ERRs per 100 mGy of cumulative heart dose by types of circulatory disease and selected characteristics
| ERR*/100 mGy (95% CIs) | ||||||
| All CD | CD except CeVD and others | Hypertension | IHD | CeVD | Others | |
| Overall | 0.14 (−0.57 to 0.99) | −0.07 (−0.83 to 0.88) | −0.18 (−1.06 to 0.97) | 1.22 (−0.71 to 4.73) | 3.10 (−0.75 to 11.59) | −0.06 (−1.57 to 2.17) |
| Sex | ||||||
| Male | −0.07 (−0.76 to 0.76) | −0.27 (−1.01 to 0.66) | −0.34 (−1.18 to 0.78) | 0.64 (−1.34 to 4.10) | 3.72 (−0.59 to 14.15) | −0.52 (−1.88 to 1.60) |
| Female | 4.21 (0.30 to 9.92) | 5.53 (−0.03 to 15.84) | 8.38 (−0.55 to 28.08) | 9.01 (<−3.68 to 70.08) | −2.99 (<−3.57 to 25.52) | 4.37 (−1.48 to 13.55) |
| P value† | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.06 | 0.25 | 0.45 | 0.14 |
| Attained age | ||||||
| <50 years | 0.98 (0.02 to 2.10) | 1.29 (0.13 to 2.66) | 1.83 (0.38 to 3.58) | 0.76 (−1.78 to 4.97) | 5.18 (−0.04 to 14.87) | −0.35 (−2.01 to 2.06) |
| ≥50 years | −0.51 (−1.20 to 0.35) | −0.89 (−1.56 to −0.02) | −1.22 (−1.88 to −0.25) | 1.50 (−0.72 to 5.91) | 1.12 (<−2.43 to 8.83) | 0.41 (−1.62 to 3.76) |
| P value† | 0.004 | <0.001 | <0.001 | >0.50 | 0.19 | >0.50 |
| Year of birth | ||||||
| <1970 | −0.18 (−0.88 to 0.67) | −0.66 (−1.33 to 0.20) | −0.82 (−1.57 to 0.18) | 1.26 (−0.73 to 5.03) | 3.50 (−0.90 to 15.02) | 0.55 (<−1.19 to 3.36) |
| ≥1970 | 1.45 (−0.01 to 3.17) | 3.08 (1.08 to 5.50) | 3.84 (1.29 to 7.01) | 0.94 (<−3.49 to 8.47) | 2.39 (<−3.53 to 13.22) | −2.31 (<−3.43 to 0.89) |
| P value† | 0.04 | <0.001 | <0.001 | >0.50 | >0.50 | 0.08 |
| Year of starting work | ||||||
| <2000 | −0.06 (−0.73 to 0.76) | −0.28 (−1.00 to 0.62) | −0.33 (−1.18 to 0.77) | 0.93 (−0.84 to 4.27) | 3.46 (<2.78 to 13.54) | −0.35 (−1.76 to 1.75) |
| ≥2000 | 4.45 (1.34 to 8.22) | 5.61 (1.67 to 10.59) | 5.61 (0.75 to 12.02) | 8.18 (<−3.20 to 26.65) | −2.60 (<−2.60 to 14.48) | 5.04 (−0.83 to 13.22) |
| P value† | 0.003 | 0.002 | 0.01 | 0.21 | 0.34 | 0.08 |
| Total years worked | ||||||
| <10 | 4.58 (0.53 to 9.71) | 4.44 (-0.29 to 10.93) | 4.48 (-1.36 to 13.03) | 8.96 (<−4.90 to 33.10) | −3.88 (<−3.89 to −1.80) | 9.27 (0.77 to 21.15) |
| 10–19 | 1.11 (−0.08 to 2.52) | 1.88 (0.37 to 3.70) | 2.12 (0.29 to 4.41) | 0.84 (<−2.72 to 6.60) | 2.29 (<−1.68 to>2.83) | −1.11 (<−3.07 to 1.60) |
| ≥20 | −0.36 (−1.06 to 0.49) | −0.80 (−1.49 to 0.08) | −0.95 (−1.75 to 0.10) | 1.04 (−0.85 to 4.70) | 1.32 (<0.62 to >1.74) | 0.09 (−1.59 to 2.64) |
| P value† | 0.007 | <0.001 | 0.001 | >0.50 | >0.50 | 0.05 |
*Adjusted for attained age, sex and birth year.
†P value for tests of homogeneity of linear trends across categories of interest .
CD, circulatory disease; CeVD, cerebrovascular disease; ERR, excess relative risk; IHD, ischaemic heart disease.