Table 3

Logistic regression ORs (95% CI) per 10 μg/m3 for black smoke exposure in 1971 and mortality in subsequent decades

Decade of outcome(i) Unadjusted (age and sex only)(ii) Adjusted (age, sex, social class, area-level deprivation, region, population density)
All-cause mortality excluding accidents
 1972–20091.07 (1.07 to 1.08)1.03 (1.02 to 1.05)
 1972–19811.10 (1.08 to 1.11)1.05 (1.02 to 1.08)
 1982–19911.09 (1.08 to 1.10)1.03 (1.01 to 1.06)
 1992–20011.07 (1.07 to 1.08)1.04 (1.02 to 1.05)
 2002–20091.05 (1.05 to 1.06)1.02 (1.01 to 1.04)
Cardiovascular mortality
 1972–20091.08 (1.07 to 1.09)1.03 (1.01 to 1.05)
 1972–19811.11 (1.09 to 1.13)1.03 (0.99 to 1.08)
 1982–19911.10 (1.09 to 1.12)1.04 (1.01 to 1.07)
 1992–20011.08 (1.07 to 1.09)1.04 (1.01 to 1.06)
 2002–20091.05 (1.04 to 1.06)1.01 (0.98 to 1.04)
Respiratory mortality
 1972–20091.11 (1.10 to 1.12)1.07 (1.04 to 1.10)
 1972–19811.12 (1.09 to 1.16)1.10 (1.02 to 1.18)
 1982–19911.14 (1.12 to 1.17)1.05 (0.99 to 1.12)
 1992–20011.10 (1.08 to 1.12)1.08 (1.04 to 1.13)
 2002–20091.09 (1.07 to 1.11)1.05 (1.01 to 1.09)
  • Source: Office for National Statistics Longitudinal Study (authors’ own work).