Hazard ratios (95% confidence intervals) for the relation of self-reported passive smoking with cause-specific mortality risk among non-smoking men and women: the UK Health and Lifestyle Survey 2 (N=2523)
| All-cause mortality | Cardiovascular disease mortality | All cancer mortality | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of deaths/number at risk | Age-adjusted | Fully adjusted* | Number of deaths/number at risk | Age-adjusted | Fully adjusted* | Number of deaths/number at risk | Age-adjusted | Fully adjusted* | |
| Men (N=1090) | |||||||||
| Non-passive smokers | 247/911 | 1 (ref) | 1 | 98/911 | 1 | 1 | 59/911 | 1 | 1 |
| Passive smokers | 53/179 | 1.62 (1.20 to 2.19) | 1.53 (1.12 to 2.08) | 26/179 | 2.03 (1.31 to 3.15) | 1.88 (1.20 to 2.96) | 13/179 | 1.58 (0.86 to 2.90) | 1.58 (0.85 to 2.93) |
| p Value for difference | 0.002 | 0.007 | 0.002 | 0.006 | 0.143 | 0.150 | |||
| Women (N=1433) | |||||||||
| Non-passive smokers | 255/1157 | 1 | 1 | 110/1157 | 1 | 1 | 66/1157 | 1 | 1 |
| Passive smokers | 33/276 | 0.99 (0.68 to 1.43) | 0.96 (0.66 to 1.39) | 19/276 | 1.58 (0.96 to 2.60) | 1.55 (0.94 to 2.56) | 8/276 | 0.72 (0.34 to 1.51) | 0.72 (0.34 to 1.51) |
| p Value for difference | 0.939 | 0.837 | 0.072 | 0.085 | 0.385 | 0.381 | |||
*Full adjustment is adjustment for baseline age, socioeconomic position, alcohol intake, physical activity and a history of heart disease, cancer or diabetes.