Table 1.

Relative risks per disease differentiated by age (WHO, 2004)

	Age-group
Disease (ICD-10 code)	15–29	30–44	45–64	65+
Ischemic heart disease (I20-I25)	1.47 (1.39–1.56)	1.47 (1.39–1.56)	1.47 (1.39–1.56)	1.34 (1.26–1.42)
Diabetes Type 2 (E11)	1.31 (1.24–1.39)	1.31 (1.24–1.39)	1.31 (1.24–1.39)	1.22 (1.24–1.39)
Female breast cancer (C50)	1.13 (1.04–1.22)	1.13 (1.04–1.22)	1.13 (1.04–1.22)	1.09 (1.01–1.18)
Ischemic stroke (I63)	1.39 (1.24–1.56)	1.39 (1.24–1.56)	1.39 (1.24–1.56)	1.28 (1.14–1.44)
Colon cancer (C18)	1.43 (1.38–1.49)	1.43 (1.38–1.49)	1.43 (1.38–1.49)	1.31 (1.26–1.36)

Note. ICD = International Classification of Disease; Upper and lower bound values in parentheses