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Table 3 Relative risks and 95 % confidence intervals (CI) of coronary heart disease (CHD) incidence and CHD mortality by education

From: The role of health-related behavioural factors in accounting for inequalities in coronary heart disease risk by education and area deprivation: prospective study of 1.2 million UK women

Education

Tertiary

Secondary

Technical

No qualifications

LRa

% reduction in LRa

   

Compulsory schooling

< Compulsory schooling

 

No. of women

161,030

318,635

203,830

491,521

27,967

  

CHD INCIDENCE

No. of first CHD events

5900

14,414

11,216

37,516

2851

  

Relative risk (95 % CI), adjusted for:

 Age, birth cohort, region only

1.00 (–)

1.23 (1.19–1.27)

1.42 (1.38–1.47)

1.92 (1.86–1.97)

2.46 (2.35–2.57)

4262

–

 Age, birth cohort, region, deprivation

1.00 (–)

1.21 (1.18–1.25)

1.39 (1.34–1.43)

1.73 (1.68–1.77)

2.13 (2.04–2.23)

2653

38

 Age, birth cohort, region, smoking

1.00 (–)

1.19 (1.15–1.23)

1.35 (1.31–1.40)

1.70 (1.66–1.75)

2.15 (2.06–2.25)

2757

35

 Age, birth cohort, region, alcohol

1.00 (–)

1.21 (1.17–1.24)

1.37 (1.33–1.41)

1.76 (1.71–1.81)

2.18 (2.09–2.28)

2963

31

 Age, birth cohort, region, physical inactivity

1.00 (–)

1.20 (1.16–1.24)

1.36 (1.32–1.40)

1.76 (1.71–1.81)

2.23 (2.13–2.34)

3086

28

 Age, birth cohort, region, body mass index

1.00 (–)

1.21 (1.17–1.25)

1.38 (1.34–1.42)

1.79 (1.74–1.84)

2.26 (2.16–2.37)

3353

21

 Age, birth cohort, region, health behavioursb

1.00 (–)

1.13 (1.10–1.17)

1.23 (1.19–1.27)

1.41 (1.37–1.45)

1.71 (1.64–1.79)

1041

76

 Age, birth cohort, region, health behaviours,bplus deprivation

1.00 (–)

1.13 (1.09–1.16)

1.22 (1.18–1.26)

1.34 (1.31–1.38)

1.61 (1.54–1.68)

722

83

CHD MORTALITY

No. of CHD deaths

415

1104

806

3415

292

  

Relative risk (95 % CI), adjusted for:

 Age, birth cohort, region only

1.00 (–)

1.34 (1.20–1.50)

1.41 (1.25–1.58)

2.34 (2.12–2.60)

3.23 (2.78–3.75)

626

–

 Age, birth cohort, region, deprivation

1.00 (–)

1.31 (1.17–1.47)

1.35 (1.20–1.52)

1.98 (1.79–2.20)

2.58 (2.21–3.00)

351

44

 Age, birth cohort, region, smoking

1.00 (–)

1.23 (1.10–1.38)

1.25 (1.11–1.40)

1.78 (1.60–1.97)

2.34 (2.01–2.72)

281

55

 Age, birth cohort, region, alcohol

1.00 (–)

1.31 (1.17–1.47)

1.35 (1.20–1.52)

2.06 (1.86–2.29)

2.68 (2.31–3.12)

408

35

 Age, birth cohort, region, physical inactivity

1.00 (–)

1.28 (1.14–1.43)

1.29 (1.15–1.45)

1.99 (1.80–2.21)

2.68 (2.30–3.11)

399

36

 Age, birth cohort, region, body mass index

1.00 (–)

1.32 (1.18–1.48)

1.37 (1.22–1.55)

2.20 (1.99–2.44)

2.96 (2.54–3.44)

517

17

 Age, birth cohort, region, health behavioursb

1.00 (–)

1.16 (1.04–1.30)

1.10 (0.98–1.24)

1.36 (1.23–1.51)

1.70 (1.45–1.98)

80

87

 Age, birth cohort, region, health behaviours,bplus deprivation

1.00 (–)

1.15 (1.03–1.29)

1.09 (0.97–1.23)

1.28 (1.15–1.42)

1.55 (1.33–1.81)

48

92

  1. aLikelihood-ratio test statistic
  2. bSmoking, alcohol consumption, physical inactivity, body mass index
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