Table 1.
Mortality (%) and median LE of life remaining (KM estimator) by gender, Skåne in Sweden, 1969-2000
| Variables | Males | Females | ||
| N (%) | LE (SE), year | N (%) | LE (SE), year | |
| Age in 1970 | ||||
| 65 | 4940 (95.3) | 15 (0.17) | 5685 (87.7) | 19 (0.15) |
| 66 | 4791 (96.3) | 14 (0.16) | 5517 (90.9) | 19 (0.15) |
| 67 | 4527 (97.6) | 13 (0.16) | 5221 (92.9) | 18 (0.15) |
| 68 | 4336 (98.1) | 12 (0.16) | 5117 (95.0) | 17 (0.15) |
| 69 | 4086 (98.8) | 12 (0.16) | 4934 (96.6) | 16 (0.15) |
| Log-rank Chi-square (P value) | 445.6 (<0.0001) | 685.2 (<0.0001) | ||
| Municipality Income (SEK) | ||||
| 1000 - 2000 | 6737 (96.7) | 14 (0.13) | 6850 (92.5) | 18 (0.13) |
| 2001 - 2150 | 5234 (97.1) | 13 (0.15) | 5956 (92.1) | 18 (0.14) |
| 2151 - 2300 | 3587 (97.4) | 13 (0.17) | 4402 (93.3) | 17 (0.15) |
| > 2300 | 7122 (97.4) | 12 (0.13) | 9266 (92.1) | 18 (0.12) |
| Log-rank Chi-square (P value) | 71.6 (<0.0001) | 9.63 (0.022) | ||
| Household Socioeconomic Level | ||||
| Poorest (family size > 4 & income = 0) | 223 (96.4) | 9 (0.66) | 214 (98.1) | 12 (0.71) |
| Poor (family size 1 - 4 & income = 0) | 851 (98.0) | 11 (0.35) | 1218 (93.8) | 16 (0.39) |
| Middle (income: 1 - 1000 per head) | 15113 (97.2) | 13 (0.09) | 17914 (92.9) | 18 (0.08) |
| Top (income > 1001 per head) | 6493 (96.6) | 14 (0.14) | 7128 (90.8) | 19 (0.13) |
| Log-rank Chi-square (P value) | 103.8 (<0.0001) | 211.4 (<0.0001) | ||
| Total | 22680 (97.1) | 13 (0.07) | 26474 (92.4) | 18 (0.07) |
Note: The χ2values (df = 1) of linear trend test for Age in 1970, municipality income and household SES group are 1115.0 (p = 0.000), 20.7 (p = 0.000) and 267.5 (p = 0.000) respectively, controlling for gender.