Table 2.
Vitalstatus and causes of death by age group at recruitment
| < 65 years | ≥ 65 years | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cases (%) n = 2123 |
Controls (%) n = 4357 |
Cases (%) n = 1432 |
Controls (%) n = 2977 |
|
| Alive at 30/06/2020 | 1563 (73.6%) | 3844 (88.2%) | 807 (56.4%) | 2054 (69.0%) |
| Deceased (total) | 548 (25.8%) | 489 (11.2%) | 624 (43.6%) | 912 (30.6%) |
| Of these: cause of deatha | ||||
| Breast cancer | 294 (53.6%) | 22 (4.5%) | 249 (39.9%) | 28 (3.1%) |
| Other cancer | 119 (21.7%) | 225 (46.0%) | 114 (18.3%) | 238 (26.1%) |
| CVD | 57 (10.4%) | 90 (18.4%) | 124 (19.9%) | 295 (32.3%) |
| Chronic lung disease | 13 (2.4%) | 28 (5.7%) | 27 (4.3%) | 55 (6.0%) |
| Other/unknown | 58 (10.6%) | 109 (22.3%) | 107 (17.1%) | 279 (30.6%) |
| Missing death certificate | 7 (1.3%) | 15 (3.1%) | 3 (0.5%) | 17 (1.9%) |
| Lost to follow-up | 12 (0.6%) | 24 (0.6%) | 1 (0.1%) | 11 (0.4%) |
aPercentages for causes of death refer to numbers of deceased (total) (100%)