Table 2

Proportional HR adjusted for age and marital status and their 95% CIs for psychiatric hospitalisation in relation to men and women with a college degree in seven cohorts

1976–1980 Cohort1981–1985 Cohort1986–1990 Cohort1991–1995 Cohort1996–2000 Cohort2001–2005 Cohort2006–2010 Cohort
Men Elementary school
 HR (CI)1.67 (1.52 to 1.84)1.63 (1.48 to 1.79)1.66 (1.52 to 1.80)1.78 (1.64 to 1.92)1.59 (1.45 to 1.73)1.94 (1.77 to 2.12)2.05 (1.87 to 2.26)
Secondary education
 HR (CI)1.48 (1.32 to 1.65)1.43 (1.28 to 1.59)1.46 (1.34 to 1.60)1.53 (1.41 to 1.65)1.39 (1.28 to 1.51)1.71 (1.57 to 1.85)1.74 (1.60 to 1.90)
Women Elementary school
 HR (CI)1.34 (1.17 to 1.54)1.24 (1.10 to 1.40)1.38 (1.24 to 1.54)1.45 (1.31 to 1.59)1.30 (1.17 to 1.45)1.36 (1.22 to 1.51)1.53 (1.37 to 1.72)
Secondary education
 HR (CI)1.22 (1.04 to 1.42)1.12 (0.98 to 1.28)1.21 (1.08 to 1.36)1.22 (1.11 to 1.35)1.29 (1.19 to 1.41)1.29 (1.19 to 1.41)1.24 (1.14 to 1.36)