Table 2.

Standardized mortality ratios for cardiovascular death in elderly patients with bladder cancer based on years after diagnosis.

	Years After Diagnosis
	<1		1–5		5–10		10–15		15+
Cause of Death	Obs	Smr (95% CI)	Obs	Smr (95% CI)	Obs	Smr (95% CI)	Obs	Smr (95% CI)	Obs	Smr (95% CI)
65+ years
CVD	2686	1.57	7207	1.23	5805	1.28	3244	1.3	2270	1.34
		(1.51–1.63)		(1.20–1.26)		(1.25–1.32)		(1.25–1.34)		(1.28–1.39)
Diseases of the Heart	2124	1.62	5615	1.25	4483	1.29	2472	1.29	1704	1.32
		(1.55–1.69)		(1.21–1.28)		(1.25–1.33)		(1.24–1.35)		(1.25–1.38)
Cerebrovascular Diseases	380	1.34	1075	1.1	906	1.19	523	1.22	387	1.33
		(1.21–1.48)		(1.04–1.17)		(1.11–1.27)		(1.12–1.33)		(1.20–1.46)
Hypertension without Heart Disease	40	1.4	104	1	113	1.25	81	1.41	86	1.82
		(1.00–1.90)		(0.82–1.21)		(1.03–1.50)		(1.12–1.76)		(1.46–2.25)
Atherosclerosis	67	1.83	161	1.34	123	1.42	74	1.68	40	1.46
		(1.42–2.32)		(1.14–1.56)		(1.18–1.69)		(1.32–2.11)		(1.05–1.99)
Aortic Aneurysm and Dissection	46	1.55	172	1.72	123	1.71	53	1.49	29	1.47
		(1.14–2.07)		(1.48–2.00)		(1.42–2.04)		(1.12–1.95)		(0.99–2.12)
Other Diseases of the Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries	29	1.78	80	1.44	57	1.3	41	1.64	24	1.38
		(1.19–2.56)		(1.14–1.79)		(0.99–1.69)		(1.17–2.22)		(0.89–2.06)
65–74 years
CVD	632	1.94	2073	1.51	2090	1.4	1628	1.19	1690	1.18
		(1.79–2.10)		(1.45–1.58)		(1.34–1.46)		(1.13–1.25)		(1.12–1.24)
Diseases of the Heart	506	1.92	1637	1.5	1652	1.42	1230	1.17	1259	1.15
		(1.76–2.10)		(1.43–1.57)		(1.35–1.49)		(1.11–1.24)		(1.09–1.21)
Cerebrovascular Diseases	87	2.01	286	1.47	297	1.25	276	1.19	298	1.21
		(1.61–2.48)		(1.30–1.65)		(1.11–1.40)		(1.05–1.34)		(1.08–1.36)
Hypertension without Heart Disease	6	1.4	23	1.19	32	1.3	43	1.48	62	1.56
		(0.52–3.06)		(0.76–1.79)		(0.89–1.84)		(1.07–2.00)		(1.20–2.00)
Atherosclerosis	11	2.97	34	2.01	32	1.57	23	1.06	27	1.19
		(1.48–5.32)		(1.39–2.80)		(1.07–2.22)		(0.67–1.59)		(0.78–1.73)
Aortic Aneurysm and Dissection	10	1.22	69	2.04	64	1.92	35	1.52	24	1.41
		(0.59–2.25)		(1.58–2.58)		(1.48–2.45)		(1.06–2.11)		(0.91–2.10)
Other Diseases of the Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries	12	3.6	24	1.71	13	0.85	21	1.5	20	1.36
		(1.86–6.30)		(1.10–2.55)		(0.45–1.45)		(0.93–2.29)		(0.83–2.11)
75–84 years
CVD	1140	1.59	3179	1.08	2733	1.07	1426	1.33	560	2.16
		(1.50–1.69)		(1.04–1.12)		(1.03–1.11)		(1.27–1.41)		(1.98–2.35)
Diseases of the Heart	894	1.63	2462	1.1	2077	1.07	1089	1.34	429	2.18
		(1.53–1.74)		(1.05–1.14)		(1.02–1.12)		(1.26–1.42)		(1.98–2.40)
Cerebrovascular Diseases	169	1.37	502	0.99	462	1.05	223	1.21	86	1.88
		(1.17–1.60)		(0.91–1.08)		(0.96–1.16)		(1.06–1.38)		(1.51–2.33)
Hypertension without Heart Disease	18	1.62	40	0.76	61	1.12	36	1.35	24	3.25
		(0.96–2.57)		(0.55–1.04)		(0.85–1.43)		(0.94–1.87)		(2.08–4.84)
Atherosclerosis	23	1.67	67	1.08	56	1.02	44	2.08	12	2.66
		(1.06–2.51)		(0.83–1.37)		(0.77–1.33)		(1.51–2.80)		(1.38–4.65)
Aortic Aneurysm and Dissection	24	1.71	70	1.44	47	1.42	15	1.27	5	1.88
		(1.10–2.55)		(1.12–1.81)		(1.04–1.88)		(0.71–2.09)		(0.61–4.39)
Other Diseases of the Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries	12	1.75	38	1.38	30	1.26	19	1.82	4	1.52
		(0.90–3.05)		(0.98–1.90)		(0.85–1.80)		(1.09–2.84)		(0.41–3.89)
85+ years
CVD	914	1.38	1955	1.27	982	2.01	190	3.04	20	4.39
		(1.29–1.47)		(1.21–1.33)		(1.89–2.14)		(2.63–3.51)		(2.68–6.78)
Diseases of the Heart	724	1.45	1516	1.3	754	2.04	153	3.24	16	4.67
		(1.34–1.56)		(1.24–1.37)		(1.89–2.19)		(2.75–3.80)		(2.67–7.59)
Cerebrovascular Diseases	124	1.05	287	1.06	147	1.72	24	2.17	3	3.63
		(0.87–1.25)		(0.94–1.19)		(1.45–2.02)		(1.39–3.23)		(0.75–10.61)
Hypertension without Heart Disease	16	1.21	41	1.27	20	1.78	2	1.24	0	-
		(0.69–1.96)		(0.91–1.72)		(1.09–2.75)		(0.15–4.49)		-
Atherosclerosis	33	1.72	60	1.45	35	3.01	7	5.45	1	12.9
		(1.19–2.42)		(1.11–1.87)		(2.10–4.19)		(2.19–11.23)		(0.33–71.88)
Aortic Aneurysm and Dissection	12	1.62	33	1.92	12	2.28	3	4.63	0	-
		(0.84–2.83)		(1.32–2.70)		(1.18–3.98)		(0.96–13.53)
Other Diseases of the Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries	5	0.83	18	1.28	14	3.09	1	1.63	0	-
		(0.27–1.93)		(0.76–2.03)		(1.69–5.18)		(0.04–9.07)		-

Abbreviations: CVD, cardiovascular disease; CI, confidence interval; Obs, observed; SMR, standardized mortality ratio.