TABLE 2—
Gender-Specific Total Mortality in the Western Alaska Tribal Collaborative for Health and Its Component Studies: ASP 1994–1998, CANHR 2003–2010, EARTH 2004–2006, and GOCADAN 2000–2008
| Study | Deaths, No. | Follow-Up, PY | Rate per 1000 PY | Age-Adjusted Rate (95% CI) | Adjusted HRa (95% CI) |
| CANHR | |||||
| Men | 19 | 2582 | 7.4 | 8.8 (4.8, 12.7) | 1.9 (0.7, 4.9) |
| Women | 13 | 3020 | 4.3 | 5.9 (2.7, 9.1) | 0.0 (Ref) |
| EARTH | |||||
| Men | 27 | 3138 | 8.6 | 11.7 (7.0, 16.3) | 1.2 (0.7, 2.1) |
| Women | 26 | 3570 | 7.3 | 8.7 (5.3, 12.1) | 0.0 (Ref) |
| YK region (CANHR + EARTH) | |||||
| Men | 46 | 5719 | 8.0 | 10.2 (7.2, 13.3) | 1.4 (0.9, 2.3) |
| Women | 39 | 6590 | 5.9 | 7.4 (5.1, 9.7) | 0.0 (Ref) |
| ASP | |||||
| Men | 50 | 3850 | 13.0 | 12.0 (8.6, 15.5) | 1.7 (1.1, 2.6) |
| Women | 50 | 4573 | 10.9 | 7.7 (5.6, 9.9) | 0.0 (Ref) |
| GOCADAN | |||||
| Men | 54 | 4309 | 12.5 | 14.5 (10.6, 18.4) | 2.0 (1.3, 3.1) |
| Women | 41 | 5464 | 7.5 | 8.1 (5.6, 10.5) | 0.0 (Ref) |
| Norton Sound region (ASP + GOCADAN) | |||||
| Men | 104 | 8159 | 12.7 | 13.1 (10.6, 15.6) | 1.7 (1.3, 2.3) |
| Women | 91 | 10 037 | 9.1 | 8.1 (6.4, 9.7) | 0.0 (Ref) |
| WATCH (all studies) | |||||
| Men | 150 | 13 878 | 10.8 | 12.1b (10.2, 14.0) | 1.5 (1.2, 2.0) |
| Women | 130 | 16 628 | 7.8 | 7.9 (6.5, 9.2) | 0.0 (Ref) |
Note. ASP = Alaska Siberia Project; CANHR = Center for Alaska Native Health Research; CI = confidence interval; EARTH = Education and Research Toward Health; GOCADAN = Genetics of Coronary Artery Disease in Alaska Natives; HR = hazard ratio; PY = person-years; WATCH = Western Alaska Tribal Collaborative for Health; YK = Yukon Kuskokwim.
a
Adjusted for age, diabetes, ever smoked, and obesity (body mass index > 30 kg/m2).
b
Age-adjusted risk ratio comparing men with women: 1.53 (95% CI = 1.22, 1.95).