Relative risk (95% CI)* of dying from all causes and from cardiovascular disease, ischaemic heart disease, smoking-related cancer or lung cancer in daily smokers at both examinations, per 10 decrease in cigarette consumption from the first to the last examination (n = 24 959 men and 26 251 women)†
| Deaths from | Heavy smokers | All smokers | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of deaths | Relative risks (95% CI)per 10 cigarette consumption decrease | Number of deaths | Relative risks (95% CI) per 10 cigarette consumption decrease | |
| *Adjusted for sex and consumption level. | ||||
| †Participants not reporting cardiovascular disease, diabetes or treatment for hypertension, or symptoms of angina pectoris or atherosclerosis obliterans. | ||||
| All causes | 1809 | 0.97 (0.90 to 1.04) | 4042 | 1.00 (0.94 to 1.05) |
| Cardiovascular disease | 650 | 0.90 (0.79 to 1.03) | 1479 | 0.98 (0.89 to 1.08) |
| Ischaemic heart disease | 447 | 0.85 (0.73 to 1.01) | 989 | 0.97 (0.87 to 1.10) |
| Smoking-related cancer | 453 | 0.91 (0.79 to 1.06) | 935 | 0.99 (0.89 to 1.11) |
| Lung cancer | 253 | 0.97 (0.80 to 1.18) | 497 | 1.01 (0.87 to 1.17) |