Association of selected risk factors with all-cause and cause specific mortality among men and women (N = 3246).

CI: Confidence Interval; CVD: Cardiovascular Disease; HR: Hazard Ratio. aSex and year of birth-adjusted. bHeavy drinking is defined as consuming ≥75 g of ethanol per week; obesity as body mass index ≥30 kg/m2; diabetes as fasting blood glucose ≥7.0 mmol/l (126 mg/dl) (1989, 2004) or positive glucosuria or history of diabetes (1994); hypertension as blood pressure≥140/90 mm Hg; high cholesterol as total cholesterol ≥6.2 mmol/l (240 mg/dl).