Table 3

Mortality rate per 1000 men for each cause of death by temperament type*

All causesCardiovascular diseaseCoronary heart diseaseStrokeCancerAccidents suicide and violence
Temperament typeratenratenratenratenratenraten
*Total number deaths = 745+133. Single temperament categories may include deaths that occur in more than one category. Number duplicated deaths = 24–accounted for in the “more than one” category.
Stable2.207450.862920.642180.16540.792670.1861
At least one3.431331.47570.83320.39151.24480.2610
More than one5.62241.8080.6730.6732.92130.221
Anxious3.80851.39310.67150.3681.57350.317
Schizoid3.02311.17120.6870.3941.17120.192
Hypomanic3.87212.21121.2970.5531.48800
Depressed7.644
Immature2.526
Hypochondriacal4.814
Unstable4.596