Relative indices of inequality (RII) in 1960 and in 1990 for cause specific mortality 1990–94 adjusted for the other year’s socioeconomic position (SEP)
| Men (n=50473) | Women (n=51014) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Causes of death | Number of deaths | 1960 RII adj for 1990 SEP† | 1990 RII adj for 1960 SEP† | Interaction 1960 SEP* 1990 SEP‡ | Number of deaths | 1960 RII adj for 1990 SEP† | 1990 RII adj for 1960 SEP† | Interaction 1960 SEP* 1990 SEP‡ |
| †Age adjusted RIIs from a logistic regression equation with 1960 SEP and 1990 SEP as independent variables (95% confidence intervals). ‡Age adjusted RIIs from a logistic regression equation with 1960 SEP, 1990 SEP and the interaction term as independent variables (95% confidence intervals). | ||||||||
| Cardiovascular | 201 | 2.68 (1.64 to 4.38) | 2.10 (1.26 to 3.50) | 1.80 (1.21 to 2.68) | 54 | 3.80 (1.45 to 9.96) | 2.46 (0.92 to 6.64) | 1.87 (0.92 to 3.80) |
| Cancer, smoking related | 55 | 4.06 (1.56 to 10.5) | 11.1 (3.91 to 31.3) | 1.32 (0.61 to 2.87) | 33 | 1.51 (0.47 to 4.88) | 1.46 (0.85 to 2.50) | 1.10 (0.45 to 2.69) |
| Cancer, not smoking related | 117 | 1.01 (0.53 to 1.90) | 1.40 (0.72 to 2.72) | 0.67 (0.41 to 1.11) | 186 | 0.98 (0.60 to 1.61) | 0.57 (0.15 to 2.12) | 1.11 (0.75 to 1.63) |
| Psychiatric | 142 | 10.3 (4.52 to 23.5) | 15.1 (6.99 to 35.2) | 1.63 (0.89 to 2.98) | 24 | 5.61 (0.91 to 34.6) | 13.7 (1.87 to 101) | 6.40 (1.25 to 32.8) |
| Accidents/violence | 181 | 1.61 (0.96 to 2.70) | 4.12 (2.37 to 7.09) | 1.97 (1.29 to 3.02) | 87 | 0.98 (0.47 to 2.04) | 5.03 (2.25 to 11.2) | 1.40 (0.79 to 2.48) |
| Others | 148 | 2.66 (1.61 to 4.40) | 1.67 (1.00 to 2.80) | 1.37 (0.92 to 2.03) | 62 | 2.62 (1.13 to 6.08) | 5.45 (2.22 to 13.5) | 1.31 (0.67 to 2.58) |
| All deaths | 844 | 2.48 (1.94 to 3.16) | 3.00 (2.33 to 3.86) | 1.45 (1.19 to 1.76) | 446 | 1.47 (1.06 to 2.04) | 2.45 (1.73 to 3.47) | 1.33 (1.03 to 1.72) |