Table 4

Association between each potential risk factor and all-cause and cause-specific mortality 1995–2003

All-cause mortality (n = 694)Violent death (n = 135)Suicide (n = 90)Violent death other than suicide (n = 45)Non-violent death (n = 559)CVD (n = 232)
HR (95% CI)HR (95% CI)HR (95% CI)HR (95% CI)HR (95% CI)HR (95% CI)
Crowded housing 19601.31 (1.10 to 1.56)1.55 (1.06 to 2.27)1.58 (1.00 to 2.51)1.50 (0.77 to 2.90)1.26 (1.04 to 1.53)1.37 (1.02 to 1.85)
Father unskilled worker 1960 (ref  =  intermediate and high non-manual worker 1960)1.15 (0.93 to 1.41)1.10 (0.67 to 1.79)1.02 (0.56 to 1.85)1.27 (0.54 to 3.01)1.16 (0.92 to 1.45)1.81 (1.24 to 2.66)
Risk use of alcohol 19691.64 (1.35 to 1.99)1.90 (1.24 to 2.89)1.52 (0.87 to 2.64)2.76 (1.43 to 5.35)1.58 (1.27 to 1.96)1.98 (1.44 to 2.73)
Smoking 19691.59 (1.37 to 1.84)1.55 (1.10 to 2.17)1.25 (0.83 to 1.90)2.40 (1.29 to 4.46)1.60 (1.35 to 1.89)2.16 (1.65 to 2.82)
Psychiatric diagnosis 19691.49 (1.20 to 1.84)2.28 (1.51 to 3.46)2.18 (1.30 to 3.66)2.49 (1.24 to 5.04)1.31 (1.03 to 1.68)1.40 (0.96 to 2.03)
Low emotional control 19691.36 (1.16 to 1.59)1.70 (1.20 to 2.40)1.67 (1.09 to 2.55)1.75 (0.96 to 3.18)1.29 (1.08 to 1.54)1.33 (1.01 to 1.75)
Police/childcare contact 19691.54 (1.32 to 1.80)2.05 (1.46 to 2.88)1.55 (1.00 to 2.38)3.50 (1.95 to 6.31)1.43 (1.20 to 1.71)1.68 (1.29 to 2.20)
Unskilled worker 1990 (ref  =  intermediate and high non-manual worker 1990)1.70 (1.40 to 2.07)1.76 (1.14 to 2.70)2.00 (1.14 to 3.52)1.45 (0.74 to 2.85)1.69 (1.36 to 2.10)1.90 (1.35 to 2.68)
Education <9 years (ref >12 years’ education)1.96 (1.59 to 2.41)2.23 (1.40 to 3.58)2.39 (1.33 to 4.29)1.97 (0.89 to 4.34)1.89 (1.50 to 2.39)2.37 (1.61 to 3.49)
1st income quintile 1990–1 (ref  = 5th quintile income)2.87 (2.25 to 3.66)2.89 (1.61 to 5.20)2.44 (1.24 to 4.77)4.71 (1.35 to 16.37)2.86 (2.19 to 3.75)3.95 (2.47 to 6.31)
Sickness absence >24 500 1990–1 (ref  =  no sickness absence)3.12 (2.57 to 3.80)3.99 (2.55 to 6.26)3.70 (2.14 to 6.42)4.66 (2.13 to 10.22)2.96 (2.38 to 3.67)3.52 (2.53 to 4.91)
  • Hazard Ratio (HR) with 95% CIs.

  • Values in bold represent the attenuation of the hazard ratio.