Table 3

Mortality from CHD, cardiovascular disease (CVD), and all causes in 655 men with established CHD at Q5 by smoking status at Q5

	Number of men	Number of cases	Rates^3-150	Adjusted RR^3-151
CHD mortality
Never	91	19	19.0	1.00
Long term ex-smoker	250	62	23.7	1.18 (0.70 to 2.00)
Quit last 5 years	122	35	30.4	1.55 (0.87 to 2.74)
Current smoker	192	59	35.9	1.89 (1.11 to 3.22)
CVD mortality
Never	91	21	22.0	1.00
Long term ex-smoker	250	73	27.8	1.27 (0.77 to 2.08)
Quit last 5 years	122	39	33.8	1.55 (0.90 to 2.66)
Current smokers	192	75	46.2	2.19 (1.33 to 3.60)
All cause mortality
Never	91	31	32.8	1.00
Long term ex-smoker	250	93	35.2	1.08 (0.72 to 1.64)
Quit last 5 years	122	63	54.5	1.67 (1.08 to 2.60)
Current smoker	192	107	65.5	2.04 (1.35 to 3.09)

↵3-150 Age adjusted rates/1000 person years.
↵3-151 Adjusted relative risk (95% CI) for age, smoking, social class, BMI, pre-existing diabetes,
stroke, and regular medication.