Table 2 Relative educational inequalities in mortality, age 20–69 at baseline, age adjusted, Cox regression, hazard ratios (HR) with 95% CI

Men

Education

Higher

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

Medium

1.34

1.34

1.42

1.45

1.46

1.30

95% CI

1.29-1.40

1.28-1.40

1.13-1.78

1.39-1.52

1.39-1.53

1.09-1.56

Lower

1.89

1.90

1.66

2.32

2.37

1.61

95% CI

1.82-1.96

1.83-1.97

1.35-2.04

2.23-2.41

2.27-2.47

1.38-1.88

Lower incl. missing

1.90

1.92

1.50

3.13

3.19

2.67

95% CI

1.83-1.97

1.85-1.99

1.24-1.82

3.01-3.25

3.06-3.32

2.33-3.07

Women

Education

Higher

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

Medium

1.18

1.17

1.40

1.24

1.25

1.11

95% CI

1.10-1.28

1.08-1.27

1.04-1.88

1.16-1.33

1.17-1.34

0.86-1.43

Lower

1.62

1.62

1.70

2.05

2.09

1.45

95% CI

1.53-1.71

1.53-1.72

1.35-2.14

1.95-2.16

1.99-2.21

1.20-1.76

Lower incl. missing

1.64

1.64

1.57

2.72

2.77

2.34

95% CI

1.55-1.73

1.55-1.74

1.26-1.95

2.59-2.86

2.63-2.92

1.97-2.79