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.