Table 2

Twenty five year relative rates of mortality by self reported milk consumption at baseline (in three categories) in 5765 men from the Collaborative study

Pints per day (1 pint = 0.568 litres)Trend*
noneone> than one
All cause
Number of deaths1194110848
Age adjusted relative rate10.85 (0.78, 0.92)0.78 (0.58, 1.04)p=0.0001
Fully adjusted relative rate2-151 10.90 (0.83, 0.97)0.81 (0.61, 1.09)p=0.005
Cardiovascular disease (390–459)
Number of deaths60758619
Age adjusted relative rate10.89 (0.79, 1.00)0.61 (0.39, 0.97)p=0.009
Fully adjusted relative rate2-151 10.93 (0.83, 1.04)0.64 (0.40, 1.00)p=0.05
Coronary heart disease
Number of deaths44643115
Age adjusted relative rate10.89 (0.78, 1.01)0.65 (0.39, 1.08)p=0.025
Fully adjusted relative rate2-151 10.92 (0.81, 1.06)0.68 (0.40, 1.13)p=0.11
Stroke
Number of deaths98944
Age adjusted relative rate10.92 (0.69, 1.22)0.86 (0.32, 2.34)p=0.52
Fully adjusted relative rate2-151 10.93 (0.70, 1.24)0.84 (0.31, 2.30)p=0.58
Lung cancer
Number of deaths1401197
Age adjusted relative rate10.77 (0.61, 0.99)0.95 (0.44, 2.03)p=0.07
Fully adjusted relative rate2-152 10.84 (0.66, 1.08)0.94 (0.44, 2.02)p=0.22
Other cancer
Number of deaths23020711
Age adjusted relative rate10.82 (0.68, 0.98)0.91 (0.50, 1.66)p=0.05
Fully adjusted relative rate2-152 10.83 (0.69, 1.01)0.88 (0.48, 1.62)p=0.08
Other
Number of deaths28025711
Age adjusted relative rate10.84 (0.71, 0.99)0.76 (0.42, 1.39)p=0.035
Fully adjusted relative rate2-152 10.92 (0.77, 1.09)0.84 (0.46, 1.54)p=0.28
  • 2-151 Over the groups. †Adjusted for age, smoking, diastolic blood pressure, cholesterol, body mass index, adjusted FEV1, social class, father's social class, education, deprivation category, siblings, car user, angina, ECG ischaemia, bronchitis and alcohol consumption.

  • 2-152 Adjusted for age, smoking, body mass index, adjusted FEV1, social class, father's social class, education, deprivation category, siblings, car user, bronchitis and alcohol consumption.