Table 4.
Cumulative incidence of cardiovascular diseases and cardiovascular risk factors (according to the diagnoses in ICD-10) and RR (risk ratios) for men aged 65-79 years (diagnosed 2002-2007) in the twin cities.
| White-collar twin city | Blue-collar twin city | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 65-79 years (n = 6 892 inhabitants) | 65-79 years (n = 6 695 inhabitants) | |||||||
| n | n/1000 | RR | 95% CI | n | n/1000 | RR | 95% CI | |
| High Cholesterol (ICD-E-78) | 832 | 121.7 | 1.00 | - | 656 | 98.0 | 0.82 | (0.74-0.89)*** |
| Hypertension (ICD-I10) | 1486 | 215.6 | 1.00 | - | 1737 | 259.4 | 1.20 | (1.13-1.28)*** |
| Angina Pectoris (ICD-I20.9) | 661 | 95.9 | 1.00 | - | 670 | 100.1 | 1.04 | (0.94-1.16) |
| Cardiac infarction (ICD-I21) | 537 | 77.9 | 1.00 | - | 598 | 89.3 | 1.15 | (1.03-1.28)* |
| Ischemic heart disease UNS (ICD-I25) | 1055 | 153.1 | 1.00 | - | 1161 | 173.4 | 1.13 | (1.05-1.22)** |
| Cardiac insufficiency (ICD-I50) | 750 | 108.8 | 1.00 | - | 806 | 120.4 | 1.11 | (1.01-1.22)* |
| Cerebral haemorrhage (ICD-I16.9) | 20 | 2.9 | 1.00 | - | 51 | 7.6 | 2.63 | (1.57-4.40)*** |
| Stroke (ICD-I63) | 396 | 57.5 | 1.00 | - | 406 | 60.6 | 1.06 | (0.92-1.21) |
*p = 0.05,**p = 0.001,***p < 0.0001