Table 5. Mortality Rate Ratios in Patients Receiving Dialysis and the General Population Stratified by Age and Time Period.
| Condition and age group | Mortality rate ratio (95% CI) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | 1998-2003 | 2004-2009 | 2010-2015 | |
| Myocardial infarction | ||||
| 20-44 y | ||||
| Crude | 84.7 (70.4-101.9) | 108.6 (85.5-137.8) | 69.8 (49.3-98.7) | 48.0 (27.9-82.8) |
| Age and sex standardized | 53.8 (44.7-64.7) | 68.8 (54.2-87.2) | 44.7 (31.6-63.2) | 30.3 (17.6-52.1) |
| 45-64 y | ||||
| Unstandardized | 28.6 (27.2-30.1) | 27.6 (25.6-29.8) | 29.1 (26.7-31.6) | 28.2 (25.4-31.3) |
| Age and sex standardized | 21.0 (19.9-22.0) | 20.5 (19.0-22.2) | 21.1 (19.4-23.0) | 20.4 (18.4-22.6) |
| ≥65 y | ||||
| Unstandardized | 6.7 (6.5-6.9) | 6.8 (6.5-7.1) | 6.9 (6.6-7.2) | 6.7 (6.3-7.0) |
| Age and sex standardized | 6.1 (6.0-6.3) | 6.7 (6.5-7.0) | 6.3 (6.0-6.5) | 5.8 (5.5-6.1) |
| Stroke | ||||
| 20-44 y | ||||
| Crude | 713.6 (601.1-847.2) | 835.4 (660.5-1056.5) | 614.2 (454.1-830.8) | 537.1 (340.0-848.5) |
| Age and sex standardized | 539.7 (456.5-638.1) | 642.1 (511.2-806.4) | 466.9 (347.5-627.4) | 386.1 (246.2-605.3) |
| 45-64 y | ||||
| Unstandardized | 83.6 (78.2-89.3) | 76.9 (69.3-85.3) | 82.8 (73.9-92.8) | 92.2 (80.8-105.3) |
| Age and sex standardized | 62.5 (58.5-66.7) | 58.1 (52.4-64.4) | 61.7 (55.2-69.1) | 68.0 (59.7-77.4) |
| ≥65 y | ||||
| Unstandardized | 4.8 (4.6-4.9) | 4.7 (4.5-5.0) | 4.8 (4.6-5.1) | 4.9 (4.6-5.2) |
| Age and sex standardized | 5.0 (4.9-5.2) | 5.8 (5.5-6.1) | 5.1 (4.8-5.3) | 4.9 (4.6-5.2) |
| Pulmonary embolism | ||||
| 20-44 y | ||||
| Crude | 58.3 (33.1-102.8) | 59.7 (24.8-143.8) | 57.2 (21.4-152.7) | 56.0 (18.0-174.1) |
| Age and sex standardized | 47.9 (27.2-84.3) | 49.1 (20.4-118.0) | 47.3 (17.7-126) | 45.5 (14.7-141.0) |
| 45-64 y | ||||
| Unstandardized | 29.4 (24.2-35.9) | 30.9 (22.6-42.1) | 30.5 (21.8-42.5) | 25.4 (17.0-38.0) |
| Age and sex standardized | 25.3 (20.8-30.8) | 26.5 (19.5-36.2) | 26.1 (18.7-36.4) | 21.8 (14.6-32.6) |
| ≥65 y | ||||
| Unstandardized | 5.2 (4.7-5.8) | 6.3 (5.3-7.4) | 5.0 (4.1-6.0) | 4.3 (3.4-5.4) |
| Age and sex standardized | 5.4 (4.9-6.0) | 7.1 (6.0-8.4) | 5.2 (4.3-6.2) | 4.3 (3.5-5.4) |
| Other | ||||
| 20-44 y | ||||
| Crude | 43.8 (41.6-46.1) | 41.7 (38.4-45.2) | 42.7 (39.1-46.6) | 47.4 (42.9-52.4) |
| Age and sex standardized | 35.7 (33.9-37.6) | 34.1 (31.4-37.0) | 34.9 (32.0-38.1) | 38.3 (34.7-42.3) |
| 45-64 y | ||||
| Unstandardized | 20.4 (20.0-20.7) | 20.6 (20.0-21.3) | 20.2 (19.6-20.9) | 20.0 (19.4-20.7) |
| Age and sex standardized | 16.5 (16.2-16.8) | 16.9 (16.4-17.4) | 16.4 (15.9-16.9) | 16.0 (15.5-16.6) |
| ≥65 y | ||||
| Unstandardized | 5.6 (5.6-5.7) | 5.8 (5.7-5.9) | 5.7 (5.7-5.8) | 5.4 (5.4-5.5) |
| Age and sex standardized | 5.5 (5.4-5.5) | 6.2 (6.1-6.3) | 5.5 (5.5-5.6) | 5.0 (4.9-5.1) |