Table 3 Descriptive cohort characteristics by risk factors and mortality data (period 2006–2019)

Total

317,810

1,302

317,841

215

Sex

Men

156,030

576

3.69

3.40–4.01

156,056

130

0.83

0.70–0.99

Women

161,780

726

4.49

4.17–4.83

161,785

85

0.53

0.42–0.65

Age classes (years)

0–44

138,462

15

0.11

0.07–0.18

138,474

4

0.03

0.01–0.08

45–54

45,893

28

0.61

0.42–0.88

45,893

0

55–64

45,222

51

1.13

0.86–1.48

45,234

8

0.18

0.09–0.35

65–74

38,579

130

3.37

2.84–4.11

38,578

25

0.65

0.44–0.96

75–84

29,899

441

14.75

13.55–16.32

29,903

87

2.91

2.36–3.59

85+

19,755

637

32.25

30.43–35.68

19,759

91

4.61

3.75–5.66

Classes of socio-economic deprivation (DI)

Low

80,249

280

3.48

3.10–3.91

80,434

46

0.57

0.43–0.76

Medium-low

111,424

447

4.01

3.66–4.40

111,438

77

0.69

0.55–0.86

Medium

34,939

162

4.64

3.97–5.41

34,939

21

0.60

0.39–0.92

Medium-high

53,623

234

4.36

3.84–4.96

53,624

38

0.71

0.52–0.97

High

37.395

179

4.79

4.13–5.54

37,406

33

0.89

0.63–1.25

Classes of exposure to nitrogen oxides (NO_x) (µg/m³)

Class 1 (ref.): 0.01–0.27

55,700

264

4.47

4.20–5.35

55,701

54

0.97

0.74–1.27

Class 2: 0.27–0.49

207,487

741

3.57

3.32–3.84

207,515

124

0.60

0.50–0.71

Class 3: 0.49–1.02

51,279

278

5.42

4.82–6.10

48,351

33

0.68

0.49–0.95

Class 4: 1.02–2.45

3,344

19

5.68

3.62–8.91

6,274

4

0.64

0.15–2.39

Proximity to selected roads

Yes

69,809

244

3.50

3.08–3.96

69,821

39

0.56

0.41–0.76

No

248,004

1,058

4.27

4.02–4.53

248,020

176

0.71

0.61–0.82