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Table 2 Socioeconomic gradients in risk ratios for amenable mortality by income and cause of death, men aged 25-74

From: Socioeconomic differences in mortality amenable to health care among Finnish adults 1992-2003: 12 year follow up using individual level linked population register data

  

Period I: 1992 – 95

Period II: 1996 - 99

Period III: 2000 - 03

Period interactions

 

Income

RR

95% CI

RR

95% CI

RR

95% CI

 

p value

All cause mortality

         
 

5

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

PI vs PII

<.001

 

4

1.35

(1.18 - 1.54 )

1.39

(1.20 - 1.61 )

1.41

(1.23 - 1.61 )

PII vs PIII

<.001

 

3

1.67

(1.49 - 1.88 )

1.77

(1.55 - 2.02 )

1.80

(1.58 - 2.04 )

PI vs PIII

<.001

 

2

2.15

(1.89 - 2.44 )

2.41

(2.10 - 2.77 )

2.60

(2.26 - 3.00 )

  
 

1

2.89

(2.54 - 3.28 )

3.49

(3.03 - 4.03 )

4.17

(3.57 - 4.88 )

  

Total disease mortality

         
 

5

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

PI vs PII

<.001

 

4

1.36

(1.19 - 1.57 )

1.41

(1.22 - 1.64 )

1.42

(1.24 - 1.63 )

PII vs PIII

<.001

 

3

1.67

(1.47 - 1.89 )

1.77

(1.54 - 2.03 )

1.81

(1.59 - 2.06 )

PI vs PIII

<.001

 

2

2.07

(1.81 - 2.38 )

2.32

(2.01 - 2.769)

2.53

(2.17 - 2.94 )

  
 

1

2.59

(2.28 - 2.95 )

3.18

(2.73 - 3.71 )

3.82

(3.23 - 4.52 )

  

Total amenable mortality

         
 

5

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

PI vs PII

<.001

 

4

1.20

(0.99 - 1.45 )

1.46

(1.19 - 1.78 )

1.35

(1.10 - 1.66 )

PII vs PIII

0.09

 

3

1.46

(1.23 - 1.73 )

1.68

(1.42 - 1.99 )

1.65

(1.39 - 1.97 )

PI vs PIII

<.001

 

2

1.90

(1.59 - 2.267)

2.31

(1.91 - 2.80 )

2.43

(1.98 - 2.97 )

  
 

1

2.83

(2.40 - 3.33 )

3.91

(3.27 - 4.68 )

4.13

(3.37 - 5.06 )

  

Early detection and intervention

         
 

5

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

PI vs PII

<.001

 

4

1.11

(0.94 - 1.29 )

1.37

(1.18 - 1.60 )

1.28

(1.08 - 1.53 )

PII vs PIII

0.49

 

3

1.31

(1.14 - 1.50 )

1.53

(1.35 - 1.74 )

1.47

(1.27 - 1.70 )

PI vs PIII

<.001

 

2

1.61

(1.40 - 1.85 )

1.87

(1.61 - 2.19 )

1.98

(1.66 - 2.35 )

  
 

1

2.00

(1.75 - 2.27 )

2.67

(2.26 - 3.16 )

2.66

(2.25 - 3.15 )

  

- malignant neoplasm

         
 

5

1.00

*

1.00

 

1.00

 

PI vs PII

0.09

 

4

0.85

(0.66 - 1.08 )

1.10

(0.94 - 1.28 )

1.05

(0.85 - 1.31 )

PII vs PIII

0.05

 

3

0.78

(0.63 - 0.97 )

1.12

(0.97 - 1.29 )

1.02

(0.85 - 1.21 )

PI vs PIII

0.46

 

2

0.98

(0.79 - 1.21 )

1.18

(1.03 - 1.35 )

1.21

(1.03 - 1.41 )

  
 

1

0.90

(0.75 - 1.08 )

1.25

(1.01 - 1.55 )

1.31

(1.04 - 1.64 )

  

- hypertension and cerebrovascular disease

         
 

5

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

PI vs PII

<.001

 

4

1.21

(1.03 - 1.43 )

1.51

(1.27 - 1.79 )

1.41

(1.13 - 1.76 )

PII vs PIII

0.25

 

3

1.52

(1.32 - 1.75 )

1.71

(1.49 - 1.97 )

1.72

(1.43 - 2.05 )

PI vs PIII

<.001

 

2

1.85

(1.60 - 2.15 )

2.19

(1.85 - 2.59 )

2.39

(1.94 - 2.96 )

  
 

1

2.37

(2.06 - 2.72 )

3.23

(2.72 - 3.84 )

3.35

(2.75 - 4.07 )

  

-Improved treatment and medical care

         
 

5

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

PI vs PII

<.001

 

4

1.46

(1.07 - 1.97 )

1.69

(1.20 - 2.39 )

1.57

(1.18 - 2.08 )

PII vs PIII

0.03

 

3

1.87

(1.41 - 2.48 )

2.09

(1.50 - 2.21 )

2.25

(1.74 - 2.92 )

PI vs PIII

<.001

 

2

2.77

(2.06 - 3.71 )

3.74

(2.75 - 5.09 )

4.01

(3.06 - 5.26 )

  
 

1

5.47

(4.16 - 7.19 )

7.93

(5.93 - 10.6 )

9.43

(7.32 - 12.1 )

  

- predominantly primary care

         
 

5

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

PI vs PII

0.07

 

4

1.95

(1.29 - 2.93 )

1.54

(1.02 - 2.32 )

2.14

(1.18 - 3.88 )

PII vs PIII

0.06

 

3

2.61

(1.84 - 3.72 )

2.18

(1.39 - 3.43 )

4.01

(2.32 - 6.93 )

PI vs PIII

<.001

 

2

3.90

(2.79 - 5.44 )

5.07

(3.20 - 8.02 )

6.66

(3.84 - 11.5 )

  
 

1

5.87

(4.00 - 8.62 )

7.84

(5.09 - 12.0 )

14.00

(8.25 - 23.8 )

  

- predominantly specialist care

         
 

5

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

PI vs PII

<.001

 

4

1.35

(0.97 - 1.87 )

1.71

(1.19 - 2.45 )

1.47

(1.08 - 2.01 )

PII vs PIII

0.06

 

3

1.73

(1.27 - 2.34 )

2.05

(1.42 - 2.95 )

2.04

(1.56 - 2.67 )

PI vs PIII

<.001

 

2

2.57

(1.88 - 3.51 )

3.54

(2.56 - 4.90 )

3.69

(2.80 - 4.87 )

  
 

1

5.31

(3.97 - 7.11 )

7.95

(5.88 - 10.8 )

8.77

(6.76 - 11.4 )

  

Ischaemic heart disease (IHD)

         
 

5

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

PI vs PII

0.115*

 

4

1.59

( 1.19 -2.12)

1.42

( 1.12 - 1.81)

1.52

( 1.10 - 2.09)

PII vs PIII

0.002

 

3

2.04

( 1.56 - 2.67)

1.90

( 1.51 - 2.39

1.93

( 1.46 - 2.55)

PI vs PIII

0.001

 

2

2.54

( 1.93 - 3.32)

2.58

( 2.10 - 3.17)

2.95

( 2.17 - 4.01)

  
 

1

3.51

( 2.66 - 4.62)

3.90

( 3.13 - 4.86)

4.74

( 3.44 - 6.52)

  
  1. * linear income trend not significant at 95% significance level.
  2. Socioeconomic differences in amenable mortality by income and cause of death, men aged 25-74.