Table 1 The association between all-cause mortality, education, IMD rank and all other variables in a mutually adjusted model, n=50,029

Education Level

College/University

10300

20.6

1.00

<0.001

Other formal qualification

24689

49.4

1.04 (0.90-1.20)

0.580

No formal qualification

15040

30.1

1.08 (0.93-1.26)

0.334

IMD Rank

1=Least deprived (0–9)

16672

33.3

1.00

<0.001

2 (10-19)

16950

33.9

1.14 (1.00-1.30)

0.048

3 (20-29)

7797

15.6

1.10 (0.94-1.29)

0.230

4 (30-39)

4212

8.4

1.44 (1.21-1.72)

<0.001

5 (40-49)

2317

4.6

1.42 (1.14-1.77)

0.002

6=Most deprived (50+)

2081

4.2

1.42 (1.12-1.81)

0.004

Age

1.10 (1.09-1.11)

<0.001

-

Ethnicity

White

48904

97.8

1.00

-

Black

442

0.9

0.85 (0.48-1.51)

0.579

South Asian

257

0.5

0.14 (0.20-1.00)

0.05

Other

426

0.9

0.56 (0.25-1.25)

0.158

BMI Kg/M ² (Continuous)

1.00 (0.99-1.01)

0.872

-

BMI Categories Kg/M ²

Normal (20-24)

20,385

40.75

1.00

0.012

Underweight (11-19)

1,866

3.73

1.20 (0.94-1.53)

0.149

Overweight (25-29)

18,376

36.73

0.95 (0.84-1.07)

0.374

Obese (30-39)

8,660

17.31

1.00 (0.85-1.17)

0.983

Morbidly Obese (40+)

742

1.48

1.46 (1.03-2.07)

0.033

HRT (Current at baseline)

-

No

9858

19.7

1.00

Yes

40171

80.3

1.05 (0.92-1.20)

0.491

Current Alcohol use (units per week)

None

11242

22.5

1.00

<0.001

Less than 1 unit

8741

17.5

0.90 (0.77-1.03)

0.127

1-3 units

10288

20.6

0.71 (0.61-0.83)

<0.001

4-6 units

7603

15.2

0.73 (0.62-0.86)

<0.001

7-10 units

6052

12.1

0.67 (0.56-0.82)

<0.001

11+ units

6103

12.2

0.83 (0.70-1.00)

0.049

Skirt size difference

No change

215

0.4

1.00

0.181

+1-2 sizes

3,226

6.5

0.97 (0.84-1.12)

0.690

+3 or more sizes

8743

17.5

1.07 (0.89-1.29)

0.485

−1-2 sizes

30,093

60.2

1.60 (1.30-1.96)

<0.001

−3 or more sizes

7,752

15.5

1.20 (0.62-2.34)

0.592

Ever smoked

-

No

27849

55.7

1.00

Yes

22180

44.3

1.57 (1.42-1.74)

<0.001

History of high blood pressure

-

No

33979

67.92

1.00

Yes

16050

32.08

1.13 (1.01-1.26)

0.035

History of heart disease

-

No

47209

94.36

1.00

Yes

2820

5.64

1.52 (1.30-1.79)

<0.001

History of high blood cholesterol

-

No

37898

75.75

1.00

Yes

12131

24.25

0.80 (0.71-0.90)

<0.001

History of diabetes

-

No

47484

94.91

1.00

Yes

2545

5.09

1.48 (1.24-1.77)

<0.001

-

No

47626

95.2

1.00

Yes

2403

4.8

1.12 (0.93-1.36)

0.231

History of osteoarthritis

-

No

41678

83.31

1.00

Yes

8351

16.69

0.98 (0.86-1.11)

0.720

History of stroke

-

No

49268

98.48

1.00

Yes

761

1.52

1.71 (1.33-2.22)

<0.001

History of osteoporosis

-

No

46359

92.66

1.00

Yes

3670

7.34

1.28 (1.09-1.49)

0.002