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Table 2 Prevalence ratios of 171,994 deaths by hour per day, age, and sex in Hong Kong, 2008–2016

From: Is cancer-related death associated with circadian rhythm?

Time/age/sex

Prevalence ratio (95% CI)

Death due to cancer

Death due to ischemic heart disease

Death due to pneumonia

During 0:00–0:59 am

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During 1:00–1:59 am

1.05 (0.88–1.26)

1.02 (0.82–1.26)

0.99 (0.79–1.24)

During 2:00–2:59 am

1.00 (0.84–1.19)

1.02 (0.81–1.27)

1.00 (0.80–1.26)

During 3:00–3:59 am

1.03 (0.86–1.23)

1.08 (0.86–1.34)

1.07 (0.86–1.35)

During 4:00–4:59 am

1.04 (0.87–1.24)

1.15 (0.93–1.43)

1.07 (0.85–1.34)

During 5:00–5:59 am

1.06 (0.89–1.26)

1.18 (0.95–1.46)

1.05 (0.84–1.31)

During 6:00–6:59 am

1.24 (1.04–1.47)

1.25 (1.00–1.55)

1.27 (1.01–1.58)

During 7:00–7:59 am

0.96 (0.81–1.15)

0.90 (0.72–1.12)

0.85 (0.68–1.07)

During 8:00–8:59 am

1.08 (0.91–1.29)

1.01 (0.81–1.26)

0.96 (0.77–1.20)

During 9:00–9:59 am

1.10 (0.93–1.31)

1.21 (0.97–1.50)

1.14 (0.91–1.43)

During 10:00–10:59 am

1.09 (0.92–1.30)

1.35 (1.09–1.68)

1.17 (0.93–1.46)

During 11:00–11:59 am

1.08 (0.91–1.28)

1.19 (0.96–1.48)

1.22 (0.97–1.52)

During 12:00–12:59 pm

1.18 (0.99–1.40)

1.17 (0.94–1.45)

1.21 (0.97–1.51)

During 1:00–1:59 pm

1.07 (0.90–1.27)

1.25 (1.01–1.56)

1.20 (0.96–1.51)

During 2:00–2:59 pm

1.09 (0.92–1.30)

1.06 (0.86–1.32)

1.14 (0.91–1.43)

During 3:00–3:59 pm

1.06 (0.89–1.26)

1.13 (0.91–1.40)

1.16 (0.92–1.45)

During 4:00–4:59 pm

1.18 (0.99–1.40)

1.14 (0.92–1.41)

1.24 (0.99–1.55)

During 5:00–5:59 pm

1.03 (0.87–1.23)

1.20 (0.97–1.49)

1.13 (0.91–1.42)

During 6:00–6:59 pm

0.96 (0.81–1.14)

0.93 (0.74–1.16)

1.01 (0.80–1.26)

During 7:00–7:59 pm

0.97 (0.82–1.16)

1.04 (0.84–1.29)

1.05 (0.84–1.31)

During 8:00–8:59 pm

1.22 (1.02–1.45)

1.49 (1.20–1.85)

1.35 (1.08–1.67)

During 9:00–9:59 pm

1.13 (0.95–1.34)

1.14 (0.92–1.42)

1.14 (0.91–1.43)

During 10:00–10:59 pm

1.03 (0.86–1.23)

1.25 (1.00–1.55)

1.12 (0.90–1.41)

During 11:00–11:59 pm

1.07 (0.90–1.27)

1.30 (1.05–1.61)

1.26 (1.00–1.58)

Other variables

 Sex (male versus female)

1.33 (1.26–1.40)

1.25 (1.17–1.33)

1.77 (1.66–1.90)

 Age (per 1 year increment)

1.03 (1.02–1.03)

1.04 (1.04–1.04)

1.06 (1.06–1.06)

  1. CI confidence interval