Table 4

Mortality rate ratios for “other” grade versus administrative by age at death

Causes of death (ICD-8)40–64 years
(221 720 person years)
65–69 years
(72 166 person years)
70 years and older
(91 775 person years)
Number of deathsMortality rate ratio4-150 (95% CI)Number of deathsMortality rate ratio4-150 (95% CI)Number of deathsMortality rate ratio4-150 (95% CI)
All causes18812.91  (2.42, 3.50)14532.15  (1.75, 2.65)47191.72  (1.54, 1.92)
 Malignant neoplasm of lung (162.1)1935.35 (3.15, 9.11)1473.22 (1.75, 5.93)3623.61 (2.48, 5.26)
 Other neoplasms (140-239)4151.76 (1.16, 2.67)3321.68 (1.07, 2.66)9331.17 (0.91, 1.52)
 Ischaemic heart disease (410-414)7792.57 (1.93, 3.43)5391.71 (1.22, 2.41)14431.44 (1.18, 1.76)
 Cerebrovascular disease (430-438)802.50 (1.02, 6.11)951.16 (0.50, 2.72)4561.17 (0.81, 1.67)
 Other cardiovascular (390-404,420-429,440-458)1302.07 (1.00, 4.30)1063.04 (1.44, 6.42)4361.79 (1.26, 2.55)
 Chronic bronchitis (491-492)3429.77 (9.03, 98.11)288.80 (2.28, 33.98)838.25 (3.81, 17.86)
 Other respiratory disease (460-490,493-529)714.71 (1.89, 11.75)855.21 (2.29, 11.82)5483.66 (2.71, 4.95)
 Gastrointestinal disease (520-577)2910.30 (2.74, 38.78)310.48 (0.09, 2.54)1092.24 (1.11, 4.53)
 Genitourinary disease (580-607)169.44 (1.54, 57.82)122.84 (0.33, 24.78)742.58 (1.12, 5.94)
 Accident and violence (800-949,960-978)383.94 (1.07, 14.55)1211.01 (1.37, 88.6)310.73 (0.17, 3.11)
 Suicide (950-958,980-989)341.61 (0.35, 7.32)143.98 (0.55, 28.85)200.73 (0.12, 4.60)
 Other deaths524.09 (1.34, 12.42)493.94 (1.23, 12.55)2160.92 (0.53, 1.57)
Causes not related to smoking
 Neoplasms2521.58 (0.92, 2.74)1981.52 (0.83, 2.76)6010.92 (0.67, 1.28)
 Non-neoplasms4503.31 (2.27, 4.81)4042.65 (1.79, 3.93)18901.89 (1.60, 2.24)
  • 4-150 Adjusted for age and length of follow up. All causes less 140-141, 143, 149, 150, 157, 160-163, 188-189, 200, 202, 410-414, 491, 492.