Table 7 Relative risk (95% CI)* of dying from all causes and from cardiovascular disease, ischaemic heart disease, smoking‐related cancer or lung cancer in daily smokers at both examinations, per 10 decrease in cigarette consumption from the first to the last examination (n = 24 959 men and 26 251 women)†.
| Deaths from | Heavy smokers | All smokers | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of deaths | Relative risks (95% CI) per 10 cigarette consumption decrease | Number of deaths | Relative risks (95% CI) per 10 cigarette consumption decrease | |
| All causes | 1809 | 0.97 (0.90 to 1.04) | 4042 | 1.00 (0.94 to 1.05) |
| Cardiovascular disease | 650 | 0.90 (0.79 to 1.03) | 1479 | 0.98 (0.89 to 1.08) |
| Ischaemic heart disease | 447 | 0.85 (0.73 to 1.01) | 989 | 0.97 (0.87 to 1.10) |
| Smoking‐related cancer | 453 | 0.91 (0.79 to 1.06) | 935 | 0.99 (0.89 to 1.11) |
| Lung cancer | 253 | 0.97 (0.80 to 1.18) | 497 | 1.01 (0.87 to 1.17) |
*Adjusted for sex and consumption level.
†Participants not reporting cardiovascular disease, diabetes or treatment for hypertension, or symptoms of angina pectoris or atherosclerosis obliterans.