Table 2.
Cause specific mortality by calendar period of follow-up. Figures are deaths; hazard ratios adjusted for age at risk (95% confidence intervals)
| Cause of death | 1967-9* | 1980-9 | 1990-9 | 2000-5 | All periods† |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vascular disease: | |||||
| Coronary heart disease | 914 | 1243; 0.71 (0.64 to 0.78) | 1316; 0.52 (0.46 to 0.58) | 559; 0.38 (0.32 to 0.43) | 4032; 0.72 (0.69 to 0.76) |
| Stroke | 121 | 312; 0.90 (0.71 to 1.15) | 471; 0.66 (0.51 to 0.85) | 318; 0.61 (0.46 to 0.81) | 1222; 0.83 (0.77 to 0.91) |
| Other vascular | 148 | 328; 0.93 (0.75 to 1.16) | 432; 0.69 (0.54 to 0.89) | 238; 0.58 (0.44 to 0.77) | 1146; 0.81 (0.75 to 0.89) |
| All vascular | 1183 | 1883; 0.76 (0.70 to 0.83) | 2219; 0.56 (0.51 to 0.61) | 1115; 0.44 (0.39 to 0.50) | 6400; 0.75 (0.73 to 0.79) |
| Cancers: | |||||
| Lung | 255 | 323; 0.61 (0.51 to 0.73) | 264; 0.37 (0.30 to 0.46) | 89; 0.25 (0.18 to 0.34) | 931; 0.62 (0.56 to 0.68) |
| Colorectal | 80 | 139; 0.99 (0.73 to 1.36) | 155; 0.87 (0.61 to 1.24) | 75; 0.86 (0.56 to 1.32) | 449; 0.94 (0.82 to 1.08) |
| Bladder | 24 | 53; 0.80 (0.47 to 1.38) | 68; 0.59 (0.32 to 1.07) | 33; 0.45 (0.23 to 0.91) | 178; 0.76 (0.61 to 0.94) |
| Prostate | 28 | 136; 1.54 (1.00 to 2.38) | 248; 1.57 (1.00 to 2.45) | 134; 1.41 (0.87 to 2.28) | 546; 1.03 (0.90 to 1.16) |
| Other cancers | 277 | 438; 1.02 (0.86 to 1.21) | 593; 1.19 (0.98 to 1.44) | 260; 1.06 (0.84 to 1.33) | 1568; 1.04 (0.96 to 1.12) |
| Cancers related to smoking | 433 | 608; 0.73 (0.63 to 0.84) | 620; 0.57 (0.48 to 0.67) | 249; 0.45 (0.36 to 0.55) | 1910; 0.77 (0.72 to 0.82) |
| Cancers not related to smoking | 231 | 481; 1.16 (0.97 to 1.39) | 708; 1.26 (1.04 to 1.53) | 342; 1.14 (0.91 to 1.43) | 1762; 1.03 (0.96 to 1.11) |
| All cancer | 664 | 1089; 0.87 (0.78 to 0.97) | 1328; 0.80 (0.70 to 0.90) | 591; 0.68 (0.58 to 0.79) | 3672; 0.88 (0.84 to 0.93) |
| Respiratory | 151 | 391; 0.83 (0.67 to 1.03) | 769; 0.73 (0.58 to 0.91) | 455; 0.56 (0.44 to 0.71) | 1766; 0.82 (0.76 to 0.88) |
| Injuries and suicides | 52 | 59; 0.94 (0.61 to 1.44) | 53; 0.78 (0.46 to 1.35) | 31; 0.78 (0.40 to 1.53) | 195; 0.91 (0.73 to 1.14) |
| Other causes | 122 | 263; 0.95 (0.74 to 1.22) | 573; 1.12 (0.86 to 1.45) | 388; 1.07 (0.80 to 1.42) | 1346; 1.04 (0.95 to 1.12) |
| Non-vascular | 989 | 1802; 0.88 (0.80 to 0.96) | 2723; 0.83 (0.75 to 0.91) | 1465; 0.70 (0.63 to 0.79) | 6979; 0.89 (0.86 to 0.93) |
| All causes‡ | 2181 | 3699; 0.82 (0.77 to 0.87) | 4962; 0.68 (0.64 to 0.73) | 2580; 0.56 (0.52 to 0.61) | 13 422; 0.83 (0.81 to 0.85) |
*Reference category (that is, hazard ratio=1.0).
†Hazard ratios associated with an increase in calendar period of 10 years adjusted for age.
‡Includes 43 deaths where specific cause was unknown.