Deaths from | Heavy smokers | All smokers | ||
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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) |