Age specific mortality ratios in Finnish women with chronic inflammatory joint diseases during 1977–93
| Age group | Observed/expected mortality ratios and their 95% confidence intervals during four four year periods (number of deaths in parentheses) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977–80 | 1981–84 | 1986–89 | 1990–93 | |
| 15–44 | 3.44 (2.62, 4.53) (54) | 2.41 (1.73, 3.36) (37) | 2.43 (1.79, 3.30) (43) | 2.02 (1.47, 2.77) (40) |
| 45–54 | 1.79 (1.49, 2.15) (124) | 1.82 (150, 2.21) (113) | 1.54 (1.26, 1.89) (99) | 1.94 (1.62, 2.33) (126) |
| 55–64 | 1.67 (1.52, 1.84) (472) | 1.69 (1.53, 1.87) (430) | 1.75 (1.58, 1.93) (420) | 1.65 (1.48, 1.84) (346) |
| 65–74 | 1.49 (1.41, 1.58) (1298) | 1.51 (1.42, 1.59) (1302) | 1.62 (1.53, 1.71) (1288) | 1.65 (1.55, 1.75) (1220) |
| 75–84 | 1.36 (1.29, 1.45) (1225) | 1.43 (1.36, 1.51) (1693) | 1.41 (1.35, 1.47) (2230) | 1.45 (1.39, 1.51) (2511) |
| ⩾85 | 1.19 (1.05, 1.34) (278) | 1.46 (1.33, 1.60) (484) | 1.32 (1.22, 1.42) (754) | 1.35 (1.27, 1.43) (1141) |