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J Epidemiol Community Health 55:239-245 doi:10.1136/jech.55.4.239
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Material deprivation and leading causes of death by gender: evidence from a nationwide small area study

Table 5

Relative mortality risk (and 95% CI) by two indices of deprivation (Index 1, Index 2) and tertiles (low, medium, high) for top 10 leading causes of death among women

Cerebrovascular disease Index 2
Low Medium High
Index 1
 Low 1.00 1.12 (1.03, 1.22) 1.08 (0.92, 1.27)
 Medium 1.21 (1.14, 1.28) 1.21 (1.13, 1.29) 1.33 (1.25, 1.42)
 High 1.56 (1.48, 1.65) 1.60 (1.52, 1.69) 1.56 (1.47, 1.65)
Index 2
All other heart diseases Low Medium High
Index 1
 Low 1.00 1.01 (0.94, 1.10) 1.03 (0.92, 1.15)
 Medium 1.08 (1.00, 1.17) 1.03 (0.93, 1.14) 1.08 (0.98, 1.20)
 High 1.17 (1.08, 1.27) 1.21 (1.11, 1.32) 1.29 (1.19, 1.41)
Index 2
Ischaemic heart disease Low Medium High
Index 1
 Low 1.00 1.16 (1.01, 1.33) 1.23 (1.01, 1.49)
 Medium 1.10 (0.96, 1.26) 1.23 (1.07, 1.42) 1.34 (1.17, 1.54)
 High 1.17 (1.02, 1.35) 1.27 (1.11, 1.46) 1.44 (1.26, 1.65)
Index 2
Diabetes Low Medium High
Index 1
 Low 1.00 1.11 (0.98, 1.27) 1.16 (0.95, 1.42)
 Medium 1.16 (1.04, 1.29) 1.22 (1.09, 1.37) 1.50 (1.33, 1.69)
 High 1.32 (1.18, 1.48) 1.48 (1.32, 1.65) 1.63 (1.46, 1.82)
Index 2
Atherosclerosis Low Medium High
Index 1
 Low 1.00 1.22 (1.08, 1.38) 1.30 (1.10, 1.52)
 Medium 1.32 (1.15, 1.50) 1.53 (1.29, 1.83) 1.38 (1.20, 1.60)
 High 1.15 (1.00, 1.32) 1.30 (1.11, 1.53) 1.33 (1.14, 1.55)
Index 2
Breast cancer Low Medium High
Index 1
 Low 1.00 1.04 (0.92, 1.18) 1.07 (0.93, 1.24)
 Medium 0.98 (0.86, 1.12) 0.99 (0.87, 1.13) 1.01 (0.89, 1.15)
 High 0.80 (0.70, 0.92) 0.86 (0.75, 0.99) 0.89 (0.78, 1.02)
Index 2
COPD Low Medium High
Index 1
 Low 1.00 1.15 (1.06, 1.25) 1.01 (0.79, 1.29)
 Medium 1.15 (1.05, 1.27) 1.30 (1.18, 1.43) 1.27 (1.17, 1.39)
 High 1.35 (1.23, 1.49) 1.33 (1.21, 1.46) 1.24 (1.13, 1.37)
Index 2
Dementia Low Medium High
Index 1
 Low 1.00 0.95 (0.66, 1.37) 0.99 (0.67, 1.47)
 Medium 0.97 (0.68, 1.39) 1.05 (0.73, 1.52) 1.10 (0.76, 1.60)
 High 0.71 (0.50, 1.03) 0.78 (0.54, 1.14) 0.56 (0.38, 0.82)
Index 2
ARI Low Medium High
Index 1
 Low 1.00 0.88 (0.74, 1.05) 0.93 (0.75, 1.14)
 Medium 0.88 (0.74, 1.05) 0.82 (0.69, 0.98) 0.85 (0.70, 1.04)
 High 0.91 (0.76, 1.08) 0.89 (0.74, 1.06) 0.95 (0.79, 1.14)
Index 2
Colon cancer Low Medium High
Index 1
 Low 1.00 1.06 (0.97, 1.16) 1.08 (0.98, 1.19)
 Medium 1.00 (0.91, 1.09) 0.99 (0.91, 1.08) 1.06 (0.98, 1.15)
 High 0.91 (0.83, 1.01) 0.96 (0.88, 1.06) 0.93 (0.85, 1.02)
  • Abbreviations as in table 4.

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