Causes of death in the overall population and in the patients with rheumatoid arthritis
| Cause of death | No of deaths (%) | Mortality risk in RA | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RA | Non-RA | Hazard ratio (95% CI) | p Value | |||||
| All causes | 83 | 8527 | 1.57 (1.25 to 1.94) | <0.001 | ||||
| Cardiovascular | 29 (34.9) | 3206 (37.6) | 1.30 (0.88 to 1.84) | 0.16 | ||||
| CHD | 5 (6.0) | 646 (7.6) | 1.26 (0.45 to 2.75) | >0.5 | ||||
| Stroke | 15 (18.1) | 1551 (18.2) | 1.34 (0.76 to 2.15) | 0.27 | ||||
| Cancer | 12 (14.5) | 2343 (27.5) | 0.98 (0.52 to 1.66) | >0.5 | ||||
| Digestive tract | 5 (6.0) | 504 (5.9) | 1.89 (0.67 to 4.11) | 0.16 | ||||
| Liver | 4 (4.8) | 249 (2.9) | 4.53 (1.38 to 10.8) | 0.003 | ||||
| Kidney | 2 (2.4) | 192 (2.3) | 1.66 (0.27 to 5.37) | 0.49 | ||||
| Respiratory | 13 (15.7) | 839 (9.8) | 2.83 (1.54 to 4.71) | <0.001 | ||||
| Pneumonia | 9 (10.8) | 533 (6.3) | 2.97 (1.41 to 5.44) | 0.001 | ||||
| Tuberculosis | 4 (4.8) | 141 (1.7) | 4.32 (1.30 to 10.6) | 0.005 | ||||