Table 2.
Number of deaths and mortality rate (per 1000 person-years) by cause of death, gender and age group
| Men and women | Men | Women | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50–80 years (N=6601) | 50–80 years (N=2744) | 50–59 years (N=987) | 60–69 years (N=1259) | 70–80 years (N=498) | 50–80 years (N=3857) | 50–59 years (N=1860) | 60–69 years (N=1405) | 70–80 years (N=592) | |
| Number of deaths | |||||||||
| Total mortality | 2225 | 1189 | 204 | 597 | 388 | 1036 | 218 | 456 | 362 |
| Cardiovascular | 776 | 423 | 71 | 201 | 151 | 353 | 44 | 148 | 161 |
| Stroke | 183 | 81 | 5 | 49 | 27 | 102 | 11 | 43 | 48 |
| IHD | 366 | 228 | 48 | 92 | 88 | 138 | 18 | 61 | 59 |
| Cancer | 774 | 412 | 86 | 219 | 107 | 362 | 125 | 168 | 69 |
| Respiratory | 200 | 115 | 15 | 55 | 45 | 85 | 17 | 39 | 29 |
| External | 68 | 39 | – | – | – | 29 | – | – | – |
| Mortality rate | |||||||||
| Total mortality | 23.3 | 31.9 | 13.5 | 35.6 | 73.0 | 17.7 | 7.3 | 21.8 | 48.5 |
| Cardiovascular | 8.1 | 11.4 | 4.7 | 12.0 | 28.4 | 6.0 | 1.5 | 7.1 | 21.6 |
| Stroke | 1.9 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 2.9 | 5.1 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 6.4 |
| IHD | 3.8 | 6.1 | 3.2 | 5.5 | 16.5 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 2.9 | 7.9 |
| Cancer | 8.1 | 11.1 | 5.7 | 13.1 | 20.1 | 6.2 | 4.2 | 8.0 | 9.2 |
| Respiratory | 2.1 | 3.1 | 1.0 | 3.3 | 8.5 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 3.9 |
| External | 0.7 | 1.0 | – | – | – | 0.5 | – | – | – |
Deaths due to external causes are only presented for 50–80 years and not age specific due to small numbers. Study sample has non-missing values for all included covariates (age, sex, BMI, systolic blood pressure, total cholesterol, triglycerides, self-reported general health status, self-reported history of heart attack, stroke, angina, asthma and diabetes, self-reported blood pressure treatment, smoking, leisure-time physical activity and education).
BMI, body mass index; IHD, ischaemic heart disease.