Table 1

Standardised mortality rates and Poisson regression modelling of deaths from idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis clinical syndrome (using the ONS data set)

No. of deathsPerson-years (million)Mortality rates standardised to 2008 population per 100 000 person-years (95% CI)Mutually adjusted rate ratios (95% CI)
Calendar period
ICD-8
 1968–197225092700.92 (0.87 to 0.96)1.0
 1973–197834983301.07 (1.04 to 1.11)1.17 (1.10 to 1.22)
 1979–198338582701.42 (1.37 to 1.46)1.54 (1.46 to 1.62)
ICD-9
 1984–198858882702.16 (2.11 to 2.22)2.35 (2.24 to 2.46)
 1989–199486523302.65 (2.60 to 2.71)2.87 (2.75 to 3.00)
 1995–2000115803303.55 (3.48 to 3.61)3.85 (3.68 to 4.01)
ICD-10
 2001–200495892204.40 (4.32 to 4.49)4.78 (4.57 to 4.99)
 2005–2008111012205.10 (5.00 to 5.19)5.53 (5.30 to 5.78) p for trend <0.0001
Sex
 Male3463910003.16 (3.12 to 3.19)1.0
 Female2203611001.94 (1.92 to 1.97)0.49 (0.48 to 0.49) p<0.0001
Age group (years)
 ≤54262216000.16 (0.16 to 0.17)0.02 (0.02 to 0.02)
 55–5925041301.90 (1.83 to 1.98)0.26 (0.25 to 0.27)
 60–6444101303.33 (3.23 to 3.42)0.46 (0.44 to 0.47)
 65–6972401007.25 (7.09 to 7.42)1.0
 70–74100138711.51 (11.29 to 11.74)1.60 (1.55 to 1.65)
 75–79115247215.95 (15.66 to 16.24)2.26 (2.20 to 2.33)
 80–84100885318.93 (18.56 to 19.30)2.77 (2.68 to 2.85)
 ≥8582744916.72 (16.36 to 17.09)2.60 (2.52 to 2.69) p for trend <0.0001
  • All the mortality rate ratios are mutually adjusted for all other variables in the table.

  • ICD, International Classification of Diseases; ONS, Office for National Statistics.