Full cohort (n=1894) | Never aluminium (n=1247) | Ever aluminium (n=647) | |||||||
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42 780 person years | 30 033 person years | 12 747 person years | |||||||
Cause of death | n | SMR | 95% CI | n | SMR | 95% CI | n | SMR | 95% CI |
Cardiovascular disease | 508 | 1.31 | 1.20 to 1.43 | 285 | 1.26 | 1.12 to 1.41 | 223 | 1.38 | 1.21 to 1.57 |
Cerebrovascular disease | 136 | 1.38 | 1.16 to 1.63 | 82 | 1.43 | 1.16 to 1.78 | 54 | 1.30 | 1.00 to 1.70 |
Alzheimer's disease | 16 | 1.08 | 0.66 to 1.76 | 8 | 0.89 | 0.44 to 1.78 | 8 | 1.38 | 0.69 to 2.75 |
Pneumoconiosis | 73 | 16.1 | 12.8 to 20.2 | 36 | 13.5 | 9.76 to 18.8 | 37 | 19.6 | 14.2 to 27.1 |