Disease states | Age-specific incidence/mortality rate of Korean women | Relative risk | |||||
40–49 | 50–59 | 60–69 | 70 and above | Reference | Point estimate (95% CI) | References | |
Lung cancer | |||||||
Incidence* | 0.01% | 0.03% | 0.07% | 0.14% | 37 | 2.00 (1.10 to 3.90) | 25 |
Mortality† | 21.09% | 21.09% | 21.09% | 21.09% | 37 | 1.31 (1.16 to 1.48) | 28 |
Myocardial infarction | |||||||
Incidence* | 0.02% | 0.09% | 0.23% | 0.54% | 36 | 1.32 (1.04 to 1.67) | 17 |
Mortality‡ | 15.54% | 12.19% | 14.60% | 28.92% | 36 | 1.22 (1.14 to 1.30) | 17 |
Stroke | |||||||
Incidence* | 0.06% | 0.20% | 0.52% | 1.47% | 36 | 1.32 (1.14 to 1.53) | 27 |
Mortality§ | 16.34% | 8.23% | 10.81% | 27.00% | 36 | 1.23 (1.07 to 1.40) | 27 |
Asthma | |||||||
Incidence* | 0.32% | 0.32% | 0.32% | 0.32% | 39 | 4.71 (1.29 to 16.80) | 26 |
Mortality¶ | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.03% | 38 |
*Incidence rates among event-free individuals.
†Mortality rate among patients with lung cancer.
‡Mortality rates among patients with myocardial infarction.
§Mortality rates among patients who had a stroke.
¶Mortality rates among patients with asthma.