Table 3 Age adjusted relative indices of inequality in 1960 and 1990 for cause specific mortality 1990–2001adjusted for the other year's socioeconomic position and interaction in men and women.
| Cause of death | Men | Women | Both sexes adjusted for age and sex, | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 adjusted | 1990 adjusted | Interaction* | 1960 adjusted | 1990 adjusted | Interaction | 1960 RII | |||||||
| Stomach cancer | 2.76 (1.60 to 4.75) | 1.37 (0.82 to 2.30) | 0.945 | 1.63 (0.80 to 3.30) | 0.99 (0.49 to 2.00) | 0.445 | 2.28 (1.49 to 3.51) | ||||||
| Cancer large bowel and rectum | 0.96 (0.69 to 1.33) | 1.30 (0.94 to 1.82) | 0.102 | 1.27 (0.88 to 1.82) | 1.36 (0.95 to 1.94) | 0.418 | 1.08 (0.85 to 1.39) | ||||||
| Cancer pancreas | 1.34 (0.79 to 2.25) | 1.13 (0.67 to 1.91) | 0.391 | 1.60 (0.83 to 3.07) | 1.17 (0.62 to 2.22) | 0.178 | 1.43 (0.95 to 2.15) | ||||||
| Lung cancer | 1.53 (1.17 to 2.00) | 2.17 (1.68 to 2.82) | 0.814 | 1.73 (1.25 to 2.39) | 1.36 (0.99 to 1.86) | 0.986 | 1.62 (1.32 to 1.99) | ||||||
| Breast cancer | – | – | – | 0.90 (0.72 to 1.11) | 1.22 (0.98 to 1.51) | 0.025 | – | ||||||
| Cervical cancer | – | – | – | 1.77 (1.09 to 2.87) | 2.01 (1.24 to 3.25) | 0.153 | – | ||||||
| Ovarian cancer | – | – | – | 1.03 (0.71 to 1.51) | 1.21 (0.83 to 1.76) | 0.101 | – | ||||||
| Prostate cancer | 1.04 (0.50 to 2.14) | 2.37 (1.16 to 4.83) | 0.460 | – | – | – | – | ||||||
| Malignant melanoma | 0.82 (0.53 to 1.29) | 0.82 (0.52 to 1.30) | 0.145 | 1.20 (0.65 to 2.21) | 1.17 (0.63 to 2.16) | 0.983 | 0.94 (0.65 to 1.34) | ||||||
| Psychiatric causes | 1.10 (0.70 to 1.72) | 21.94 (12.79 to 37.65) | 0.949 | 1.71 (0.44 to 6.66) | 10.28 (2.06 to 51.32) | 0.251 | 1.15 (0.79 to 1.76) | ||||||
| Alcohol related | 1.16 (0.87 to 1.54) | 10.23 (7.58 to 13.81) | 0.531 | 1.43 (0.70 to 2.08) | 12.24 (6.70 to 22.37) | 0.950 | 1.16 (0.90 to 1.50) | ||||||
| CHD | 1.86 (1.59 to 2.18) | 2.74 (2.35 to 3.19) | 0.650 | 2.54 (1.69 to 3.83) | 3.28 (2.21 to 4.86) | 0.482 | 1.94 (1.67 to 2.25) | ||||||
| Thrombotic stroke | 0.70 (0.29 to 1.69) | 1.32 (0.54 to 3.21) | 0.267 | 1.34 (0.31 to 5.85) | 1.78 (0.41 to 7.76) | 0.137 | 0.83 (0.39 to 1.76) | ||||||
| Haemorrhagic stroke | 1.31 (0.84 to 2.02) | 3.04 (1.97 to 4.67) | 0.296 | 1.35 (0.84 to 2.17) | 2.81 (1.75 to 4.52) | 0.641 | 1.33 (0.96 to 1.83) | ||||||
| Aortic aneurysm | 1.02 (0.50 to 2.10) | 1.90 (0.93 to 3.89) | 0.715 | – | – | 0.92 (0.47 to 1.81) | |||||||
| COPD | 1.76 (0.87 to 3.56) | 5.21 (2.62 to 10.39) | 0.013 | 2.35 (1.18 to 4.68) | 8.75 (4.39 to 17.44) | 0.154 | 2.03 (1.24 to 3.32) | ||||||
| Asthma | 0.95 (0.28 to 3.25) | 5.55 (1.59 to 19.34) | 0.128 | 1.33 (0.47 to 3.79) | 8.73 (2.98 to 25.59) | 0.110 | 1.14 (0.51 to 2.53) | ||||||
| Diabetes | 1.00 (0.59 to 1.68) | 7.72 (4.52 to 13.19) | 0.391 | 1.31 (0.55 to 3.09) | 6.28 (2.56 to 15.37) | 0.833 | 1.07 (0.69 to 1.67) | ||||||
| Suicide | 0.87 (0.69 to 1.11) | 2.18 (1.72 to 2.77) | 0.007 | 0.63 (0.42 to 0.92) | 2.41 (1.62 to 3.59) | 0.204 | 0.80 (0.65 to 0.98) | ||||||
| Other violent | 1.30 (1.07 to 1.57) | 2.66 (2.21 to 3.21) | 0.854 | 0.81 (0.57 to 1.16) | 2.42 (1.69 to 3.47) | 0.274 | 1.17 (0.99 to 1.38) | ||||||
| All causes | 1.25 (1.17 to 1.34) | 2.60 (2.43 to 2.78) | 0.078 | 1.20 (1.10 to 1.31) | 2.16 (1.98 to 2.36) | 0.170 | 1.23 (1.17 to 1.30) | ||||||
Individuals aged 41 to 61 years at end of follow up.
*Interaction between 1960 and 1990 socioeconomic position. Farmers and missing occupation excluded from all analyses.
CHD, coronary heart disease; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; RII, relative indices of inequality.