Table 2.
Cumulative incidence of cardiovascular diseases and cardiovascular risk factors (according to the diagnoses in ICD-10) and RR (risk ratios) for men aged 45-64 years (diagnosed 2002-2007) in the twin cities.
| White-collar twin city | Blue-collar twin city | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45-64 years (n = 16 057 inhabitants) | 45-64 years (n = 16 029 inhabitants) | |||||||
| n | n/1000 | RR | 95% CI | n | n/1000 | RR | 95% CI | |
| High Cholesterol (ICD-E-78) | 876 | 54.6 | 1.00 | - | 912 | 56.9 | 1.04 | (0.95-1.14) |
| Hypertension (ICD-I10) | 1193 | 74.3 | 1.00 | - | 1529 | 95.4 | 1.28 | (1.19-1.38)*** |
| Angina Pectoris (ICD-I20.9) | 383 | 23.9 | 1.00 | - | 480 | 29.9 | 1.26 | (1.10-1.43)** |
| Cardiac infarction (ICD-I21) | 362 | 22.5 | 1.00 | - | 428 | 26.7 | 1.18 | (1.03-1.36)* |
| Ischemic heart disease UNS (ICD-I25) | 703 | 43.8 | 1.00 | - | 776 | 48.4 | 1.11 | (1.00-1.22)* |
| Cardiac insufficiency (ICD-I50) | 279 | 17.4 | 1.00 | - | 394 | 24.6 | 1.41 | (1.22-1.65)*** |
| Cerebral haemorrhage (ICD-I16.9) | 17 | 1.1 | 1.00 | - | 35 | 2.2 | 2.06 | (1.15-3.68)* |
| Stroke (ICD-I63) | 187 | 11.6 | 1.00 | - | 236 | 14.7 | 1.26 | (1.05-1.53)* |
*p = 0.05,**p = 0.001,***p < 0.0001