Table 1. Mean stroke mortality rate and covariates for Brazil and geographical regions clustered in two groups, Brazilian states (n = 27): 2002 to 2009.
| Brazil | S, SE, CW regions | N, NE regions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (N 216) | (N 88) | (N 128) | ||||
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |
| Stroke mortality rate | 59.88 | 11.68 | 63.45 | 10.18 | 57.42 | 12.05 |
| Gini index | 54.76 | 3.73 | 53.21 | 3.80 | 55.83 | 3.29 |
| GDP per capita (BRL) | 10625.41 | 7156.70 | 16065.66 | 8169.72 | 6885.25 | 2525.68 |
| Urban population (%) | 80.35 | 8.54 | 88.00 | 5.30 | 75.10 | 6.22 |
| State health expenditure (%) | 32.67 | 14.06 | 28.61 | 14.22 | 35.45 | 13.31 |
| Poverty (%) | 46.07 | 16.58 | 29.66 | 8.79 | 57.35 | 9.87 |
| Male (%) | 49.55 | 0.95 | 49.28 | 0.90 | 49.74 | 0.94 |
| Life expectancy (years) | 71.24 | 2.56 | 73.66 | 1.10 | 69.57 | 1.85 |
| Illiteracy (%) | 13.15 | 7.31 | 7.19 | 2.37 | 17.26 | 6.70 |
| Education ≥8years (%) | 47.34 | 9.88 | 53.54 | 7.63 | 43.08 | 8.96 |
S = south; SE = southeast; CW = central west; N = north; NE = northeast; SD = standard deviation.