|
|
Standardised mortality ratios for total and cause specific
mortality in 3521 Swedish women with cosmetic breast
implants
|
|
Cause of death
|
Observed No of
deaths
|
Expected No of deaths*
|
Standardised
mortality ratio (95% CI)
|
| All
causes |
85 |
58.7 |
1.5 (1.2 to 1.8) |
| Suicide |
15 |
5.2 |
2.9 (1.6 to 4.8) |
| Unintentional
injury |
10 |
5.6 |
1.8 (0.9 to 3.3) |
| Cardiovascular
disease |
11 |
11.2 |
1.0 (0.5 to 1.8) |
| Malignancies: |
36 |
25.9 |
1.4 (1.0 to 1.9) |
| Lung |
8 |
2.7 |
3.0 (1.3 to 5.9) |
| Cervix
uteri |
3 |
1.2 |
2.5 (0.5 to 7.4) |
| Breast |
4 |
6.7 |
0.6
(0.2 to 1.6) |
| Other causes |
13 |
10.8 |
1.2 (0.6 to
2.1) |
|
|
*
Based on age specific and calendar year specific death rates in
total female Swedish population.
|
|
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