Table 2. Covariate fixed effects of estimates of the relative excess risk of death.

		Bayesian				Classical
Variable	Factor	Adjusted for age	Adjusted for deprivation	Adjusted for period	Adjusted for age, deprivation and period	Adjusted for age, deprivation and period
Fixed effects
Age group	15–59 years	1.0			1.0	1.0
	60–69 years	0.99 (0.88, 1.12)			0.99 (0.88, 1.12)	0.99 (0.88, 1.12)
	70–79 years	1.29 (1.15, 1.44)			1.28 (1.14, 1.43)	1.27 (1.13, 1.42)
	80+ years	2.34 (2.08, 2.64)			2.27 (2.02, 2.55)	2.23 (1.98, 2.51)
Deprivation quintile	1 (most affluent)		1.0		1.0	1.0
	2		0.99 (0.88, 1.12)		0.98 (0.88, 1.09)	0.97 (0.87, 1.08)
	3		1.23 (1.09, 1.37)		1.21 (1.08, 1.34)	1.21 (1.09, 1.34)
	4		1.30 (1.16, 1.46)		1.27 (1.14, 1.41)	1.30 (1.18, 1.44)
	5 (most deprived)		1.47 (1.31, 1.64)		1.43 (1.28, 1.58)	1.45 (1.32, 1.60)
Period of diagnosis	1990–1995			1.0	1.0	1.0
	1996–2000			0.64 (0.60, 0.68)	0.67 (0.64, 0.71)	0.67 (0.63, 0.71)