Variables | Unexposed | ILD combined | PS | PF | ||||||||
N | PY | Rate* (95% CI) | N | PY | Rate* (95% CI) | N | PY | Rate* (95% CI) | N | PY | Rate* (95% CI) | |
Overall | 56 884 | 291 038 | 32.26 (30.26 to 34.39) | 11 688 | 58 029 | 41.53 (36.60 to 47.12) | 4568 | 31 846 | 16.01 (12.17 to 21.07) | 7120 | 26 183 | 72.57 (62.95 to 83.65) |
Sex | ||||||||||||
Male | 31 854 | 151 469 | 40.27 (37.20 to 43.60) | 6291 | 29 195 | 54.12 (46.31 to 63.25) | 2313 | 15 473 | 20.68 (14.63 to 29.24) | 3978 | 13 722 | 91.83 (77.11 to 109.34) |
Female | 25 030 | 139 569 | 23.57 (21.16 to 26.26) | 5397 | 28 835 | 28.78 (23.21 to 35.69) | 2255 | 16 373 | 11.60 (7.40 to 18.19) | 3142 | 12 462 | 51.36 (40.20 to 65.62) |
Age (years) | ||||||||||||
<50 | 12 272 | 94 517 | 4.97 (3.74 to 6.62) | 3075 | 22 576 | 10.63 (7.13 to 15.86) | 2691 | 20 207 | 7.92 (4.85 to 12.92) | 384 | 2369 | 33.77 (16.89 to 67.51) |
50–59 | 7460 | 48 505 | 16.29 (13.06 to 20.31) | 1759 | 10 830 | 27.70 (19.37 to 39.62) | 1047 | 7091 | 21.15 (12.75 to 35.09) | 712 | 3740 | 40.11 (24.18 to 66.53) |
60–69 | 11 321 | 57.911 | 30.39 (26.22 to 35.23) | 2308 | 10 643 | 63.89 (50.38 to 81.04) | 568 | 3376 | 29.62 (15.94 to 55.04) | 1740 | 7267 | 79.81 (61.71 to 103.24) |
70–79 | 15 392 | 60 347 | 64.63 (58.52 to 71.37) | 2759 | 9443 | 80.48 (64.27 to 100.77) | 210 | 1004 | 89.60 (46.62 to 172.21) | 2549 | 8439 | 79.39 (62.49 to 100.87) |
>80 | 10 438 | 29 757 | 83.01 (73.27 to 94.03) | 1786 | 4536 | 94.79 (70.30 to 127.81) | 52 | 168 | 59.67 (8.41 to 423.59) | 1735 | 4369 | 96.13 (71.05 to 130.09) |
*Rate per 10 000 person-years.
ILD, inflammatory lung disease; N, number; PF, pulmonary fibrosis; PY, person-years.