Table 8 Adjusted risk for all statistically significant factors for non-cancer mortality

Age at entry

0.11412

1.12 (1.10-1.14)

<.0001

Length of estrogen/progesterone used (months)

−0.00293

0.997 (0.994-1.000)

0.0398

Ethnic origin (Ref^*: Canada)

 Foreign

−1.51760

0.22 (0.10-0.46)

<.0001

Had a hysterectomy (Ref: No)

 Yes

0.28427

1.33 (1.07-1.65)

0.0093

Cigarettes smoked per day (Ref: 0 per day)

<.0001

 Occasionally

0.08311

1.09 (0.51-2.32)

 1-5 per day

0.27274

1.31 (0.88-1.96)

0.8298

 6-10 per day

0.23232

1.26 (0.88-1.81)

0.1789

 11-25 per day

0.59759

1.82 (1.43-2.31)

0.2057

 26-50 per day

0.96370

2.62 (1.83-3.75)

<.0001

 >50 per day

1.76857

5.86 (2.40-14.30)

<.0001

0.0001

Ever noted lumps in breasts (Ref: No)

 Yes

0.49413

1.64 (1.14-2.36)

0.0080

Ever noted discharge from breasts (Ref: No)

 Yes

0.70502

2.02 (1.20-3.40)

0.0079