Table 2.
Observed (O) deaths from all causes and observed deaths divided by deaths expected* (O/E) in each study year
| Study year | ||||||||
| Site | n | Mean age (y) | % Men | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| All patients | ||||||||
| Birmingham | 3001 | 58.3 | 46.8% | O | 120 | 74 | 86 | 60 |
| O/E | 1.6 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.8 | ||||
| Glasgow | 3128 | 58.3 | 43.7% | O | 117 | 89 | 81 | 79 |
| O/E | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | ||||
| Newcastle | 3514 | 58.5 | 48.9% | O | 143 | 126 | 115 | 74 |
| O/E | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 0.9 | ||||
| Nottingham | 3012 | 60.6 | 48.0% | O | 131 | 110 | 107 | 95 |
| O/E | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.1 | ||||
| Oxford | 2318 | 60.6 | 45.2% | O | 76 | 75 | 76 | 57 |
| O/E | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.8 | ||||
| Portsmouth | 2963 | 61.6 | 48.1% | O | 137 | 117 | 101 | 108 |
| O/E | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.2 | ||||
| Total | 17 936 | 59.6 | 46.9% | O | 724 | 591 | 566 | 473 |
| O/E | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.0 | ||||
*Expected deaths based on national (England and Wales) rates for 1996, except for Glasgow which is based on Scottish rates for 1996, and total rates which are based on pooled Scotland, England, and Wales expected deaths. Calculations made for each sex separately within five year age groupings.