Table 8

 Comparison of the relative risks (95% CI) in reducers v heavy smokers from the study of the three Norwegian counties with those presented from the Copenhagen Centre for Prospective Population Studies, both sexes*

End pointCopenhagen, DenmarkThree counties, Norway
*In the Norwegian counties, the risks are based on deaths only; in Copenhagen the same applies for cardiovascular disease and smoking-related cancer. In Copehagen, ischaemic heart disease refers to fatal and non-fatal endpoints and lung cancer to incidence.
All deaths1.02 (0.89 to 1.17)1.02 (0.84 to 1.22)
Cardiovascular disease1.01 (0.76 to 1.35)1.02 (0.75 to 1.39)
Ischaemic heart disease1.15 (0.94 to 1.40)0.96 (0.65 to 1.41)
Smoking-related cancer0.91 (0.63 to 1.31)0.86 (0.57 to 1.28)
Lung cancer0.73 (0.54 to 0.98)0.66 (0.36 to 1.21)