Table 3

Men with moderate physical work demands only, n=2636

	Cumulative incidence, %	HR^*	HR^†	HR^‡	HR^§
Age
Youngest half (max 48 y), n=1316	7.2	NA	1^¶	1^¶	1^¶
Oldest half (>48 y), n=1320	16.6		2.98 (2.33 to 3.81)	2.69 (2.10 to 3.45)	2.74 (2.13 to 3.52)
Smoking
Current, n=1901	13.0	1^¶	1^¶	1^¶	1^¶
Previous, n=502	8.8	0.57 (0.41 to 0.78)	0.59 (0.43 to 0.82)	0.47 (0.34 to 0.65)	0.52 (0.38 to 0.73)
Never, n=233	9.0	0.57 (0.37 to 0.89)	0.60 (0.39 to 0.95)	0.52 (0.33 to 0.81)	0.53 (0.33 to 0.83)
Alcohol, beverages/d
0, n=898	13.1	1^¶	1^¶	1^¶	1^¶
1–2, n=1250	10.7	0.82 (0.64 to 1.05)	0.83 (0.64 to 1.06)	0.83 (0.64 to 1.06)	0.84 (0.65 to 1.09)
3–5, n=404	11.7	1.00 (0.71 to 1.41)	0.95 (0.68 to 1.34)	0.93 (0.66 to 1.31)	0.82 (0.58 to 1.17)
6+, n=74	18.9	2.25 (1.29 to 3.92)	2.06 (1.17 to 3.60)	1.85 (1.03 to 3.32)	1.31 (0.72 to 2.38)
Leisure-time physical activity
Low, n=409	14.9	1^¶	1^¶	1^¶	1^¶
Medium, n=1978	12.1	0.73 (0.55 to 0.96)	0.76 (0.57 to 1.01)	0.73 (0.55 to 0.97)	0.78 (0.59 to 1.04)
High, n=240	4.6	0.29 (0.15 to 0.55)	0.32 (0.17 to 0.60)	0.32 (0.17 to 0.60)	0.37 (0.19 to 0.72)
BMI
−25, n=1220	10.0	1^¶	1^¶	1^¶	1^¶
>25–28, n=957	12.3	1.13 (0.87 to 1.45)	1.12 (0.87 to 1.45)	1.03 (0.79 to 1.34)	1.02 (0.78 to 1.32)
>28, n=454	16.1	1.56 (1.16 to 2.09)	1.54 (1.14 to 2.08)	1.21 (0.88 to 1.65)	1.19 (0.86 to 1.65)
Systolic BP, mm Hg
−120, n=757	6.9	1^¶	1^¶	1^¶	1^¶
>120 to 150, n=1523	12.5	1.77 (1.30 to 2.41)	1.93 (1.41 to 2.63)	1.54 (1.11 to 2.13)	1.82 (1.31 to 2.54)
>150, n=355	19.5	2.87 (1.99 to 4.12)	3.27 (2.26 to 4.73)	2.00 (1.27 to 3.16)	2.56 (1.64 to 4.01)
Diastolic BP, mm Hg
−75, n=768	8.9	1^¶	1^¶	1^¶	1^¶
>75 to 90, n=1491	11.7	1.26 (0.95 to 1.67)	1.35 (1.02 to 1.80)	1.07 (0.80 to 1.44)	1.01 (0.75 to 1.37)
>90, n=376	18.6	2.25 (1.61 to 3.14)	2.50 (1.78 to 3.52)	1.42 (0.92 to 2.20)	1.39 (0.91 to 2.12)
Hypertension^**
No, n=2592	11.6	1^¶	1^¶	1^¶	1^¶
Yes, n=41	26.8	2.95 (1.61 to 5.40)	2.90 (1.58 to 5.32)	1.74 (0.92 to 3.32)	1.51 (0.80 to 2.87)
Physical fitness (VO₂max)
15–26, n=465	16.4	1^¶	1^¶	1^¶	1^¶
27–38, n=1616	11.8	0.79 (0.60 to 1.03)	0.78 (0.60 to 1.03)	0.89 (0.67 to 1.18)	0.92 (0.69 to 1.22)
39–78, n=555	8.3	0.56 (0.39 to 0.82)	0.59 (0.41 to 0.86)	0.73 (0.49 to 1.09)	0.78 (0.53 to 1.17)
Psychological pressure at work
No, n=2133	12.6	1^¶	1^¶	1^¶	1^¶
Yes, n=496	8.5	0.65 (0.47 to 0.90)	0.70 (0.48 to 0.93)	0.64 (0.46 to 0.89)	0.68 (0.48 to 0.96)
Psychological pressure at leisure
No, n=2462	11.9	1^¶	1^¶	1^¶	1^¶
Yes, n=163	11.7	1.12 (0.71 to 1.79)	1.14 (0.72 to 1.83)	1.17 (0.73 to 1.87)	1.26 (0.77 to 2.06)
Work, h/week
<40, n=341	7.9	1^¶	1^¶	1^¶	1^¶
40–45, n=1865	13.1	1.71 (1.14 to 2.54)	1.61 (1.08 to 2.40)	1.66 (1.11 to 2.47)	1.31 (0.87 to 1.96)
>45, n=429	9.8	1.26 (0.78 to 2.04)	1.34 (0.82 to 2.17)	1.25 (0.77 to 2.06)	1.16 (0.71 to 1.89)
Social class
High (I, II, III), n=1075	9.2	1^¶	1^¶	1^¶	1^¶
Low (IV, V), n=1554	13.7	1.64 (1.29 to 2.08)	1.53 (1.20 to 1.95)	1.62 (1.27 to 2.07)	1.35 (1.05 to 1.75)

Lifestyle and other predictors of ischaemic heart disease mortality (n=312, 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; NA, not applicable.