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Table 5 Mortality 1998–2000, stratified by age, in a community-based cohort with severe mental disorder, by service provider

From: Excess mortality in persons with severe mental disorder in Sweden: a cohort study of 12 103 individuals with and without contact with psychiatric services

  Psychiatric services (n = 7468) Social services only (n = 4635)
  Men (n = 3484) Women (n = 3984) Men (n = 2325) Women (n = 2310)
Age Groups by Cause of Death Obs SMR (95% CI) Obs SMR (95% CI) Obs SMR (95% CI) Obs SMR (95% CI)
All natural causes         
15–39 y 8 4.8 (2.1 – 9.5) 2 1.8 (0.2 – 6.4) 8 8.2 (3.6 – 16.2) 9 15.8 (7.2 – 29.9)
40–89 y 101 2.4 (2.0 – 2.9) 108 1.8 (1.5 – 2.2) 138 3.0 (2.5 – 3.6) 159 2.0 (1.7 – 2.4)
All external causes         
15–39 y 24 13.5 (8.7 – 20.1) 6 13.2 (4.9 – 28.8) 8 7.5 (3.3 – 14.9) 4 16.6 (4.5 – 42.6)
40–89 y 29 6.9 (4.6 – 9.9) 26 8.3 (5.4 – 12.1) 18 5.5 (3.3 – 8.7) 15 5.1 (2.8 – 8.3)