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Table 4 Relative risks and 95 % confidence intervals (CIs) of coronary heart disease (CHD) incidence and CHD mortality by area deprivation

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

Area deprivation

Least deprived quintile

Q2

Q3

Q4

Most deprived quintile

LRa

% reduction in LRa

No. of women

248,286

244,341

242,627

239,401

228,328

  

CHD INCIDENCE

No. of first CHD events

11,052

12,309

13,365

15,429

19,742

  

Relative risk (95 % CI), adjusted for:

 Age, birth cohort, region only

1.00 (–)

1.12 (1.09–1.15)

1.24 (1.21–1.27)

1.46 (1.43–1.50)

1.96 (1.92–2.01)

4147

–

 Age, birth cohort, region, education

1.00 (–)

1.09 (1.06–1.12)

1.18 (1.15–1.21)

1.35 (1.32–1.39)

1.72 (1.67–1.76)

2538

39

 Age, birth cohort, region, smoking

1.00 (–)

1.09 (1.07–1.12)

1.19 (1.16–1.22)

1.36 (1.32–1.39)

1.70 (1.66–1.74)

2461

41

 Age, birth cohort, region, alcohol

1.00 (–)

1.11 (1.08–1.13)

1.21 (1.18–1.24)

1.40 (1.37–1.44)

1.82 (1.77–1.86)

3171

24

 Age, birth cohort, region, physical inactivity

1.00 (–)

1.11 (1.08–1.14)

1.21 (1.18–1.25)

1.41 (1.38–1.45)

1.84 (1.80–1.89)

3348

19

 Age, birth cohort, region, body mass index

1.00 (–)

1.10 (1.08–1.13)

1.21 (1.18–1.24)

1.40 (1.37–1.44)

1.84 (1.79–1.88)

3352

19

 Age, birth cohort, region, health behavioursb

1.00 (–)

1.06 (1.04–1.09)

1.12 (1.10–1.15)

1.23 (1.20–1.26)

1.45 (1.42–1.49)

1187

71

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

1.00 (–)

1.05 (1.03–1.08)

1.10 (1.07–1.13)

1.20 (1.17–1.23)

1.38 (1.35–1.41)

867

79

CHD MORTALITY

No. of CHD deaths

727

965

1045

1357

1938

  

Relative risk (95 % CI), adjusted for:

 Age, birth cohort, region only

1.00 (–)

1.32 (1.20–1.46)

1.45 (1.32–1.60)

1.92 (1.75–2.10)

2.91 (2.67–3.17)

814

–

 Age, birth cohort, region, education

1.00 (–)

1.28 (1.16–1.41)

1.36 (1.24–1.50)

1.73 (1.58–1.90)

2.45 (2.24–2.67)

539

34

 Age, birth cohort, region, smoking

1.00 (–)

1.25 (1.14–1.38)

1.31 (1.20–1.45)

1.60 (1.46–1.76)

2.09 (1.91–2.28)

362

56

 Age, birth cohort, region, alcohol

1.00 (–)

1.30 (1.18–1.43)

1.39 (1.27–1.53)

1.79 (1.63–1.96)

2.56 (2.35–2.79)

610

25

 Age, birth cohort, region, physical inactivity

1.00 (–)

1.30 (1.18–1.43)

1.40 (1.28–1.54)

1.80 (1.65–1.97)

2.60 (2.38–2.83)

636

22

 Age, birth cohort, region, body mass index

1.00 (–)

1.31 (1.19–1.44)

1.41 (1.28–1.55)

1.83 (1.67–2.01)

2.69 (2.47–2.94)

691

15

 Age, birth cohort, region, health behavioursb

1.00 (–)

1.21 (1.10–1.33)

1.22 (1.11–1.34)

1.40 (1.28–1.54)

1.68 (1.54–1.84)

168

79

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

1.00 (–)

1.20 (1.09–1.32)

1.20 (1.09–1.32)

1.37 (1.25–1.50)

1.61 (1.47–1.76)

135

83

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