Table 3.
Redistribution algorithm derived under alternate matching algorithms.
| USA | Mexico | Brazil | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base (%) |
Demographic (%) | Autopsy (%) | Base (%) | Demographic (%) | Autopsy (%) | Base (%) | Demographic (%) | Autopsy (%) | |
| Lower respiratory infections | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Diabetes | 6 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 3 |
| Cancers | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Ischemic heart disease | 53 | 54 | 54 | 26 | 28 | 33 | 22 | 24 | 41 |
| Cerebrovascular disease | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Hypertensive heart disease | 7 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 23 | 22 | 19 |
| Cardiomyopathy | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 17 |
| Other cardiovascular diseases | 10 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) | 5 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 3 |
| Digestive diseases | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Other diseases | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 6 |
Match variables are shown in Table 2. In addition, potential matches were restricted as follows: Demographic: matches (controls) were selected from demographic groups that have the best access to health care (US: non-Hispanic white college graduates; Mexico: secondary school graduates covered by a formal health insurance system; Brazil: individuals with at least seven years of schooling). Autopsy: matches (controls) were selected only from deaths that were autopsied.