Table 4

Adjusted relative risks of mortality (95% confidence limits) from all cause, avoidable causes, partly avoidable causes, non-avoidable causes, and external causes in 759 665 men aged 30–64 by the level of socioeconomic status, 1992–1996, Korea

Causes of death (no of deaths)		Level of socioeconomic status
Causes of death (no of deaths)		Level I (lowest) (n=215 842)	Level II (n=177 098)	Level III (n=196 505)	Level IV (highest) (n=170 220)
All causes (n=13 330)
Age	2.07^4-160 (1.97, 2.17)	1.49^4-160 (1.40, 1.57)	1.19^4-160 (1.13, 1.25)	1
Age, occupation, area of residency	1.72^4-160 (1.63, 1.82)	1.25 ^4-160 (1.17, 1.33)	1.03 (0.98, 1.09)	1
All factors^†	1.59^4-160 (1.50, 1.69)	1.18^4-160 (1.11, 1.27)	1.01 (0.95, 1.07)	1
Avoidable causes(n=1540)
Age	2.27^4-160 (1.99, 2.59)	1.60^4-160 (1.36, 1.90)	1.22^4-160 (1.06, 1.40)	1
Age, occupation, area of residency	1.92^4-160 (1.63, 2.26)	1.36^4-160 (1.12, 1.64)	1.06 (0.90, 1.24)	1
All factors^†	1.65^4-160 (1.38, 1.98)	1.27^4-150 (1.04, 1.56)	1.01 (0.85, 1.20)	1
Partly avoidable causes (n=2769)
Age	1.70^4-160 (1.53, 1.88)	1.53^4-160 (1.35, 1.73)	1.28^4-160 (1.16, 1.42)	1
Age, occupation, area of residency	1.41^4-160 (1.25, 1.60)	1.28^4-160 (1.11, 1.46)	1.11 (0.99, 1.24)	1
All factors^†	1.22^4-160 (1.06, 1.40)	1.13 (0.97, 1.32)	1.05 (0.93, 1.19)	1
Non-avoidable causes (n=6412)
Age	1.96^4-160 (1.84, 2.10)	1.33^4-160 (1.22, 1.44)	1.13^4-160 (1.06, 1.21)	1
Age, occupation, area of residency	1.64^4-160 (1.51, 1.78)	1.12^4-150 (1.02, 1.23)	0.99 (0.91, 1.07)	1
All factors^†	1.54^4-160 (1.41, 1.69)	1.06 (0.96, 1.17)	0.97 (0.89, 1.06)	1
External causes (n=2609)
Age	2.95^4-160 (2.61, 3.32)	2.02^4-160 (1.77, 2.31)	1.49^4-160 (1.32, 1.69)	1
Age, occupation, area of residency	2.27^4-160 (1.96, 2.62)	1.61^4-160 (1.38, 1.87)	1.26^4-160(1.10, 1.44)	1
All factors^†	2.26^4-160 (1.94, 2.64)	1.65^4-160(1.41, 1.93)	1.29^4-160 (1.12, 1.48)	1
Cerebrovascular disease (n=1247)
Age	2.11^4-160 (1.82, 2.45)	1.54^4-160 (1.28, 1.85)	1.39^4-160 (1.19, 1.61)	1
Age, occupation, area of residency	1.96^4-160 (1.62, 2.37)	1.42^4-160 (1.15, 1.77)	1.31^4-160(1.10, 1.56)	1
All factors^†	1.67^4-160 (1.35, 2.06)	1.22 (0.97, 1.55)	1.20 (0.99, 1.45)	1
Coronary heart disease (n=577)
Age	1.22 (0.96, 1.55)	1.52^4-160 (1.18, 1.96)	0.98 (0.78, 1.23)	1
Age, occupation, area of residency	1.06 (0.80, 1.41)	1.33^4-150 (1.00, 1.78)	0.87 (0.68, 1.13)	1
All factors^†	0.94 (0.69, 1.29)	1.20 (0.88, 1.64)	0.83 (0.64, 1.09)	1
Cancer, avoidable (n=918)
Age	1.97^4-160 (1.66, 2.34)	1.41^4-160 (1.13, 1.76)	1.21^4-150 (1.01, 1.44)	1
Age, occupation, area of residency	1.53^4-160 (1.25, 1.89)	1.11 (0.87, 1.42)	0.98 (0.80, 1.20)	1
All factors^†	1.46^4-160 (1.16, 1.83)	1.03 (0.79, 1.34)	0.95 (0.76, 1.18)	1
Cancer, partly avoidable (n=282)
Age	0.79 (0.54, 1.16)	1.20 (0.82, 1.75)	1.20 (0.88, 1.62)	1
Age, occupation, area of residency	0.58^4-150 (0.38, 0.89)	0.91 (0.60, 1.38)	0.95 (0.67, 1.32)	1
All factors^†	0.48^4-160 (0.29, 0.78)	0.82 (0.52, 1.29)	0.88 (0.61, 1.25)	1
Cancer, non-avoidable (n=3754)
Age	1.53^4-160 (1.40, 1.67)	1.22^4-160 (1.09, 1.35)	1.13^4-160(1.03, 1.23)	1
Age, occupation, area of residency	1.28^4-160(1.15, 1.43)	1.03 (0.91, 1.16)	0.98 (0.89, 1.09)	1
All factors^†	1.25^4-160 (1.11, 1.40)	0.99 (0.87, 1.13)	0.97 (0.88, 1.08)	1

↵4-150 p<0.05;
↵4-160 p<0.01. ^†Adjusted for age, occupation, area of residence, cholesterol, systolic blood pressure, body mass index, smoking, drinking alcohol.