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. 2010 Dec 15;8(1):A06.

Table 6.

Adjusted and unadjusted all-cause mortality hazard ratios for Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal adults residing in all urban areas, by sex, non-institutional population aged 25 years or older at baseline, Canada, 1991–2001

Characteristic at baseline Men Women

Unadjusted Adjusted Unadjusted Adjusted

Hazard ratio 95% CI Hazard ratio  95% CI Hazard ratio  95% CI Hazard ratio  95% CI
Aboriginal
Yes 1.60 (1.47-1.73) 1.22 (1.13-1.33) 2.00 (1.84-2.17) 1.68 (1.55-1.83)
No (ref) 1.00 ... 1.00 ... 1.00 ... 1.00 ...
Age (years) 1.10 (1.10-1.10) 1.09 (1.09-1.09) 1.10 (1.10-1.10) 1.09 (1.09-1.09)
Lone parent
Yes ... 1.04 (0.99-1.08) ... 1.10 (1.07-1.13)
No (ref) ... 1.00 ... ... 1.00 ...
Place of residence
Metropolitan areasa ... 1.01 (1.00-1.03) ... 0.99 (0.98-1.01)
Smaller urban centresb ... 1.00 ... ... 1.00 ...
Highest educational attainment
Less than high school diploma ... 1.35 (1.32-1.39) ... 1.24 (1.19-1.28)
High school diploma ... 1.22 (1.19-1.25) ... 1.15 (1.11-1.19)
Post-secondary diploma ... 1.09 (1.06-1.13) ... 1.07 (1.03-1.11)
University degree (ref) ... 1.00 ... ... 1.00 ...
Income adequacy quintile
Quintile 1 - lowest ... 1.41 (1.38-1.44) ... 1.30 (1.27-1.33)
Quintile 2 ... 1.18 (1.16-1.20) ... 1.13 (1.10-1.15)
Quintile 3 ... 1.10 (1.07-1.12) ... 1.08 (1.05-1.11)
Quintile 4 ... 1.04 (1.01-1.06) ... 1.04 (1.01-1.07)
Quintile 5 - highest (ref) ... 1.00 ... ... 1.00 ...
Occupation - skill-based categories
Professional (ref) ... 1.00 ... ... 1.00 ...
Managerial ... 0.99 (0.95-1.03) ... 1.07 (0.99-1.15)
Skilled/Technical/Supervisory ... 1.09 (1.05-1.13) ... 1.10 (1.04-1.16)
Semi-skilled ... 1.19 (1.14-1.23) ... 1.11 (1.05-1.17)
Unskilled ... 1.27 (1.22-1.33) ... 1.18 (1.11-1.26)
No occupation ... 1.29 (1.24-1.34) ... 1.29 (1.22-1.36)
Work status
Unemployed (ref) ... 1.00 ... ... 1.00 ...
Employed ... 0.82 (0.79-0.85) ... 0.89 (0.84-0.94)
Not in labour force ... 1.16 (1.11-1.20) ... 1.09 (1.03-1.16)
Place of birth
Canada (ref) ... 1.00 ... ... 1.00 ...
Overseas ... 0.74 (0.73-0.75) ... 0.84 (0.83-0.86)

Source: 1991-2001 Canadian census mortality follow-up study.

Abbreviations: ..., not applicable; CI, confidence interval; ref, reference.

a

Population ≥ 100 000

b

Population ≥ 10 000