Table 2.

Standardized-mortality ratios for each cause of death following gallbladder cancer diagnosis.

Cause of death	< 1 year		1–3 years		> 3 years		Total
	Observed	SMR(95%CI)	Observed	SMR(95%CI)	Observed	SMR(95%CI)	Observed	SMR(95%CI)
All cause of death	5828	28.37	2583	11.25	982	2.68	9393	11.71
		(27.64–29.10)		(10.82–11.70)		(2.51–2.85)		(11.48–11.95)
Non-cancer of death	355	2.21	277	1.53	387	1.31	1019	1.60
		(1.99–2.46)		(1.36–1.73)		(1.19–1.45)		(1.51–1.71)
Cardiovascular diseases	165	2.19	126	1.50	150	1.14	441	1.52
		(1.87–2.55)		(1.25–1.78)		(0.97–1.34)		(1.38–1.66)
Diseases of heart	124	2.21	104	1.66	112	1.15	340	1.58
		(1.84–2.64)		(1.36–2.02)		(0.95–1.39)		(1.41–1.75)
Hypertension without heart disease	8	3.07	6	2.00	9	1.72	23	2.12
		(1.33–6.05)		(0.73–4.36)		(0.79–3.27)		(1.35–3.19)
Aortic aneurysm and dissection	1	1.02	3	2.85	1	0.68	5	1.43
		(0.03–5.70)		(0.59–8.33)		(0.02–3.78)		(0.46–3.33)
Atherosclerosis	2	2.19	2	1.98	4	2.88	8	2.41
		(0.27–7.91)		(0.24–7.15)		(0.78–7.37)		(1.04–4.76)
Cerebrovascular diseases	28	1.99	11	0.70	23	0.93	62	1.14
		(1.32–2.88)		(0.35–1.26)		(0.59–1.40)		(0.87–1.46)
Other diseases of arteries, arterioles, capillaries	2	2.30	0	NA	1	0.67	3	0.90
		(0.28–8.32)				(0.02–3.73)		(0.19–2.63)
Infectious diseases	33	3.24	24	2.11	31	1.74	88	2.24
		(2.23–4.55)		(1.35–3.14)		(1.18–2.47)		(1.79–2.76)
Pneumonia and influenza	8	1.45	9	1.46	15	1.55	32	1.50
		(0.63–2.87)		(0.67–2.77)		(0.87–2.56)		(1.03–2.12)
Syphilis	0	NA	0	NA	0	NA	0	NA
Tuberculosis	0	NA	0	NA	0	NA	0	NA
Septicemia	20	6.51	9	2.62	9	1.69	38	3.21
		(3.97–10.05)		(1.20–4.98)		(0.77–3.20)		(2.27–4.40)
Other infectious diseases	5	3.67	6	3.92	7	2.80	18	3.34
		(1.19–8.55)		(1.44–8.54)		(1.13–5.78)		(1.98–5.28)
Respiratory diseases	18	1.44	13	0.94	24	1.08	55	1.13
		(0.86–2.28)		(0.50–1.60)		(0.69–1.60)		(0.85–1.47)
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and allied Cond	18	1.44	13	0.94	24	1.08	55	1.13
		(0.86–2.28)		(0.50–1.60)		(0.69–1.60)		(0.85–1.47)
Gastrointestinal diseases	8	4.51	13	6.88	6	2.25	27	4.26
		(1.95–8.89)		(3.66–11.77)		(0.82–4.89)		(2.81–6.20)
Stomach and duodenal ulcers	0	NA	4	12.52	1	2.13	5	4.62
				(3.41–32.05)		(0.05–11.89)		(1.50–10.78)
Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis	8	5.41	9	5.73	5	2.27	22	4.19
		(2.34–10.66)		(2.62–10.89)		(0.74–5.30)		(2.63–6.34)
Renal diseases	12	2.87	2	0.42	13	1.73	27	1.65
		(1.48–5.02)		(0.05–1.54)		(0.92–2.96)		(1.09–2.40)
Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis	12	2.87	2	0.42	13	1.73	27	1.65
		(1.48–5.02)		(0.05–1.54)		(0.92–2.96)		(1.09–2.40)
External injuries	11	1.77	9	1.31	10	0.90	30	1.24
		(0.88–3.17)		(0.60–2.48)		(0.43–1.66)		(0.84–1.77)
Accidents and adverse effects	9	1.80	7	1.25	9	0.97	25	1.26
		(0.82–3.41)		(0.50–2.57)		(0.44–1.84)		(0.81–1.85)
Suicide and self-inflicted injury	2	2.60	2	2.44	0	NA	4	1.49
		(0.31–9.39)		(0.30–8.83)				(0.40–3.80)
Homicide and legal intervention	0	NA	0	NA	1	4.77	1	1.82
						(0.12–26.57)		(0.05–10.17)
Other cause of death	108	2.14	90	1.55	153	1.50	351	1.67
		(1.76–2.59)		(1.25–1.91)		(1.27–1.75)		(1.50–1.85)
Alzheimers (ICD-9 and 10 only)	8	0.87	12	1.10	34	1.63	54	1.32
		(0.37–1.71)		(0.57–1.93)		(1.13–2.28)		(0.99–1.72)
Diabetes mellitus	14	2.28	13	1.94	18	1.80	45	1.97
		(1.25–3.83)		(1.03–3.31)		(1.06–2.84)		(1.43–2.63)
Congenital anomalies	0	NA	1	5.88	0	NA	1	1.76
				(0.15–32.74)				(0.04–9.78)
Certain conditions originating in perinatal period	0	NA	0	NA	0	NA	0	NA
Complications of pregnancy, childbirth, puerperium	0	NA	0	NA	0	NA	0	NA
Symptoms, signs and ill-defifined conditions	10	3.87	6	2.00	4	0.77	20	1.85
		(1.86–7.12)		(0.73–4.35)		(0.21–1.96)		(1.13–2.86)
Other	76	2.35	58	1.56	97	1.47	231	1.71
		(1.85–2.95)		(1.19–2.02)		(1.19–1.80)		(1.49–1.94)

NA: Not Applicable.