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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)