Table 4. Base model hazard ratios and 95% confidence intervals for cause-specific mortality according to desired longevity (n = 39,902).

	Number of deaths	Desired longevity
		Longer than	Average	Shorter than
Cardiovascular disease	1,505	1.00 (ref.)	0.98 (0.88–1.09)	1.11 (0.93–1.34)
Ischemic heart disease	516	1.00 (ref.)	0.99 (0.82–1.19)	1.13 (0.83–1.55)
Stroke	989	1.00 (ref.)	0.97 (0.85–1.11)	1.11 (0.88–1.39)
Cancer	3,281	1.00 (ref.)	1.01 (0.94–1.09)	1.14 (1.00–1.29)
Pneumonia	483	1.00 (ref.)	1.04 (0.86–1.26)	1.31 (0.94–1.82)
Accident	1,104	1.00 (ref.)	0.99 (0.87–1.13)	1.19 (0.98–1.46)
Suicide	178	1.00 (ref.)	1.23 (0.88–1.74)	2.15 (1.37–3.38)

Base model hazard ratio: adjusted for age (continuous variable), sex (men or women), marital status (married, divorced/widowed, or single), education (in school until age ≤15 years, age 16–18 years, or age ≥19 years).