Relative risks (RRs) of mortality rate and smoking attributable fractions (SAFs) associated with smoking by disease, sex, and age group, 2001
| Disease | ICD-9 code | RR (95% CI)† | SAF | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | ||||||||||
| Male 35+ | Female 35+ | 35–49 | 50–64 | 65+ | 35–49 | 50–64 | 65+ | ||||
| *p<0.05. | |||||||||||
| †Cause specific relative risks (RRs) of mortality for current smokers compared with non-smokers (adjusted by age). | |||||||||||
| GI, gastrointestinal. | |||||||||||
| Neoplasm of lip, oral cavity, pharynx | 140–149 | 2.6 | *(1.60 to 4.23) | – | – | 0.46 | 0.42 | 0.36 | – | – | – |
| Neoplasm of oesophagus | 150 | 3.18 | *(1.53 to 6.60) | 15.57 | *(1.23 to 197) | 0.54 | 0.49 | 0.43 | 0.38 | 0.35 | 0.28 |
| Neoplasm of stomach | 151 | 1.68 | *(1.16 to 2.43) | – | – | 0.27 | 0.23 | 0.19 | – | – | – |
| Neoplasm of rectum | 154 | 2.06 | *(1.01 to 4.18) | – | – | 0.36 | 0.32 | 0.27 | – | – | – |
| Neoplasm of liver, gallbladder, bile ducts | 155–156 | 1.46 | *(1.18 to 1.82) | 5.03 | *(2.36 to 10.7) | 0.20 | 0.17 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.13 | 0.10 |
| Neoplasm of trachea, lung, bronchus | 162 | 2.73 | *(2.08 to 3.59) | 3.36 | *(1.44 to 7.86) | 0.48 | 0.44 | 0.38 | 0.09 | 0.08 | 0.06 |
| Neoplasm of cervix, uteri | 180 | – | – | 5.78 | *(1.67 to 20.0) | – | – | – | 0.17 | 0.15 | 0.11 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 250 | 1.51 | *(1.13 to 2.02) | – | – | 0.22 | 0.19 | 0.15 | – | – | – |
| Rheumatic heart disease | 390–398 | – | – | 9.43 | *(1.09 to 81.5) | – | – | – | 0.26 | 0.24 | 0.18 |
| Ischaemic heart disease | 410–414 | 2.06 | *(1.51 to 2.81) | 3.58 | *(1.09 to 11.8) | 0.36 | 0.32 | 0.27 | 0.10 | 0.09 | 0.06 |
| Cardiac arrest and other heart disease | 420–429 | 1.6 | *(1.20 to 2.12) | – | – | 0.24 | 0.21 | 0.17 | – | – | – |
| Cerebrovascular disease | 430–438 | 1.65 | *(1.33 to 2.05) | – | – | 0.26 | 0.23 | 0.18 | – | – | – |
| Chronic bronchitis | 491 | 3.13 | *(1.05 to 9.29) | – | – | 0.53 | 0.49 | 0.43 | – | – | – |
| Asthma | 493 | – | – | 7.12 | *(1.89 to 26.9) | – | – | – | 0.20 | 0.19 | 0.14 |
| Chronic airways obstruction | 496 | 2.65 | *(1.54 to 4.56) | – | – | 0.47 | 0.43 | 0.36 | – | – | – |
| Peptic ulcer and GI haemorrhage | 531–533 | 3 | *(1.32 to 6.82) | 22.28 | *(3.36 to 148) | 0.52 | 0.47 | 0.41 | 0.47 | 0.44 | 0.36 |
| Liver cirrhosis | 571 | 2.01 | *(1.45 to 2.77) | – | – | 0.35 | 0.31 | 0.26 | – | – | – |
| Kidney diseases | 580–589 | 2.23 | *(1.44 to 3.47) | – | – | 0.40 | 0.36 | 0.30 | – | – | – |
| Accidents | E800–949 | 1.66 | *(1.36 to 2.02) | – | – | 0.26 | 0.23 | 0.19 | – | – | – |