Table 3. Rates of admission for acute myocardial infarction and other acute and sub-acute forms of ischemic heart diseases during the ban period compared with the pre-ban period, by gender and age.

	Acute myocardial infarction (ICD9 410)		Other acute and sub-acute forms of ischemic heart diseases (ICD9 411)
	<70	≥70	<70	≥70
Gender	RR (95% CI)	RR (95% CI)	RR (95% CI)	RR (95% CI)
Men	0.97 (0.95–0.99)	1.00 (0.98–1.03)	0.96 (0.93–0.99)	0.98 (0.95–1.01)
Women	0.98 (0.94–1.02)	1.02 (0.99–1.04)	0.92 (0.88–0.98)	0.97 (0.94–1.01)
Overall	0.97 (0.95–0.99)	1.01 (0.99–1.04)	0.95 (0.93–0.98)	0.98 (0.96–1.00)

Results adjusted for long-term trends and seasonality. Italy 2002–2006.

RR: Rate Ratio.

95% CI: 95% Confidence Interval.