Table 3.
Pooled aHRs and 95% CIs of death according to cause and snus use at baseline
| Cause of death |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All causes |
Cardiovascular diseases |
Cancer |
Other causes |
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| n a | aHR (95% CI)b | n a | aHR (95% CI)b | n a | aHR (95% CI)b | n a | aHR (95% CI)b | ||
| Tobacco use | |||||||||
| Never-users of tobacco | 9272 | Ref. | 3444 | Ref. | 2660 | Ref. | 2098 | Ref. | |
| Exclusive current snus users | 1410 | 1.28 (1.20–1.35) | 443 | 1.27 (1.15–1.41) | 332 | 1.12 (1.00–1.26) | 511 | 1.37 (1.24–1.52) | |
| Exclusive former snus users | 246 | 1.15 (1.02–1.31) | 83 | 1.13 (0.91–1.41) | 82 | 1.26 (1.01–1.57) | 69 | 1.14 (0.89–1.45) | |
| Amount (cans/week)c | |||||||||
| <4 | 415 | 1.28 (1.16–1.41) | 166 | 1.44 (1.23–1.69) | 102 | 1.13 (0.93–1.38) | 109 | 1.24 (1.02–1.51) | |
| 4–6 | 429 | 1.17 (1.06–1.29) | 141 | 1.18 (1.00–1.40) | 116 | 1.17 (0.96–1.41) | 140 | 1.18 (0.99–1.40) | |
| ≥7 | 528 | 1.37 (1.25–1.50) | 125 | 1.17 (0.98–1.41) | 98 | 1.01 (0.82–1.24) | 253 | 1.65 (1.43–1.90) | |
| P for trend | 0.09 | 0.03 | 0.22 | 0.001 | |||||
| Duration, yearsc | |||||||||
| <5 | 105 | 1.08 (0.88–1.32) | 13 | 0.98 (0.56–1.72) | 12 | 0.68 (0.38–1.21) | 71 | 1.13 (0.87–1.45) | |
| 5–9 | 189 | 1.17 (1.00–1.36) | 26 | 0.99 (0.67–1.48) | 32 | 0.94 (0.65–1.35) | 114 | 1.21 (0.99–1.49) | |
| 10–14 | 176 | 1.31 (1.12–1.52) | 38 | 1.16 (0.84–1.61) | 40 | 1.08 (0.79–1.49) | 82 | 1.46 (1.16–1.84) | |
| ≥15 | 844 | 1.29 (1.20–1.38) | 340 | 1.32 (1.18–1.48) | 215 | 1.12 (0.97–1.29) | 222 | 1.49 (1.30–1.72) | |
| P for trend | 0.001 | 0.001 | 0.11 | 0.001 | |||||
a
The numbers of cause-specific deaths do not add up to the total because of missing information regarding the cause of death.
b
Adjusted for attained age and BMI.
c
Among exclusive current snus users only. Reference category is never-users of tobacco.