Table 4

Age standardised hospital admission ratios (SHR) (95% CI) among male taxi and bus drivers in Denmark

Diagnosis	Period	Cases (n)	SHR	95% CI
Ischaemic heart disease	1981–85	161	144	124 to 169
	1986–90	204	163	142 to 187
	1991–93	125	183	154 to 218
	1994–97	163	173	149 to 202
Acute myocardial infarction	1981–85	116	144	120 to 173
	1986–90	137	167	141 to 197
	1991–93	80	199	158 to 248
	1994–97	79	182	144 to 226
Cerebrovascular disease	1981–90	119	127	106 to 152
	1991–93	37	140	99 to 193
	1994–97	49	141	104 to 187
Varicose veins	1991–93	14	85	47 to 143
	1994–97	14	74	41 to 125
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	1981–85	41	136	98 to 185
	1986–90	49	166	123 to 219
	1991–93	27	210	138 to 306
	1994–97	34	214	149 to 300
Chronic bronchitis	1981–85	18	119	71 to 188
	1986–90	20	167	102 to 259
	1991–93	7	154	62 to 318
	1994–97	4	213	58 to 544
Asthma	1981–90	49	168	125 to 223
	1994–97	16	210	120 to 340
Gastric ulcer	1981–85	29	146	98 to 210
	1986–90	28	127	84 to 183
	1991–93	17	192	112 to 307
	1994–97	15	171	96 to 208
Duodenal ulcer	1981–85	33	128	88 to 179
	1986–90	47	170	125 to 226
	1991–93	16	141	80 to 228
	1994–97	12	111	57 to 193
Acute gastritis	1981–85	46	201	147 to 268
	1986–90	46	134	98 to 179
	1991–93	20	145	89 to 225
	1994–97	15	106	59 to 175
Arthrosis of the hip	1981–85	8	73	31 to 143
	1986–90	18	116	69 to 183
	1991–93	7	83	34 to 172
	1994–97	9	78	36 to 148
Prolapsed cervical disc	1981–90	29	190	128 to 273
	1994–97	18	203	120 to 320
Prolapsed lumbar disc	1981–85	52	115	86 to 151
	1986–90	103	170	140 to 207
	1991–93	66	167	129 to 212
	1994–97	64	155	119 to 198