Table 3 All-cause mortality rates per 10,000 person-years at risk with 95 % confidence interval and Hazard Ratios for all-cause mortality adjusted for age; n = 6 353; number of deaths = 579; follow-up on average 17 years

Variable

Level

Rate

95 % CI

HR

95 % CI

Education

Low

75

65–87

1.50

1.22–1.79

Middle/High

47

43–52

1

Ref

Partnership status

Married

47

43–52

1

Ref

Single/divorced/widow

70

62–81

1.50

1.26–1.77

Fitness

Poor

77

66–91

1.65

1.37–1.99

Middle/Good

49

44–54

1

Ref

Smoking

Non-smoker

43

38–49

1

Ref

Former smoker

50

42–61

1.20

0.97–1.50

Daily smoker

88

77–101

2.18

1.81–2.62

BMI

Underweight

150

98–241

3.41

2.11–5.51

Normal

47

42–54

1

Ref

Overweight

52

46–60

1.06

0.88–1.27

Obese

73

60–88

1.46

1.16–1.83

Alcohol consumption (g/day)

None

73

64–84

1.61

1.34–1.92

0.1–11.9

36

31–41

1

Ref

≥12

65

53–80

1.59

1.25–2.01

Diabetes

Yes

123

81–197

2.16

1.47–3.17

No

53

48–57

1

Ref

Ischemic heart disease (before screening)

Yes

128

82–210

2.15

1.36–3.41

No

43

39–47

1

Ref