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Table 5 Cumulative incidence of cardiovascular diseases and cardiovascular risk factors (according to the diagnoses in ICD-10) and RR (risk ratios) for women aged 65-79 years (diagnosed 2002-2007) in the twin cities.

From: Cardiovascular disease occurrence in two close but different social environments

 

White-collar twin city

Blue-collar twin city

 

65-79 years (n = 8 151 inhabitants)

65-79 years (n = 8 015 inhabitants)

 

n

n/1000

RR

95% CI

n

n/1000

RR

95% CI

High Cholesterol (ICD-E-78)

608

74.6

1.00

-

526

65.6

0.88

(0.79-0.99)*

Hypertension (ICD-I10)

1644

201.7

1.00

-

2026

252.8

1.25

(1.18-1.33)***

Angina Pectoris (ICD-I20.9)

548

67.2

1.00

-

616

76.9

1.14

(1.02-1.28)*

Cardiac infarction (ICD-I21)

392

48.1

1.00

-

391

48.8

1.01

(0.89-1.16)

Ischemic heart disease UNS (ICD-I25)

542

66.5

1.00

-

645

80.5

1.21

(1.08-1.36)**

Cardiac insufficiency (ICD-I50)

539

66.1

1.00

-

700

87.3

1.32

(1.19-1.47)***

Cerebral haemorrhage (ICD-I16.9)

16

2.0

1.00

-

42

5.2

2.67

(1.50-4.74)**

Stroke (ICD-I63)

316

38.8

1.00

-

348

43.4

1.12

(0.97-1.30)

  1. *p = 0.05,**p = 0.001,***p < 0.0001