Table 1

All men eligible for the incidence study

	Cumulative incidence, %	HR^*	HR^†	HR^‡	HR^§
Age
Youngest half (max 48 y), n=2436	7.6	NA	1^¶	1^¶	1^¶
Oldest half (>48 y), n=2470	16.0		2.72 (2.27 to 3.26)	2.33 (1.95 to 2.79)	2.42 (2.01 to 2.92)
Smoking
Current, n=3522	12.7	1^¶	1^¶	1^¶	1^¶
Previous, n=937	9.9	0.66 (0.53 to 0.82)	0.68 (0.54 to 0.86)	0.57 (0.45 to 0.71)	0.60 (0.47 to 0.75)
Never, n=446	9.0	0.59 (0.43 to 0.81)	0.63 (0.44 to 0.86)	0.50 (0.36 to 0.69)	0.51 (0.36 to 0.71)
Alcohol, beverages/d
0, n=1658	12.6	1^¶	1^¶	1^¶	1^¶
1–2, n=2315	10.6	0.84 (0.70 to 1.01)	0.82 (0.68 to 0.99)	0.84 (0.69 to 1.00)	0.84 (0.69 to 1.02)
3–5, n=764	13.1	1.18 (0.93 to 1.49)	1.06 (0.83 to 1.36)	1.07 (0.84 to 1.36)	0.87 (0.68 to 1.13)
6+, n=151	16.6	1.97 (1.30 to 2.99)	1.73 (1.13 to 2.65)	1.63 (1.06 to 2.50)	1.14 (0.73 to 1.77)
Leisure-time physical activity
Low, n=798	15.4	1^¶	1^¶	1^¶	1^¶
Medium, n=3478	11.3	0.68 (0.56 to 0.84)	0.71 (0.58 to 0.87)	0.70 (0.57 to 0.86)	0.73 (0.59 to 0.89)
High, n=498	8.1	0.51 (0.35 to 0.73)	0.54 (0.38 to 0.78)	0.57 (0.40 to 0.82)	0.62 (0.43 to 0.90)
BMI
−25, n=2358	10.1	1^¶	1^¶	1^¶	1^¶
>25 to 28, n=1710	11.9	1.11 (0.92 to 1.34)	1.14 (0.94 to 1.38)	0.97 (0.80 to 1.18)	0.96 (0.79 to 1.56)
>28, n=829	16.7	1.66 (1.34 to 2.04)	1.67 (1.34 to 2.08)	1.25 (1.0 to 1.56)	1.23 (0.97 to 1.56)
Systolic BP, mm Hg
−120, n=1383	6.4	1^¶	1^¶	1^¶	1^¶
>120 to 150, n=2869	12.6	2.01 (1.59 to 2.53)	2.09 (1.65 to 2.66)	1.65 (1.29 to 2.11)	1.80 (1.40 to 2.34)
>150, n=650	20.2	3.32 (2.52 to 4.36)	3.54 (2.67 to 4.70)	2.02 (1.44 to 2.85)	2.42 (1.72 to 3.41)
Diastolic BP, mm Hg
−75, n=1421	8.3	1^¶	1^¶	1^¶	1^¶
>75 to 90, n=2736	11.4	1.38 (1.11 to 1.70)	1.48 (1.19 to 1.84)	1.16 (0.93 to 1.45)	1.12 (0.89 to 1.42)
>90, n=745	20.0	2.79 (2.12 to 3.44)	2.91 (2.26 to 3.75)	1.66 (1.21 to 2.27)	1.74 (1.27 to 2.37)
Hypertension^**
No, n=4826	11.6	1^¶	1^¶	1^¶	1^¶
Yes, n=77	27.3	2.41 (1.56 to 3.73)	2.36 (1.52 to 3.66)	1.38 (0.87 to 2.17)	1.46 (0.92 to 2.30)
Physical fitness (VO₂max)
15–26, n=882	16.7	1^¶	1^¶	1^¶	1^¶
27–38, n=3017	11.5	0.74 (0.61 to 0.90)	0.76 (0.62 to 0.93)	0.88 (0.71 to 1.07)	0.88 (0.71 to 1.08)
39–78, n=1007	8.5	0.56 (0.43 to 0.73)	0.60 (0.45 to 0.80)	0.77 (0.57 to 1.02)	0.78 (0.58 to 1.05)
Psychological pressure at work
No, n=3834	12.2	1^¶	1^¶	1^¶	1^¶
Yes, n=1060	10.5	0.86 (0.70 to 1.05)	0.86 (0.70 to 1.07)	0.84 (0.68 to 1.04)	0.88 (0.70 to 1.10)
Psychological pressure at leisure
No, n=4556	11.8	1^¶	1^¶	1^¶	1^¶
Yes, n=332	12.7	1.11 (0.81 to 1.53)	1.04 (0.75 to 1.44)	1.17 (0.85 to 1.60)	1.14 (0.81 to 1.61)
Work, h/week
<40, n=628	8.3	1^¶	1^¶	1^¶	1^¶
40–45, n=3366	12.9	1.62 (1.22 to 2.16)	1.57 (1.17 to 2.10)	1.57 (1.17 to 2.09)	1.25 (0.92 to 1.69)
>45, n=911	10.2	1.28 (0.91 to 1.79)	1.33 (0.94 to 1.88)	1.26 (0.89 to 1.77)	1.12 (0.79 to 1.59)
Social class
High (I, II, III), n=2196	9.1	1^¶	1^¶	1^¶	1^¶
Low (IV, V), n=2688	14.0	1.72 (1.45 to 2.05)	1.61 (1.35 to 1.93)	1.72 (1.45 to 2.05)	1.48 (1.22 to 1.79)

Lifestyle and other predictors of IHD mortality (n=579, 11.8%) during the 30-year follow-up 1970/1971 to 2001. Statistically significant results are highlighted in bold.
↵* Adjusted for age.
↵† Adjusted for age + lifestyle (smoking, leisure-time physical activity, alcohol).
↵‡ Adjusted for age + clinical factors (BMI, BP including treatment for, physical fitness).
↵§ Age + all other confounders/risk factors (lifestyle, clinical factors, psychosocial stress at work and leisure, number of work hours and social class).
↵¶ Reference category.
↵** Receives doctor's treatment due to hypertension.
BMI, body mass index; BP, blood pressure; IHD, ischaemic heart disease; NA, not applicable.