Table 2

Men with low physical work demands only, n=1219

	Cumulative incidence, %	HR^*	HR^†	HR^‡	HR^§
Age
Youngest half (max 48 y), n=602	7.5	NA	1^¶	1^¶	1^¶
Oldest half (>48 y), n=617	11.9		1.90 (1.31 to 2.76)	1.72 (1.17 to 2.52)	1.75 (1.19 to 2.58)
Smoking
Current, n=808	9.5	1^¶	1^¶	1^¶	1^¶
Previous, n=275	11.7	1.12 (0.74 to 1.69)	1.07 (0.71 to 1.62)	1.03 (0.68 to 1.56)	0.96 (0.63 to 1.47)
Never, n=135	7.4	0.67 (0.35 to 1.30)	0.58 (0.30 to 1.14)	0.56 (0.29 to 1.10)	0.51 (0.25 to 1.02)
Alcohol, beverages/d
0, n=478	12.0	1^¶	1^¶	1^¶	1^¶
1–2, n=617	7.5	0.59 (0.40 to 0.88)	0.58 (0.40 to 0.86)	0.56 (0.38 to 0.83)	0.59 (0.40 to 0.88)
3–5, n=110	13.6	1.26 (0.72 to 2.23)	1.15 (0.65 to 2.05)	1.08 (0.60 to 1.91)	1.04 (0.57 to 1.89)
6+, n=12	0	NA	NA	NA	NA
Leisure-time physical activity
Low, n=227	12.8	1^¶	1^¶	1^¶	1^¶
Medium, n=859	8.9	0.66 (0.43 to 1.02)	0.65 (0.42 to 1.0)	0.74 (0.48 to 1.15)	0.74 (0.47 to 1.15)
High, n=130	10.0	0.74 (0.38 to 1.42)	0.70 (0.36 to 1.35)	0.86 (0.44 to 1.68)	0.76 (0.38 to 1.53)
BMI
−25, n=690	8.2	1^¶	1^¶	1^¶	1^¶
>25 to 28, n=381	10.3	1.25 (0.83 to 1.89)	1.30 (0.86 to 1.96)	0.99 (0.65 to 1.52)	1.04 (0.68 to 1.60)
>28, n=146	15.8	1.93 (1.19 to 3.15)	1.79 (1.09 to 2.92)	1.35 (0.81 to 2.26)	1.17 (0.69 to 1.98)
Systolic BP, mm Hg
−120, n=337	4.5	1^¶	1^¶	1^¶	1^¶
>120 to 150, n=720	10.4	2.62 (1.50 to 4.56)	2.46 (1.41 to 4.29)	1.90 (1.07 to 3.39)	1.62 (0.89 to 2.95)
>150, n=160	17.5	4.50 (2.38 to 8.49)	4.55 (2.41 to 8.60)	1.80 (0.81 to 4.02)	2.34 (1.10 to 4.99)
Diastolic BP, mm Hg
−75, n=338	4.5	1^¶	1^¶	1^¶	1^¶
>75 to 90, n=680	9.9	2.42 (1.38 to 4.24)	2.43 (1.39 to 4.27)	2.04 (1.15 to 3.64)	1.94 (1.07 to 3.53)
>90, n=199	18.2	5.03 (2.75 to 9.20)	4.90 (2.67 to 9.0)	2.93 (1.40 to 6.12)	3.21 (1.56 to 6.60)
Hypertension^**
No, n=1196	9.5	1^¶	1^¶	1^¶	1^¶
Yes, n=23	21.7	1.85 (0.75 to 4.56)	2.28 (0.91 to 5.66)	0.92 (0.36 to 2.33)	1.20 (0.46 to 3.12)
Physical fitness (VO₂max)
15–26, n=238	13.9	1^¶	1^¶	1^¶	1^¶
27–38, n=749	8.7	0.65 (0.42 to 0.99)	0.67 (0.44 to 1.03)	0.81 (0.52 to 1.26)	0.82 (0.53 to 1.27)
39–78, n=232	8.7	0.68 (0.38 to 1.19)	0.70 (0.39 to 1.25)	0.98 (0.54 to 1.78)	0.91 (0.49 to 1.66)
Psychological pressure at work
No, n=830	9.6	1^¶	1^¶	1^¶	1^¶
Yes, n=386	10.2	1.15 (0.79 to 1.70)	1.11 (0.76 to 1.64)	1.10 (0.74 to 1.61)	1.02 (0.68 to 1.55)
Psychological pressure at leisure
No, n=1107	9.6	1^¶	1^¶	1^¶	1^¶
Yes, n=109	11.1	1.18 (0.65 to 2.15)	1.09 (0.59 to 2.01)	1.34 (0.73 to 2.45)	1.35 (0.71 to 2.58)
Work, h/week
<40, n=209	8.1	1^¶	1^¶	1^¶	1^¶
40–45, n=738	10.9	1.35 (0.80 to 2.29)	1.31 (0.78 to 2.23)	1.26 (0.74 to 2.13)	1.11 (0.65 to 1.90)
>45, n=272	7.7	0.95 (0.50 to 1.80)	0.93 (0.48 to 1.77)	0.98 (0.51 to 1.86)	0.84 (0.43 to 1.63)
Social class
High (I, II, III), n=946	8.5	1^¶	1^¶	1^¶	1^¶
Low (IV, V), n=260	13.8	1.69 (1.14 to 2.51)	1.61 (1.08 to 2.41)	1.69 (1.13 to 2.53)	1.45 (0.96 to 2.20)

Lifestyle and other predictors of ischaemic heart disease mortality (n=118, 9.7%) 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; NA, not applicable.