Table 5

Age standardised hospital admission ratios (SHR) (95% CI) among male drivers of goods in Denmark

Diagnosis	Period	Cases (n)	SHR	95% CI
Ischaemic heart disease	1981–85	1060	118	112 to 126
	1986–90	1055	128	121 to 136
	1991–93	517	118	108 to 128
	1994–97	809	132	123 to 141
Acute myocardial infarction	1981–85	729	113	105 to 122
	1986–90	691	128	119 to 138
	1991–93	303	117	105 to 131
	1994–97	396	140	127 to 155
Cerebrovascular disease	1981–90	1018	132	124 to 141
	1991–93	221	129	113 to 148
	1994–97	287	127	113 to 142
Varicose veins	1991–93	117	104	87 to 125
	1994–97	139	108	91 to 127
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	1981–85	342	132	119 to 147
	1986–90	265	132	117 to 148
	1991–93	123	143	119 to 170
	1994–97	159	150	128 to 175
Chronic bronchitis	1981–85	165	138	118 to 161
	1986–90	119	153	128 to 183
	1991–93	39	136	97 to 186
	1994–97	19	159	96 to 248
Asthma	1981–90	333	126	113 to 140
	1994–97	65	121	94 to 154
Gastric ulcer	1981–85	250	144	127 to 163
	1986–90	235	156	137 to 177
	1991–93	89	150	121 to 185
	1994–97	74	126	99 to 158
Duodenal ulcer	1981–85	363	152	137 to 168
	1986–90	280	146	130 to 164
	1991–93	121	157	132 to 188
	1994–97	104	142	117 to 172
Acute gastritis	1981–85	387	171	155 to 189
	1986–90	331	134	121 to 150
	1991–93	123	126	106 to 150
	1994–97	128	127	107 to 151
Arthrosis of the hip	1981–85	93	107	86 to 131
	1986–90	109	107	89 to 129
	1991–93	56	105	80 to 137
	1994–97	98	133	108 to 162
Prolapsed cervical disc	1981–90	187	131	114 to 151
	1994–97	86	140	112 to 172
Prolapsed lumbar disc	1981–85	570	129	119 to 140
	1986–90	564	131	121 to 142
	1991–93	338	121	109 to 134
	1994–97	382	129	117 to 143