Age adjusted mortality rates per 1000 person years (number of deaths) by employment grade and mortality rate ratios for “other” grade versus administrative for diseases of the circulatory system
| Causes of death (ICD-8) | Mortality rates (number of deaths) | Mortality rate ratio (95% CI) “Other” grade versus Administrative | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Administrative (n=962) | Professional/ executive (n=12 269) | Clerical (n=2981) | Other (n=1789) | ||
| Ischaemic heart disease (410-414) | 6.41 (105) | 7.29 (1676) | 9.10 (583) | 10.07 (394) | 1.77 (1.53, 2.06) |
| Acute myocardial infarction (410) | 4.15 (66) | 5.07 (1177) | 6.27 (398) | 7.48 (286) | 1.85 (1.55, 2.20) |
| Chronic ischaemic heart disease (412) | 2.18 (37) | 2.14 (486) | 2.70 (177) | 2.44 (103) | 1.59 (1.21, 2.11) |
| Cerebrovascular disease (430-438) | 1.43 (26) | 1.79 (380) | 2.12 (144) | 1.81 (81) | 1.35 (0.99, 1.85) |
| Other cardiovascular (390-404,420-429,440-458) | 1.18 (23) | 1.73 (385) | 2.42 (160) | 2.38 (104) | 2.13 (1.59, 2.86) |
| Active rheumatic fever and chronic rheumatic heart disease (390-399) | 0.11 (3) | 0.16 (34) | 0.25 (15) | 0.24 (11) | 2.65 (1.03, 6.84) |
| Hypertensive disease (400-404) | 0.06 (1) | 0.15 (36) | 0.19 (12) | 0.20 (10) | 2.44 (0.92, 6.51) |
| Other forms of heart disease (420-429) | 0.25 (5) | 0.46 (100) | 0.70 (46) | 0.60 (28) | 2.13 (1.21, 3.74) |
| Diseases of arteries, arterioles and capillaries (440-447) | 0.45 (8) | 0.69 (152) | 0.92 (63) | 1.08 (43) | 2.24 (1.41, 3.57) |
| Aortic aneurysm (441) | 0.24 (4) | 0.53 (118) | 0.68 (45) | 0.86 (34) | 2.52 (1.48, 4.30) |
| Diseases of veins and lymphatics and other diseases of circulatory system (450-458) | 0.16 (3) | 0.40 (37) | 0.22 (15) | 0.14 (7) | 1.76 (0.64, 4.87) |