Absolute risk and RD of incident major cardiovascular event per 100 000 persons during the initial COVID-19 lockdown (13 March 2020–3 May 2020) and in the corresponding calendar period the year before (13 March 2019–3 May 2019) according to educational level
| Educational level | Age: 40–59 | Age: 60–69 | Age: 70–90 | ||||||
| Absolute risk* | RD | Absolute risk* | RD | Absolute risk* | RD | ||||
| 2019 | 2020 | 2019 | 2020 | 2019 | 2020 | ||||
| Low | 66.1 | 57.7 | −8.4 (−22.3; 5.6) | 107.5 | 94.9 | −12.2 (−34.9; 10.5) | 257.6 | 211.4 | −46.2 (−73.2; −19.2) |
| Medium | 42.7 | 37.9 | −4.9 (−11.6; 1.9) | 94.0 | 90.5 | −3.5 (−19.1; 12.0) | 224.9 | 201.7 | −23.2 (−50.8; 4.3) |
| High | 32.7 | 27.0 | −5.7 (−14.4; 3.1) | 75.4 | 73.8 | −1.6 (−20.5; 14.3) | 177.1 | 182.2 | 5.1 (−32.3; 42.5) |
| Difference in educational gradient (RD low-RD high) | −2.7 (−22.3; 16.9) | −10.6 (−45.8; 25.0) | −51.3 (−106.4; 3.7) | ||||||
*Absolute risks were standardised to the distribution of age and sex among the low educated in 2020.
RD, risk difference.