Table 3. Risk of death among Multiple Sclerosis patients with private subscriptions to mobile phones in Denmark. 1987–1995, followed up through 2004.
Women | Men | Total | |||||||
Person years | Deaths | MRR 95% CI | Person years | Deaths | MRR 95% CI | Person years | Deaths | MRR 95% CI | |
Non subscribers | 39 575 | 400 | Reference | 18 333 | 306 | Reference | 57 908 | 706 | Reference |
Subscription holders | 1 339 | 16 | 1.27 (0.77–2.09) | 3 595 | 45 | 0.79 (0.58–1.09) | 4 934 | 61 | 0.91 (0.70–1.19) |
Years of subscription after MS-diagnosis | |||||||||
<1 | 190 | 2 | 1.35 (0.33–5.45) | 509 | 2 | 0.40 (0.10–1.64) | 700 | 4 | 0.59 (0.22–1.59) |
1–3 | 487 | 4 | 1.06 (0.39–2.85) | 1 305 | 7 | 0.47 (0.22–1.00) | 1 792 | 11 | 0.58 (0.32–1.06) |
4–6 | 382 | 2 | 0.57 (0.14–2.00) | 934 | 14 | 0.91 (0.53–1.57) | 1 317 | 16 | 0.90 (0.54–1.48) |
7–9 | 246 | 8 | 2.44 (1.20–4.98) | 645 | 16 | 1.06 (0.63–1.78) | 891 | 24 | 1.41 (0.93–2.15) |
10+ | 33 | 0 | – | 202 | 6 | 0 93 (0.41–2.12) | 235 | 6 | 0.95 (0.42–2.15) |