Mortality among men studied in the National FINRISK Study in 1987 and 1992 by drinking pattern
| Drinkers with heavy pattern | No heavy drinking occasions | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cause of death | n | Person years | Crude mortality rate/100000 | Age adjusted mortality rate/100000* | n | Person years | Crude mortality rate/100000 | Age adjusted mortality rate/100000* |
| *Standardised to European population. †Alcohol poisonings excluded. ‡Alcohol poisonings included. | ||||||||
| All causes | 128 | 11205 | 1142 | 1301 | 219 | 26187 | 836 | 730 |
| Cardiovascular diseases | 48 | 11508 | 417 | 484 | 109 | 26603 | 409 | 343 |
| Ischaemic heart diseases | 38 | 11550 | 329 | 371 | 85 | 26718 | 318 | 264 |
| Cerebrovascular diseases | 3 | 11673 | 25 | 31 | 18 | 27042 | 66 | 56 |
| Malignant neoplasms | 21 | 11605 | 180 | 206 | 59 | 26923 | 219 | 186 |
| External causes† | 27 | 11565 | 233 | 239 | 20 | 27029 | 73 | 73 |
| Alcohol related diseases‡ | 20 | 11633 | 171 | 190 | 12 | 27084 | 44 | 42 |