Table 1.
Trends in educational inequalities in mortality, men and women aged 65−94 years between 1961 and 2009
| a) Temporal trends, mean yearly absolute change in RD (95% CI). P value | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Gender, age |
|
|
|
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|
Men |
1961−1984 |
|
1985−2009 |
|
1961−2009 |
|
| 65−74 |
0.22 (0.04 to 0.40) |
0.018 |
0.14 (0.06 to 0.23) |
0.001 |
0.28 (0.19 to 0.36) |
<0.001 |
| 75−84 |
0.06 (−0.24 to 0.37) |
0.675 |
0.39 (0.18 to 0.60) |
<0.001 |
0.38 (0.23 to 0.53) |
<0.001 |
| 85−94 |
−0.26 (−1.01 to 0.49) |
0.492 |
0.68 (0.06 to 1.31) |
0.034 |
0.31 (0.04 to 0.58) |
0.025 |
|
Age standardised |
0.07 (−0.05 to 0.19) |
0.263 |
0.21 (0.13 to 0.29) |
<0.001 |
0.17 (0.11 to 0.24) |
<0.001 |
|
Women |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 65−74 |
−0.08 (−0.17 to 0.02) |
0.134 |
0.064 (0.02 to 0.11) |
0.010 |
0.01 (−0.02 to 0.03) |
0.740 |
| 75−84 |
−0.26 (−0.58 to 0.05) |
0.095 |
0.18 (0.08 to 0.28) |
0.001 |
−0.10 (−0.17 to −0.02) |
0.013 |
| 85−94 |
−0.36 (−1.27 to 0.56) |
0.438 |
0.26 (−0.17 to 0.69) |
0.232 |
−0.16 (−0.40 to 0.08) |
0.186 |
|
Age standardised |
−0.17 (−0.27 to −0.07) |
0.001 |
0.10 (0.06 to 0.15) |
<0.001 |
−0.07 (−0.10 to −0.04) |
<0.001 |
|
b) Temporal trends, mean yearly relative change in RR (95% CI). P value | ||||||
|
Men |
1961−1984 |
|
1985−2009 |
|
1961−2009 |
|
| 65−74 |
1.006 (1.004 to 1.008) |
<0.001 |
1.012 (1.011 to 1.014) |
<0.001 |
1.011 (1.010 to 1.011) |
<0.001 |
| 75 to 84 |
1.001 (0.999 to 1.002) |
0.445 |
1.008 (1.007 to 1.010) |
<0.001 |
1.006 (1.005 to 1.006) |
<0.001 |
| 85 to 94 |
0.999 (0.996 to 1.002) |
0.506 |
1.004 (1.003 to 1.006) |
<0.001 |
1.002 (1.001 to 1.003) |
<0.001 |
|
Age standardised |
1.001 (1.000 to 1.002) |
0.002 |
1.007 (1.006 to 1.008) |
<0.001 |
1.004 (1.004 to 1.004) |
<0.001 |
|
Women |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 65 to 74 |
1.000 (0.997 to 1.002) |
0.752 |
1.009 (1.007 to 1.011) |
<0.001 |
1.005 (1.004 to 1.005) |
<0.001 |
| 75 to 84 |
0.998 (0.996 to 1.001) |
0.155 |
1.007 (1.006 to 1.009) |
<0.001 |
1.002 (1.001 to 1.002) |
<0.001 |
| 85 to 94 |
0.999 (0.996 to 1.002) |
0.684 |
1.003 (1.002 to 1.004) |
<0.001 |
1.000 (0.999 to 1.001) |
0.821 |
| Age standardised | 0.999 (0.998 to 0.999) | <0.001 | 1.005 (1.004 to 1.006) | <0.001 | 1.001 (1.000 to 1.001) | <0.001 |
a) Mean trends in age-specific and age-standardised mortality rate differences (RDs) per 1000 person-years between higher- and lower-educated men and women, 1961−2009. Estimated by use of weighted least square regression using weights equal to person-years at risk in each strata. b) Mean trends in age-specific and age-standardised mortality rate ratios (RRs) between higher- and lower-educated men and women, 1961−2009. Estimated by use of Poisson regression.