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Tercile distribution of the age-adjusted mortality by oral and pharyngeal cancer in males (Barcelona, Spain, and São Paulo, Brazil, 1995–2003): medians for the death rate and socioeconomic indices; area-level correlation coefficient. |
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| Barcelona |
1st tercile |
2nd tercile |
3rd tercile |
Correlation coefficient* |
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| Age-adjusted death rate |
4.78 |
6.49 |
11.69 |
-- |
| Unemployment rate |
9.8% |
10.7% |
12.6% |
+0.618 (p < 0.001) |
| % Low instruction |
3.3% |
5.1% |
9.1% |
+0.652 (p < 0.001) |
| % Academic degree |
17.0% |
8.5% |
7.0% |
-0.317 (p = 0.026) |
| HDI** |
0.693 |
0.622 |
0.403 |
-0.515 (p < 0.001) |
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| São Paulo |
1sttercile |
2ndtercile |
3rd tercile |
Correlation coefficient* |
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| Age-adjusted death rate |
6.10 |
9.04 |
12.15 |
-- |
| Unemployment rate |
6.1% |
10.8% |
8.7% |
+0.118 (p = 0.127) |
| % Low instruction |
7.9% |
20.2% |
17.6% |
+0.308 (p = 0.001) |
| % Academic degree |
31.9% |
7.8% |
7.6% |
-0.472 (p < 0.001) |
| HDI** |
0.708 |
0.479 |
0.547 |
-0.348 (p < 0.001) |
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* Correlation between each socioeconomic index and mortality, at the area level. ** HDI: human development index. | ||||
Antunes et al. International Journal for Equity in Health 2008 7:14 doi:10.1186/1475-9276-7-14 |
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