)Reference 1.10 (1.05; 1.14) 1.18 (1.12; 1.25)0.0.Reference 0.97 (0.88; 1.06) 1.01 (0.89; 1.14)0.Reference 0.94 (0.85; 1.03) 0.95 (0.84; 1.07)0.0.0.Reference 0.92 (0.87; 0.99) 1.01 (0.93; 1.09)0.Reference 0.92 (0.86; 0.98) 0.98 (0.91; 1.07)0.0.<0.Reference 1.23 (1.03; 1.48) 1.42 (1.15; 1.77)0.Reference 1.18 (0.99; 1.42) 1.32 (1.06; 1.64)0.0.multivariable model 1: adjusted for age at start of the famine (October 1, 1944) and educational level, multivariable model 2: adjusted for age at start ofthe famine, educational level model, BMI, energy intake, physical activity level, smoking status and intensity, alcohol consumption, and mMDS (covariates are excluded if they are the outcome).2 3 4being a former or current smoker heavy drinking, 15 g/day unhealthy diet is defined as mMDS<4 (excluding alcohol) being physically inactive; mMDS: modified Mediterranean Diet Score.doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0156609.tindicating that these women ate a healthier diet than the unexposed women. We have no clear explanation for these results, which were especially present in the younger age category (0? years old during the famine). It has to be noted, however, that the moderately exposed group is a very diverse group. This group also contained women who were little exposed to hunger or weight loss, or very much exposed to either weight loss or hunger. Relations of exposure to the Dutch famine with occurrence of chronic diseases later in life have been reported previously. Famine exposure was associated with higher rates of overweight, diabetes, coronary heart disease, COPD and asthma [3?]. These associations were only partly corrected for unhealthy behaviors. Unhealthy behaviors are important risk factors for these diseases [16, 17] and may act alone or in combination as intermediate factors between famine exposure and chronic disease occurrence later in life. Little information on the association between famine exposure and lifestyle later in life is available. Most studies focused on cognition, which is often related with lifestyle, in children following famine exposure [1, 30] and on prenatal [31] instead of postnatal exposure.PLOS ONE | DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0156609 May 31,7 /Famine Exposure and Unhealthy Lifestyle BehaviorTable 3. Continuous analysis of the association between famine exposure and pack years of smoking, alcohol consumption, and diet (regression coefficients and 95 CI). Famine exposure level Pack years of smoking 2 Unexposed Moderately Severely Alcohol intake3 Unexpos.Later in life and no clear relations with the modified Mediterranean diet Score were found. In our study, moderately exposed women reported a higher modified Mediterranean Diet Score,PLOS ONE | DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0156609 May 31,6 /Famine Exposure and Unhealthy Lifestyle BehaviorTable 2. Categorical analysis: prevalence ratios and 95 CI for smoking, drinking, an unhealthy diet, and physical inactivity, according to level of famine exposure. Famine exposure level Smoking2 Unexposed Moderately Severely Drinking3 Unexposed Moderately Severely Unhealthy diet4 Unexposed Moderately Severely Physical inactivity5 Unexposed Moderately SeverelyCrude modelP for trend <0.Multivariable modelP for trend <0.Multivariable modelP for trend <0.Interaction with ageReference 1.09 (1.04; 1.14) 1.15 (1.09; 1.21) Reference 0.96 (0.87; 1.06) 0.95 (0.84; 1.08) Reference 0.92 (0.86; 0.98) 1.02 (0.94; 1.10) Reference 1.29 (1.07; 1.55) 1.52 (1.22; 1.89)Reference 1.09 (1.04; 1.14) 1.17 (1.11; 1.24)Reference 1.10 (1.05; 1.14) 1.18 (1.12; 1.25)0.0.Reference 0.97 (0.88; 1.06) 1.01 (0.89; 1.14)0.Reference 0.94 (0.85; 1.03) 0.95 (0.84; 1.07)0.0.0.Reference 0.92 (0.87; 0.99) 1.01 (0.93; 1.09)0.Reference 0.92 (0.86; 0.98) 0.98 (0.91; 1.07)0.0.<0.Reference 1.23 (1.03; 1.48) 1.42 (1.15; 1.77)0.Reference 1.18 (0.99; 1.42) 1.32 (1.06; 1.64)0.0.multivariable model 1: adjusted for age at start of the famine (October 1, 1944) and educational level, multivariable model 2: adjusted for age at start ofthe famine, educational level model, BMI, energy intake, physical activity level, smoking status and intensity, alcohol consumption, and mMDS (covariates are excluded if they are the outcome).2 3 4being a former or current smoker heavy drinking, 15 g/day unhealthy diet is defined as mMDS<4 (excluding alcohol) being physically inactive; mMDS: modified Mediterranean Diet Score.doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0156609.tindicating that these women ate a healthier diet than the unexposed women. We have no clear explanation for these results, which were especially present in the younger age category (0? years old during the famine). It has to be noted, however, that the moderately exposed group is a very diverse group. This group also contained women who were little exposed to hunger or weight loss, or very much exposed to either weight loss or hunger. Relations of exposure to the Dutch famine with occurrence of chronic diseases later in life have been reported previously. Famine exposure was associated with higher rates of overweight, diabetes, coronary heart disease, COPD and asthma [3?]. These associations were only partly corrected for unhealthy behaviors. Unhealthy behaviors are important risk factors for these diseases [16, 17] and may act alone or in combination as intermediate factors between famine exposure and chronic disease occurrence later in life. Little information on the association between famine exposure and lifestyle later in life is available. Most studies focused on cognition, which is often related with lifestyle, in children following famine exposure [1, 30] and on prenatal [31] instead of postnatal exposure.PLOS ONE | DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0156609 May 31,7 /Famine Exposure and Unhealthy Lifestyle BehaviorTable 3. Continuous analysis of the association between famine exposure and pack years of smoking, alcohol consumption, and diet (regression coefficients and 95 CI). Famine exposure level Pack years of smoking 2 Unexposed Moderately Severely Alcohol intake3 Unexpos.