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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Jul 27.
Published in final edited form as: J Epidemiol Community Health. 2008 Dec 16;63(3):197–202. doi: 10.1136/jech.2008.078923

Table 4.

Age adjusted relative risks of mortality by detailed cardiovascular diseases by level of education and occupational group in men and women

Ischaemic cardiac disease Cerebro-vascular disease Other cardiovascular mortality

Men Women Men Women Men Women

RR 95% CI RR 95% CI RR 95% CI RR 95% CI RR 95% CI RR 95% CI

Educational level
 No diploma 1.82 1.31–2.52 4.14 1.29–13.3 3.39 1.97–5.81 3.22 1.39–7.49 3.81 2.57–5.64 5.75 2.34–14.2
 Primary 1.79 1.30–2.48 2.49 0.77–8.05 2.56 1.48–4.42 2.17 0.93–5.08 2.46 1.65–3.67 3.51 1.42–8.71
 Technical 1.39 1.00–1.93 2.17 0.65–7.21 1.98 1.14–3.44 1.61 0.67–3.86 1.70 1.13–2.56 2.72 1.08–6.87
 Secondary 1.40 0.95–2.06 2.41 0.66–8.77 1.16 0.58–2.33 1.20 0.43–3.38 1.27 0.77–2.09 1.10 0.35–3.45
 University 1 1 1 1 1 1
RII 1.83 1.37–2.43 3.35 1.68–6.68 3.92 2.52–6.09 3.98 2.15–7.34 5.06 3.65–7.02 6.21 3.63–10.6

Aged 30–64 years at the beginning of the census year

RII = Relative inequality index