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. 2014 Sep 27;41(3):664–673. doi: 10.1093/schbul/sbu138

Table 3.

Standardized Mortality Ratios (SMRs) for All Causes, Natural Causes, and Unnatural Causes of Deatha

All Causes Natural Causes Unnatural Causes
Observed Deaths Expected Deaths SMR 95% CI Observed Deaths Expected Deaths SMR 95% CI Observed Deaths Expected Deaths SMR 95% CI
Total 39 10.8 3.6 2.6–4.9 15 9.1 1.7 1.0–2.7 21 1.6 13.3 8.7–20.4
Study center
 London 23 6.7 3.5 2.3–5.2 9 5.6 1.6 0.8–3.1 13 0.9 14.0 8.2–24.2
 Nottingham 16 4.2 3.8 2.3–6.2 6 3.5 1.7 0.8–3.8 8 0.7 12.2 6.1–24.4
Sex
 Women 11 3.9 2.8 1.6–5.1 6 3.6 1.7 0.7–3.7 4 0.3 14.5 5.4–38.7
 Men 28 6.9 4.1 2.8–5.9 9 5.5 1.6 0.9–3.2 17 1.3 13.0 8.1–20.9
Age band
 16–29 years 7 1.0 7.4 3.5–15.5 0 0.4 0 7 0.5 13.2 6.3–27.8
 30–44 years 18 3.1 5.8 3.7–9.2 5 2.3 2.2 0.9–5.3 11 0.8 14.4 8.0–26.1
 45–59 years 8 3.3 2.5 1.2–4.9 6 3.0 2.0 0.9–4.5 2 0.2 9.1 2.3–36.6
 60–74 years 6 3.5 1.7 0.8–3.8 4 3.5 1.2 0.4–3.1 1 0.1 13.6 1.9–96.8

Note: aIndirectly standardized to the age band, sex, and center-specific stratum rates for the population at-risk in Southeast London and Nottinghamshire; SMRs > 1 indicate the magnitude of excess mortality in people with first-episode psychosis.