Table 2.
Proportion of problem drug users, standardised mortality ratios, attributable risk fractions, age standardised mortality, excess mortality, and proportion of excess due to drug use (with 95% credible intervals unless stated otherwise) in England and Scotland, for men and for men and women combined
| Men | Men and women | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | Scotland | England | Scotland | ||
| Proportion (%) of problem drug users (95% confidence interval) | 1.65* | 2.69 (2.11 to 4.17) | 1.07 (1.06 to 1.11) | 1.84 (1.84 to 2.01) | |
| Standardised mortality ratio in population of drug users (DORIS cohort) | † | 834 (549 to 1182) | † | 1244 (876 to 1678) | |
| Attributable risk fraction (%) | 10.7 (6.8 to 15.1) | 16.3 (8.8 to 25.5) | 11.1 (7.8 to 14.8) | 17.3 (12.3 to 22.8) | |
| Age standardised mortality per 100 000 | 173 (170 to 175) | 259 (250 to 267) | 138 (136 to 139) | 196 (191 to 201) | |
| Excess mortality per 100 000 | – | 86 (77 to 95) | – | 58 (53 to 64) | |
| Age standardised mortality per 100 000, excluding deaths in drug users | 154 (146 to 161) | 217 (192 to 238) | 122 (117 to 127) | 162 (150 to 173) | |
| Excess mortality per 100 000, excluding deaths in drug users | – | 63 (42 to 80) | – | 40 (32 to 47) | |
| Proportion of excess mortality due to drug use (%) | – | 27.5 (9.3 to 50.3) | – | 32.0 (22.3 to 43.0) | |
*95% confidence interval not given.
†Assumed to be same as for DORIS cohort.