Abstract 1 Table 1

Excess mortality and observed all cause mortality rate ratios stratified by age, sex and calendar year (baseline model), 95% confidence intervals with interaction term

CovariateEMRRMRR
Gender

  • Female (reference)

11

  • Male

0.79 (0.73–0.86)†0.92 (0.87–0.98)†
Period

  • 2005–06 (reference)

11

  • 2007–08

0.95 (0.84–1.08)0.95 (0.87–1.03)

  • 2009–10

0.87 (0.78–0.99)† 0.87 (0.80–0.94)†
Age x period interaction
Below 55 years, 2005–06 (reference)11
Early period*55–65 years1.87 (1.62–2.17)† 1.95 (1.71–2.23)†
Early period*65–80 years3.79 (3.33–4.31)† 4.36 (3.89–4.89)†
Early period*over 80 years8.09 (7.04–9.30)† 10.71 (9.50–12.07)†
Late period*55–65 years1.09 (0.67–1.75)† 1.80 (1.44–2.24)†
Late period*65–80 years1.92 (1.25–2.94)† 5.06 (4.20–6.10)†
late period*over 80 years1.85 (0.55–6.20)15.23 (12.53–18.51)

  • ↵† Significance level p < 0.05

  • Early period = Follow up to 4 years post intervention

  • Late period = Follow up beyond 4 years