Table 1

Hazard ratios for association between smoking and mortality from all causes, CVD, CHD, smoking related cancers and alcohol related disease in men

Cause of death (number) Hazard ratios (95% CI) p for trend across categories
Smoking category (n) None (5728) 1–10 (2150) 11–20 (692) >20 (38)
1-160All causes (n=861)11.42 (1.21 to 1.65)2.08 (1.71 to 2.53)3.39 (1.81 to 6.36)<0.001
1-160CVD1-151(n=339)11.40 (1.09 to 1.78)2.29 (1.68 to 3.00)4.18 (1.68 to 10.03)<0.001
1-160CHD1-152 (n=243)11.44 (1.07 to 1.94)2.67 (1.89 to 3.77)3.73 (1.18 to 11.80)<0.001
1-160Stroke1-153 (n=66)11.12 (0.65 to 1.93)1.00 (0.46 to 2.18)2.96 (0.40 to 21.82)0.67
1-150Cancer related to moking1-154(n=122)12.40 (1.59 to 3.62)4.01 (2.44 to 6.59)7.22 (1.74 to 30.08)<0.001
1-150Cancer unrelated to smoking (n=185)10.95 (0.68 to 1.35)1.43 (0.91 to 2.23)0.40
1-150Respiratory disease1-164 (n=46)11.91 (1.00 to 3.63)2.02 (0.79 to 5.16)9.16 (1.20 to 70.27)0.021
1-160Other (n=240)11.17 (0.68 to 2.01)1.35 (0.62 to 2.95)3.81 (0.52 to 27.99)0.27
None (4927) 1–10 (1724) 11–20 (551) >20 (31)
1-165Alcohol related deaths1-161 (n=114)11.31 (0.84 to 2.02)1.76 (0.97 to 3.18)2.28 (0.31 to 16.77)0.045
1-165Alcohol related deaths, unrelated to smoking1-162 (n=97)11.42 (0.90 to 2.25)1.32 (0.63 to 2.74)2.67 (0.36 to 19.83)0.16
  • 1-150 Adjusted for systolic blood pressure, BMI, father's social class and year of birth quintile.

  • 1-160 Additional adjustment for systolic blood pressure.

  • 1-165 Additional adjustment for alcohol consumption.

  • 1-151 International classification of disease, ninth revision (ICD-9) codes 390–459,

  • 1-152 ICD-9: 410–414,

  • 1-153 ICD-9: 430–438,

  • 1-154 ICD-9: 140–141, 143–149, 150, 157, 160–163, 188–189,

  • 1-164 ICD-9: 460–519,

  • 1-161 ICD-9: 141, 143–6, 148–9, 150, 155, 161, 291, 303, 571, 800–999,

  • 1-162 ICD-9: 155, 291, 303, 571, and 800–999.