Table 5.
Association between education and mortality in women after 14-year follow-up
| Women (n = 13 514) | PY | Cases per 10 000 PY | Model 1 | Model 2 | % excess risk explained | Model 3 | % excess risk explained | Model 4 | % excess risk explained |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HR (95% CI) | HR (95% CI) | HR (95% CI) | HR (95% CI) | ||||||
| CVD mortality | |||||||||
| High education (reference) | 46 828 | 10 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |||
| Medium education | 77 643 | 19 | 1.77 (1.28–2.45) | 1.67 (1.21–2.31) | 13% | 1.63 (1.18–2.27) | 18% | 1.59 (1.14–2.21) | 24% |
| Low education | 53 148 | 26 | 2.18 (1.57–3.03) | 1.97 (1.41–2.76) | 18% | 1.87 (1.33–2.62) | 26% | 1.79 (1.27–2.52) | 33% |
| Missing education | 1784 | 39 | 3.53 (1.60–7.76) | 3.30 (1.50–7.28) | 9% | 3.04 (1.38–6.68) | 19% | 2.95 (1.34–6.49) | 23% |
| Non-CVD mortality | |||||||||
| High education (reference) | 46 828 | 44 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |||
| Medium education | 77 643 | 51 | 1.14 (0.96–1.35) | 1.09 (0.92–1.29) | 39% | 1.08 (0.90–1.28) | 46% | 1.05 (0.88–1.25) | 64% |
| Low education | 53 148 | 73 | 1.46 (1.23–1.73) | 1.34 (1.13–1.60) | 25% | 1.32 (1.10–1.57) | 32% | 1.26 (1.05–1.51) | 43% |
| Missing education | 1784 | 62 | 1.29 (0.70–2.38) | 1.21 (0.66–2.24) | 26% | 1.16 (0.63–2.15) | 43% | 1.13 (0.61–2.07) | 56% |
| All-cause mortality | |||||||||
| High education (reference) | 46 828 | 54 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |||
| Medium education | 77 643 | 70 | 1.26 (1.09–1.46) | 1.20 (1.03–1.39) | 24% | 1.18 (1.02–1.38) | 30% | 1.16 (0.99–1.35) | 40% |
| Low education | 53 148 | 99 | 1.60 (1.38–1.86) | 1.47 (1.26–1.71) | 23% | 1.42 (1.22–1.67) | 30% | 1.37 (1.16–1.60) | 39% |
| Missing education | 1784 | 101 | 1.71 (1.06–2.77) | 1.61 (1.00–2.60) | 14% | 1.53 (0.95–2.46) | 25% | 1.48 (0.92–2.38) | 32% |
Model 1: Adjusted for age, migration background, family type, and health services use. Model 2: Adjusted for covariates in Model 1 plus income. Model 3: Adjusted for covariates in Model 1 plus job strain. Model 4: Adjusted for covariates in Model 1 plus income and job strain.
CI, confidence interval; CVD, cardiovascular disease; HR, hazard ratio; PY, person-years.