Control variables
obesity, cancer, stroke, diabetes
OBESITY, HEART DISEASE, STROKE, CANCER, DIABETES
In all models, we controlled for sociodemographic variables at baseline, including age and marital status, education, health insurance status, and health behavior status (smoking or alcohol consumption). We also controlled for several chronic conditions at baseline through a composite measure showing whether a participant had reported diabetes, high blood cholesterol, heart disease, cancer, stroke, and obesity).