Table 5 Number of deaths (1991–2000), average annual mortality rates for overall and specific causes of death in subjects with or without asthma attacks/nocturnal dyspnoea/nocturnal tightness (A/D/T) in the first survey (1991/1992) and Standardized Mortality Ratios adjusted for sex, age and centre.
From: Incidence of asthma and mortality in a cohort of young adults: a 7-year prospective study
| Â | Subjects without A/D/T (n = 5169) | Subjects with A/D/T (n = 862) | Â | Â | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Number of deaths | Crude mortality rate *10,000 | Number of deaths | Crude mortality rate *10,000 | SMR (95% C.I.) $ | Simulated SMR (95% C.I.)$$ |
All causes | 35 | 9.58 | 12 | 19.96 | 2.05 (1.06–3.58) | 2.05 (1.06–3.58) |
All tumours (140–239) | 12 | 3.29 | 4 | 6.65 | 2.09 (0.57–5.36) | 1.80 (0.49–4.61) |
- Lung cancer (160–165) | 3 | 0.82 | 1 | 1.66 | 2.01 (0.05–11.18) | 1.53 (0.04–6.52) |
Cardiovascular diseases (390–459) | 4 | 1.10 | 1 | 1.66 | 1.34 (0.03–7.47) | 1.11 (0.03–6.18) |
Accidents (800–999) | 4 | 1.10 | 4 | 6.65 | 6.95 (1.89–17.80) | 5.47 (1.49–14.01) |
Other causes | 14 | 3.83 | 3 | 4.99 | 1.29 (0.27–3.78) | 1.21 (0.25–3.54) |
Unknown | 1 | 0.27 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | Â |