Table 2

Disease-specific relative risk of mortality for ever smokers and smoking-attributable fractions (SAFs) in China, 2008, by disease, urban/rural district, gender and age for adults aged 35 and older

RR*SAF (%)
UrbanRural
MaleFemaleMaleFemale
MaleFemale35–6465+35–6465+35–6465+35–6465+
2003
 Respiratory diseases1.141.437.785.591.484.408.367.511.693.25
 Cardiovascular diseases1.171.219.306.710.732.209.988.980.831.61
 Cancer1.551.6224.9118.872.126.2226.3924.182.424.61
2008
 Respiratory diseases1.141.437.524.931.573.088.097.031.653.00
 Cardiovascular diseases1.171.218.995.930.771.539.668.410.811.49
 Cancer1.551.6224.2216.952.244.3925.7022.902.364.27
  • * Source: Gu et al.18