Table 1.
Population characteristics and the number of cause-specific deaths by area of the city during the study period 2013–2017
| Harbour area | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Yes | ||||
| N (mean) | % (SD) | N (mean) | % (SD) | ||
| Total population | 90,085 | 89.8 | 10,258 | 10.2 | 100,343 |
| Exposure | |||||
| PM2.5 | 18.1 | 4.7 | 21 | 1.5 | |
| NO2 | 18.4 | 6.3 | 25.5 | 2.1 | |
| Age class | |||||
| 0–4 | 3,838 | 4.3 | 491 | 4.8 | 4,329 |
| 5–34 | 25,406 | 28.2 | 3,088 | 30.1 | 28,494 |
| 35–64 | 38,217 | 42.4 | 4,466 | 43.5 | 42,683 |
| 65–74 | 10,677 | 11.9 | 928 | 9 | 11,605 |
| 75 + | 11,947 | 13.3 | 1,285 | 12.5 | 13,232 |
| Sex | |||||
| Females | 47,377 | 52.6 | 5,439 | 53 | 52,816 |
| Males | 42,708 | 47.4 | 4,819 | 47 | 47,527 |
| Socioeconomic position | |||||
| Very low | 9,836 | 10.9 | 1,140 | 11.1 | 10,976 |
| Low | 10,770 | 12 | 1,501 | 14.6 | 12,271 |
| Medium | 13,048 | 14.5 | 1,892 | 18.4 | 14,940 |
| High | 19,437 | 21.6 | 1,752 | 17.1 | 21,189 |
| Very high | 31,470 | 34.9 | 3,823 | 37.3 | 35,293 |
| Missing | 5,524 | 6.1 | 150 | 1.5 | 5,674 |
| Mortality | |||||
| Natural | 5,003 | 5.6 | 581 | 5.7 | 5,584 |
| Cardiovascular | 1,817 | 2 | 234 | 2.3 | 2,051 |
| Respiratory | 347 | 0.4 | 48 | 0.5 | 395 |
| Cancer | 1,444 | 1.6 | 150 | 1.5 | 1,594 |
| Lung cancer | 257 | 0.3 | 21 | 0.2 | 278 |
Footnotes: SD standard deviation NO2: nitrogen dioxide, PM particulate matter