Table 4

Correlation coefficients and their 95% confidence intervals for the correlation—on the log scale—between the overall coronary revascularisation rates in the hospital districts and the regional rate ratios between genders and socioeconomic groups among Finns aged 40–79 in 1988 and 1996

19881996
r95% CIr95% CI
Gender
    Women/men0.7900.201 to 0.9610.7750.355 to 0.944
Social class
    Blue collar/white collarMen0.8910.166 to 0.9830.7500.271 to 0.943
Women0.282−0.651 to 0.855−0.331−0.806 to 0.486
Education
    Low/high+intermediateMen0.9120.428 to 0.9840.077−0.605 to 0.728
Women0.9270.512 to 0.9860.126−0.654 to 0.831
Disposable income
    Quintiles I+II/IV+VMen0.9810.844 to 0.9960.105−0.608 to 0.744
Women0.517−0.587 to 0.9170.792−0.598 to 0.971