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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Apr 22.
Published in final edited form as: Rev Saude Publica. 2008 Dec;42(Suppl 2):108–114. doi: 10.1590/s0034-89102008000900015

Table 3.

Relative risk of mortality according to family income, mother's skin color and sex. Pelotas, Southern Brazil, 1982-2006.

Variable Relative Risk
(95% IC)
Crude Adjusted*
Sex
 Male 1.26 (1.00;1.59) 1.25 (0.99;1.57)
 Female 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference)
Mother's skin color
 White 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference)
 Black or Mixed 1.82 (1.42;2.33) 1.21 (0.93;1.58)
Family income at
birth
 1st tertile 3.07 (2.25;4.19) 2.89 (2.08;4.03)
 2nd tertile 1.58 (1.12;2.23) 1.58 (1.11;2.24)
 3rd tertile 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference)
*

Adjusted for: gender, family income and color of skin.