Table 2.

HRs for total mortality of non-respondents versus respondents and the 95% CIs according to gender and age at the beginning of the follow-up in 1998

Non-respondents versus respondents (=1.00)	Age in 1998, 20–24 years	Age in 1998, 30–34 years	Age in 1998, 40–44 years	Age in 1998, 50–54 years	Total age or age and gender adjusted
Women	1.00 (0.34 to 2.97)	1.45 (0.77 to 2.73)	1.40 (0.93 to 2.10)	2.17 (1.58 to 2.98)	1.75 (1.40 to 2.19)
Men	1.28 (0.70 to 2.34)	1.41 (0.89 to 2.24)	1.71 (1.25 to 2.35)	1.31 (1.07 to 1.61)	1.41 (1.21 to 1.65)
Total gender or age and gender adjusted	1.21 (0.71 to 2.04)	1.42 (0.98 to 2.07)	1.59 (1.24 to 2.04)	1.54 (1.29 to 1.83)	1.52 (1.34 to 1.73)

Statistically significant associations are in bold.