RRs* and 95% CIs for types of circulatory disease associated with selected characteristics and non-radiation risk factors
| Characteristics | All CD | CD except CeVD others | Hypertension | IHD | CeVD | Others |
| RR (95% CIs) | RR (95% CIs) | RR (95% CIs) | RR (95% CIs) | RR (95% CIs) | RR (95% CIs) | |
| Sex | ||||||
| Female | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Male | 0.91 (0.82 to 1.00) | 1.67 (1.43 to 1.95) | 2.43 (1.95 to 3.02) | 2.15 (1.35 to 3.42) | 1.11 (0.68 to 1.81) | 0.44 (0.38 to 0.51) |
| Attained age | ||||||
| <30 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| 30–39 | 0.95 (0.82 to 1.10) | 1.28 (1.02 to 1.60) | 1.50 (1.11 to 2.03) | 1.62 (0.81 to 3.24) | 0.65 (0.30 to 1.38) | 0.80 (0.64 to 1.00) |
| 40–49 | 1.18 (0.94 to 1.47) | 1.53 (1.14 to 2.07) | 1.97 (1.34 to 2.91) | 1.26 (0.53 to 3.01) | 1.30 (0.47 to 3.63) | 0.74 (0.50 to 1.10) |
| ≥50 | 1.17 (0.84 to 1.62) | 1.28 (0.84 to 1.95) | 1.56 (0.93 to 2.63) | 1.11 (0.36 to 3.48) | 0.90 (0.20 to 3.94) | 0.83 (0.46 to 1.51) |
| Year of birth | ||||||
| <1960 | 2.89 (2.05 to 4.07) | 4.18 (2.71 to 6.45) | 5.50 (3.26 to 9.30) | 6.20 (1.88 to 20.49) | 2.40 (0.51 to 11.33) | 4.03 (2.12 to 7.65) |
| 1960–1969 | 1.93 (1.53 to 2.44) | 2.97 (2.20 to 4.01) | 3.74 (2.58 to 5.43) | 4.62 (1.99 to 10.75) | 1.94 (0.67 to 5.62) | 1.77 (1.16 to 2.70) |
| 1970–1979 | 1.29 (1.11 to 1.49) | 1.91 (1.56 to 2.35) | 2.28 (1.75 to 2.96) | 2.66 (1.46 to 4.85) | 1.13 (0.55 to 2.29) | 1.10 (0.87 to 1.40) |
| ≥1980 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Year of starting work† | ||||||
| <1995 | 1.07 (0.90 to 1.29) | 1.27 (1.01 to 1.60) | 1.50 (1.13 to 2.00) | 0.93 (0.52 to 1.66) | 2.07 (0.86 to 4.98) | 0.82 (0.57 to 1.16) |
| 1995–1999 | 1.00 (0.85 to 1.16) | 1.28 (1.04 to 1.56) | 1.44 (1.12 to 1.85) | 1.27 (0.75 to 2.15) | 1.45 (0.70 to 3.00) | 0.71 (0.53 to 0.94) |
| 2000–2004 | 1.00 (0.87 to 1.14) | 1.21 (1.00 to 1.45) | 1.23 (0.97 to 1.57) | 1.11 (0.66 to 1.89) | 0.54 (0.23 to 1.25) | 0.90 (0.73 to 1.11) |
| ≥2005 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Total years worked‡ | ||||||
| <1 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| 1–4 | 0.84 (0.65 to 1.07) | 1.06 (0.70 to 1.61) | 1.15 (0.65 to 2.02) | 0.65 (0.22 to 1.97) | 0.27 (0.09 to 0.75) | 0.74 (0.53 to 1.04) |
| 5–9 | 0.77 (0.60 to 0.98) | 1.07 (0.71 to 1.61) | 1.15 (0.66 to 2.01) | 0.91 (0.32 to 2.59) | 0.30 (0.11 to 0.80) | 0.63 (0.44 to 0.89) |
| 10–19 | 0.85 (0.66 to 1.09) | 1.25 (0.84 to 1.88) | 1.51 (0.87 to 2.61) | 0.81 (0.29 to 2.28) | 0.51 (0.20 to 1.33) | 0.61 (0.41 to 0.90) |
| ≥20 | 0.86 (0.64 to 1.15) | 1.22 (0.79 to 1.89) | 1.52 (0.85 to 2.73) | 0.76 (0.26 to 2.28) | 0.66 (0.21 to 2.04) | 0.55 (0.34 to 0.91) |
| Smoking | ||||||
| Never | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Former | 1.00 (0.86 to 1.15) | 0.95 (0.80 to 1.12) | 0.98 (0.81 to 1.20) | 0.85 (0.54 to 1.34) | 0.69 (0.36 to 1.35) | 1.16 (0.88 to 1.53) |
| Current | 1.00 (0.90 to 1.11) | 1.07 (0.94 to 1.21) | 1.09 (0.94 to 1.26) | 1.04 (0.75 to 1.45) | 0.86 (0.54 to 1.36) | 0.87 (0.70 to 1.09) |
| Alcohol intake (days per week) | ||||||
| 0–1 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| 2 | 1.09 (0.99 to 1.21) | 1.13 (1.00 to 1.28) | 1.24 (1.07 to 1.43) | 1.04 (0.75 to 1.45) | 1.04 (0.66 to 1.62) | 1.03 (0.86 to 1.23) |
| ≥3 | 1.33 (1.13 to 1.55) | 1.43 (1.18 to 1.74) | 1.56 (1.25 to 1.96) | 1.31 (0.76 to 2.24) | 0.78 (0.31 to 1.95) | 1.31 (0.97 to 1.77) |
| Family history of heart diseases | ||||||
| No | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Yes | 1.36 (1.20 to 1.53) | 1.49 (1.29 to 1.72) | 1.34 (1.12 to 1.61) | 2.24 (1.58 to 3.17) | 2.07 (1.28 to 3.35) | 1.09 (0.86 to 1.39) |
| Family history of hypertension | ||||||
| No | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Yes | 1.60 (1.47 to 1.74) | 2.10 (1.89 to 2.34) | 2.65 (2.32 to 3.02) | 1.55 (1.16 to 2.07) | 1.45 (0.98 to 2.13) | 1.09 (0.93 to 1.26) |
| Family history of stroke | ||||||
| No | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Yes | 1.39 (1.25 to 1.56) | 1.52 (1.33 to 1.73) | 1.61 (1.37 to 1.89) | 1.52 (1.06 to 2.19) | 1.60 (0.98 to 2.61) | 1.29 (1.04 to 1.61) |
| BMI, kg/m2 | ||||||
| <18.5 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| 18.5–24.9 | 1.04 (0.84 to 1.28) | 1.19 (0.83 to 1.70) | 1.76 (0.99 to 3.15) | 2.47 (0.60 to 10.15) | 2.08 (0.50 to 8.65) | 1.02 (0.78 to 1.33) |
| 25.0–29.9 | 1.61 (1.28 to 2.02) | 2.13 (1.47 to 3.07) | 3.73 (2.07 to 6.72) | 3.69 (0.88 to 15.50) | 3.32 (0.76 to 14.50) | 1.14 (0.82 to 1.59) |
| ≥30.0 | 2.39 (1.72 to 3.33) | 3.63 (2.31 to 5.71) | 6.47 (3.35 to 12.52) | 7.17 (1.42 to 36.21) | 1.86 (0.17 to 20.97) | 1.27 (0.63 to 2.58) |
| Blood pressure, mm Hg | ||||||
| SBP<120 and DBP<80 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| 120≤SBP<140 or 80≤DBP<90 | 1.18 (1.07 to 1.29) | 1.46 (1.28 to 1.67) | 1.89 (1.58 to 2.25) | 1.07 (0.77 to 1.48) | 1.09 (0.70 to 1.67) | 0.92 (0.79 to 1.07) |
| SBP≥140 or DBP≥90 | 2.31 (1.99 to 2.68) | 3.39 (2.85 to 4.05) | 5.16 (4.16 to 6.40) | 1.92 (1.15 to 3.22) | 1.80 (0.87 to 3.73) | 0.90 (0.60 to 1.37) |
| Total cholesterol, mg/dL | ||||||
| <200 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| 200–239 | 1.20 (1.08 to 1.32) | 1.30 (1.15 to 1.47) | 1.40 (1.21 to 1.61) | 0.98 (0.68 to 1.41) | 1.73 (1.14 to 2.64) | 0.98 (0.81 to 1.19) |
| ≥240 | 1.50 (1.27 to 1.76) | 1.82 (1.51 to 2.20) | 1.85 (1.47 to 2.32) | 3.03 (2.01 to 4.57) | 1.55 (0.70 to 3.40) | 0.93 (0.62 to 1.39) |
| LDL cholesterol, mg/dL | ||||||
| <100 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| 100–129 | 0.99 (0.90 to 1.09) | 1.04 (0.92 to 1.18) | 1.13 (0.97 to 1.31) | 0.83 (0.59 to 1.16) | 0.93 (0.60 to 1.46) | 0.93 (0.79 to 1.09) |
| 130–159 | 1.10 (0.97 to 1.24) | 1.14 (0.98 to 1.33) | 1.25 (1.04 to 1.50) | 0.86 (0.56 to 1.32) | 0.93 (0.52 to 1.68) | 1.10 (0.88 to 1.38) |
| ≥160 | 1.26 (1.05 to 1.51) | 1.42 (1.14 to 1.76) | 1.54 (1.19 to 2.00) | 1.47 (0.85 to 2.53) | 1.87 (0.93 to 3.78) | 0.96 (0.63 to 1.46) |
| HDL cholesterol, mg/dL | ||||||
| <40 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| 40–59 | 0.87 (0.76 to 0.99) | 0.85 (0.73 to 0.99) | 0.83 (0.69 to 1.00) | 0.81 (0.53 to 1.22) | 0.74 (0.42 to 1.31) | 0.97 (0.73 to 1.28) |
| ≥60 | 0.80 (0.70 to 0.93) | 0.67 (0.56 to 0.80) | 0.67 (0.54 to 0.82) | 0.64 (0.40 to 1.03) | 0.69 (0.37 to 1.29) | 1.09 (0.81 to 1.46) |
| Blood glucose, mg/dL | ||||||
| <110 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| 110–125 | 0.88 (0.73 to 1.07) | 0.88 (0.70 to 1.10) | 0.92 (0.71 to 1.19) | 0.39 (0.17 to 0.88) | 0.93 (0.43 to 2.03) | 0.78 (0.53 to 1.15) |
| ≥126 | 1.44 (1.15 to 1.81) | 1.54 (1.19 to 1.99) | 1.61 (1.19 to 2.18) | 1.84 (0.97 to 3.50) | 1.58 (0.58 to 4.30) | 1.32 (0.79 to 2.21) |
*Adjusted for attained age, sex and birth year.
†Based on questionnaire (the year first worked).
‡From the year first worked to the end year of National Dosimetry Registry.
BMI, body mass index; CD, circulatory disease; CeVD, cerebrovascular disease; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; IHD, ischaemic heart disease; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; RR, relative risk; SBP, systolic blood pressure.