Age-adjusted and fully adjusted HRs for mortality by educational variables in 1985 and 1992
| Age adjusted | Fully adjusted* | |||
| 1985 | 1992 | 1985 | 1992 | |
| Men and women combined (also adjusted for sex) | ||||
| Education | ||||
| Primary Secondary University P value for trend | 1.0 0.78 (0.59–1.04) 0.61 (0.35–1.05) 0.021 | 1.0 0.81 (0.62–1.07) 0.70 (0.44–1.10) 0.051 | 1.0 0.81 (0.60–1.08) 0.67 (0.39–1.17) 0.058 | 1.0 0.88 (0.66–1.17) 0.80 (0.51–1.27) 0.237 |
| Years of schooling | ||||
| Lowest tertile Medium Highest tertile P value for trend | 1.0 0.92 (0.70–1.19) 0.65 (0.47–0.89) 0.011 | 1.0 0.88 (0.65–1.20) 0.67 (0.48–0.93) 0.018 | 1.0 0.94 (0.72–1.23) 0.71 (0.51–0.99) 0.055 | 1.0 0.91 (0.67–1.23) 0.76 (0.55–1.07) 0.115 |
| Years of schooling (per year) | ||||
| P value | 0.94 (0.90–0.98) 0.007 | 0.93 (0.90–0.97) 0.001 | 0.95 (0.91–0.99) 0.028 | 0.95 (0.91–0.99) 0.019 |
| Men | ||||
| Education | ||||
| Primary Secondary University P value for trend | 1.0 0.78 (0.55–1.10) 0.57 (0.31–1.06) 0.033 | 1.0 0.84 (0.60–1.18) 0.67 (0.40–1.12) 0.088 | 1.0 0.82 (0.58–1.16) 0.66 (0.35–1.22) 0.101 | 1.0 0.86 (0.61–1.22) 0.72 (0.43–1.20) 0.159 |
| Years of schooling | ||||
| Lowest tertile Medium Highest tertile P value for trend | 1.0 0.94 (0.67–1.30) 0.61 (0.42–0.90) 0.016 | 1.0 0.83 (0.56–1.23) 0.66 (0.45–0.95) 0.025 | 1.0 0.98 (0.70–1.37) 0.70 (0.47–1.03) 0.090 | 1.0 0.81 (0.55–1.20) 0.72 (0.49–1.05) 0.068 |
| Years of schooling (per year) | ||||
| P value | 0.94 (0.89–0.99) 0.012 | 0.92 (0.88–0.97) 0.001 | 0.95 (0.91–1.00) 0.058 | 0.94 (0.89–0.98) 0.008 |
| Women | ||||
| Education | ||||
| Primary Secondary University P value for trend | 1.0 0.83 (0.49–1.39) 0.80 (0.25–2.54) 0.453 | 1.0 0.76 (0.47–1.23) 0.86 (0.31–2.36) 0.331 | 1.0 0.85 (0.50–1.45) 0.87 (0.27–2.80) 0.572 | 1.0 0.95 (0.58–1.55) 1.25 (0.45–3.49) 0.915 |
| Years of schooling | ||||
| Lowest tertile Medium Highest tertile P value for trend | 1.0 0.85 (0.55–1.32) 0.82 (0.46–1.48) 0.408 | 1.0 0.96 (0.60–1.55) 0.69 (0.33–1.44) 0.376 | 1.0 0.86 (0.55–1.34) 0.88 (0.48–1.62) 0.552 | 1.0 1.16 (0.71–1.90) 0.93 (0.44–1.98 0.890 |
| Years of schooling (per year) | ||||
| P value | 0.96 (0.89–1.05) 0.367 | 0.97 (0.89–1.05) 0.460 | 0.97 (0.89–1.06) 0.514 | 1.01 (0.93–1.10) 0.799 |
*Adjusted for age, BMI, height, cholesterol, high blood pressure, smoking and marital status.
BMI, body mass index.