Mean annual number of deaths according to underlying cause among deaths with COPD as an associated cause and among deaths without any mention of COPD in adults aged 45 years or more, France, 2000–2002
| Underlying disease† | COPD as associated cause(N = 7828) | Deaths without COPD(N = 484560) | Adjusted RR*(95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|
| *Relative risk of having a given disease as the underlying cause of death, adjusted for age. | |||
| †Cardiovascular diseases: ICD-10 I00-I15 & I20-I52; ischaemic heart disease: ICD-10 I20-I25; cancer: ICD-10 C00-C32 & C33-C97; lung cancer: ICD-10 C33-C34; cerebrovascular diseases: ICD-10 I60-I69; low respiratory infections (bronchopneumonia, influenza, acute bronchitis): ICD-10 J10-J18 & J20-J22; asthma: ICD-10 J45-46. | |||
| Cardiovascular diseases | 2506 (32.0%) | 104768(21.6%) | 1.49 (1.46 to 1.52) |
| Ischaemic heart disease | 1064 (13.6%) | 42470 (8.8%) | 1.54 (1.49 to 1.59) |
| Cancer | 1914 (24.5%) | 137342 (28.3%) | 0.86 (0.84 to 0.88) |
| Lung cancer | 776 (9.9%) | 23558 (4.9%) | 2.09 (2.01 to 2.17) |
| Cerebrovascular diseases | 428 (5.5%) | 36508 (7.5%) | 0.72 (0.69 to 0.76) |
| Lower respiratory infections | 180 (2.3%) | 14865 (3.1%) | 0.78 (0.20 to 0.85) |
| Asthma | 124 (1.6%) | 1216 (0.3%) | 6.40 (5.75 to 7.11) |
| Other | 2674 (33.1%) | 189861 (39.2%) | |