Table 2

Hazard rate ratio estimates (95% confidence intervals) of all cause mortality (2614 deaths). Results from Cox’s proportional hazards analysis with age as underlying time scale

Educational levelModel 1Model 2Model 3Model 4Model 5
Model 1: one single education variable and gender in model. Model 2: neighbourhood, individual, spouse education, and gender in model. Model 3: neighbourhood, individual, spouse education, smoking status (non-smoker, smoker), physical activity (sedentary, active), body mass endex (BMI) (in four categories), daily alcohol intake (<1 drinks (low), 1–3 drinks (moderate) and over 3 drinks (high)), family income, and gender in model. Model 4: neighbourhood education and: percentage households with children, unemployment rate, income share, and gender. Model 5: Neighbourhood, individual, spouse education, smoking status (non-smoker, smoker), physical activity (sedentary, active), BMI (in four categories), daily alcohol intake (<1 drinks (low), 1–3 drinks (moderate) and over 3 drinks (high)), family income, percentage households with children, unemployment rate, income share, and gender in model.
Neighborhood:
    Lowest quartile11111
    Second quartile1.06 (0.87 to 1.29)1.02 (0.89 to 1.17)0.94 (0.84 to 1.06)0.95 (0.85 to 1.05)0.89 (0.81 to 0.98)
    Third quartile0.98 (0.84 to 1.14)0.98 (0.86 to 1.11)0.96 (0.84 to 1.08)0.95 (0.83 to 1.09)0.93 (0.83 to 1.06)
    Highest quartile0.97 (0.85 to 1.10)0.95 (0.85 to 1.12)0.90 (0.80 to 1.01)0.92 (0.80 to 1.04)0.87 (0.77 to 0.98)
Individual:
    Basic1111
    High school0.80 (0.51 to 1.06)0.78 (0.58 to 1.04)0.94 (0.68 to 1.31)0.95 (0.87 to 1.32)
    Short vocational0.77 (0.70 to 0.85)0.82 (0.75 to 0.90)0.93 (0.85 to 1.02)0.95 (0.86 to 1.05)
    Long vocational0.53 (0.46 to 0.62)0.57 (0.50 to 0.66)0.75 (0.63 to 0.88)0.76 (0.64 to 0.88)
Spouse:
    Basic1111
    High school0.99 (0.69 to 1.43)1.19 (0.81 to 1.73)1.04 (0.84 to 3.09)1.01 (0.91 to 1.13)
    Short vocational0.81 (0.69 to 0.88)0.88 (0.80 to 0.97)0.96 (0.87 to 1.07)0.97 (0.87 to 1.10)
    Long vocational0.60 (0.45 to 0.79)0.74 (0.57 to 0.98)0.91 (0.68 to 1.21)0.92 (0.68 to 1.22)
    Single1.34 (1.20 to 1.50)1.39 (1.25 to 1.55)1.47 (0.99 to 2.18)1.45 (0.98 to 2.16)