Rural areas (n=50 202) | Urban areas (n=42 082) | Pinteraction | |||
Non-famine births | Famine births | Non-famine births | Famine births | ||
No of participants | 40 288 | 9914 | 32 202 | 9880 | |
Ischaemic heart disease | 0.041 | ||||
Cases | 1754 | 478 | 1721 | 673 | |
Cases/PYs (/1000) | 4.3 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 7.0 | |
HRs (95% CIs) | 1.00 | 1.07 (0.96 to 1.19) | 1.00 | 1.20 (1.09 to 1.32) | |
Major coronary events | 0.622 | ||||
Cases | 208 | 64 | 182 | 61 | |
Cases/PYs (/1000) | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | |
HRs (95% CIs) | 1.00 | 1.24 (0.92 to 1.66) | 1.00 | 1.08 (0.80 to 1.47) | |
Cerebrovascular disease | <0.001 | ||||
Cases | 3235 | 827 | 2344 | 926 | |
Cases/PYs (/1000) | 8.0 | 8.4 | 7.4 | 9.7 | |
HRs (95% CIs) | 1.00 | 1.04 (0.96 to 1.13) | 1.00 | 1.18 (1.09 to 1.28) | |
Ischaemic stroke | 0.001 | ||||
Cases | 1531 | 391 | 1495 | 589 | |
Cases/PYs (/1000) | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 6.1 | |
HRs (95% CIs) | 1.00 | 1.04 (0.92 to 1.16) | 1.00 | 1.18 (1.07 to 1.31) | |
Haemorrhagic stroke | 0.176 | ||||
Cases | 455 | 118 | 175 | 68 | |
Cases/PYs (/1000) | 1.1 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.7 | |
HRs (95% CIs) | 1.00 | 1.00 (0.81 to 1.23) | 1.00 | 1.22 (0.91 to 1.64) | |
Cancer | 0.361 | ||||
Cases | 1221 | 315 | 1210 | 365 | |
Cases/PYs (/1000) | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 3.7 | |
HRs (95% CIs) | 1.00 | 1.07 (0.94 to 1.22) | 1.00 | 0.97 (0.86 to 1.10) | |
Respiratory system disease | 0.056 | ||||
Cases | 9764 | 2764 | 2051 | 626 | |
Cases/PYs (/1000) | 29.0 | 34.5 | 6.8 | 6.7 | |
HRs (95% CIs) | 1.00 | 1.10 (1.06 to 1.15) | 1.00 | 0.95 (0.87 to 1.05) | |
COPD | 0.149 | ||||
Cases | 595 | 138 | 96 | 38 | |
Cases/PYs (/1000) | 1.5 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | |
HRs (95% CIs) | 1.00 | 0.99 (0.82 to 1.20) | 1.00 | 1.29 (0.87 to 1.93) |
Multivariable model was adjusted for the same set of covariates as in model 3 of table 2.
COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; PYs, person-years.