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Published in final edited form as: Epidemiology. 2014 Jul;25(4):494–504. doi: 10.1097/EDE.0000000000000104

TABLE 2.

Hierarchical Age–Period–Cohort Models for Premature Mortality: US White Population, 1960–2009, in Relation to Jim Crow Polity, State, County, and County Income Quintile

Model 1
Model 2
Model 3
Model 4
Model 5
(Fixed Age) + (Random Period) + (Random Cohort)
Model 1 + (JC × Period) + (JC × Cohort)
Model 2 + (Random State)
Model 3 + (Random County)
Model 4 + (Fixed County Income)
Exp(β) (95% CI) Exp(β) (95% CI) Exp(β) (95% CI) Exp(β) (95% CI) Exp(β) (95% CI)
Fixed effects
Intercept 0.00 (0.00–0.00) 0.00 (0.00–0.00) 0.00 (0.00–0.00) 0.00 (0.00–0.00) 0.00 (0.00–0.00)
Agecat 0.73 (0.72–0.74) 0.73 (0.72–0.74) 0.73 (0.72–0.74) 0.73 (0.72–0.74) 0.73 (0.72–0.74)
Agecat2 1.04 (1.04–1.04) 1.04 (1.04–1.04) 1.04 (1.04–1.04) 1.04 (1.04–1.04) 1.04 (1.04–1.04)
Jim Crow polity 1.09 (1.05–1.13) 1.15 (1.08–1.22) 1.18 (1.07–1.29) 1.16 (1.06–1.27)
Income quintile
 1 (lowest) 1.08 (1.07–1.08)
 2 1.07 (1.07–1.08)
 3 1.05 (1.05–1.06)
 4 1.03 (1.03–1.03)
 5 (highest)a 1.00
Period effects
1960–1964 1.52 (1.30–1.78) 1.55 (1.31–1.83) 1.52 (1.29–1.79) 1.42 (1.21–1.67) 1.43 (1.21–1.68)
1965–1969 1.39 (1.19–1.62) 1.43 (1.21–1.69) 1.42 (1.21–1.67) 1.39 (1.19–1.63) 1.39 (1.19–1.64)
1970–1974 1.21 (1.04–1.41) 1.21 (1.03–1.42) 1.21 (1.03–1.42) 1.22 (1.04–1.43) 1.22 (1.04–1.43)
1975–1979 1.06 (0.91–1.23) 1.07 (0.91–1.25) 1.07 (0.91–1.25) 1.08 (0.92–1.26) 1.08 (0.92–1.26)
1980–1984 0.95 (0.82–1.10) 0.96 (0.81–1.12) 0.96 (0.82–1.12) 0.97 (0.83–1.13) 0.97 (0.83–1.13)
1985–1989 0.91 (0.78–1.06) 0.92 (0.78–1.08) 0.93 (0.79–1.08) 0.94 (0.80–1.09) 0.94 (0.80–1.10)
1990–1994 0.88 (0.76–1.02) 0.89 (0.76–1.04) 0.89 (0.76–1.04) 0.90 (0.77–1.05) 0.90 (0.77–1.05)
1995–1999 0.83 (0.71–0.96) 0.82 (0.70–0.97) 0.82 (0.70–0.97) 0.83 (0.71–0.98) 0.83 (0.71–0.97)
2000–2004 0.80 (0.68–0.93) 0.77 (0.65–0.91) 0.78 (0.66–0.91) 0.78 (0.67–0.92) 0.78 (0.67–0.92)
2005–2009 0.74 (0.63–0.87) 0.71 (0.60–0.84) 0.71 (0.60–0.84) 0.72 (0.61–0.84) 0.72 (0.61–0.84)
JC × period (NJC)
1960–1964 0.99 (0.97–1.02) 1.01 (0.98–1.03) 1.05 (1.02–1.08) 1.04 (1.01–1.08)
1965–1969 0.96 (0.94–0.98) 0.96 (0.94–0.98) 0.97 (0.94–1.00) 0.97 (0.94–1.00)
1970–1974 1.03 (1.00–1.05) 1.02 (1.00–1.05) 1.01 (0.98–1.04) 1.01 (0.98–1.04)
1975–1979 1.00 (0.98–1.02) 1.00 (0.97–1.02) 0.98 (0.96–1.01) 0.98 (0.96–1.01)
1980–1984 0.98 (0.96–1.01) 0.98 (0.96–1.00) 0.97 (0.94–1.00) 0.97 (0.94–1.00)
1985–1989 0.96 (0.93–0.98) 0.95 (0.93–0.98) 0.95 (0.92–0.98) 0.95 (0.92–0.98)
1990–1994 0.96 (0.94–0.99) 0.96 (0.94–0.99) 0.96 (0.93–0.99) 0.96 (0.93–0.99)
1995–1999 1.00 (0.98–1.02) 1.00 (0.98–1.02) 1.00 (0.97–1.03) 1.00 (0.97–1.03)
2000–2004 1.04 (1.02–1.07) 1.04 (1.02–1.07) 1.04 (1.01–1.08) 1.05 (1.02–1.08)
2005–2009 1.08 (1.05–1.10) 1.08 (1.05–1.10) 1.08 (1.04–1.11) 1.08 (1.05–1.11)
Cohort effects
1901–1905 0.82 (0.71–0.94) 0.83 (0.73–0.95) 0.83 (0.72–0.94) 0.80 (0.72–0.89) 0.80 (0.72–0.89)
1906–1910 0.94 (0.82–1.06) 0.96 (0.84–1.08) 0.95 (0.84–1.08) 0.93 (0.84–1.03) 0.93 (0.84–1.03)
1911–1915 1.05 (0.94–1.19) 1.07 (0.95–1.20) 1.07 (0.95–1.20) 1.05 (0.96–1.15) 1.05 (0.96–1.15)
1916–1920 1.02 (0.92–1.14) 1.03 (0.93–1.15) 1.03 (0.93–1.15) 1.02 (0.94–1.11) 1.02 (0.94–1.11)
1921–1925 1.10 (1.00–1.22) 1.10 (1.00–1.22) 1.10 (1.00–1.22) 1.10 (1.02–1.19) 1.10 (1.02–1.19)
1926–1930 1.11 (1.01–1.22) 1.10 (1.00–1.20) 1.10 (1.00–1.20) 1.10 (1.02–1.18) 1.10 (1.02–1.18)
1931–1935 1.07 (0.98–1.17) 1.06 (0.97–1.15) 1.06 (0.97–1.15) 1.06 (0.99–1.13) 1.06 (0.99–1.13)
1936–1940 1.03 (0.95–1.12) 1.01 (0.94–1.09) 1.01 (0.94–1.10) 1.02 (0.95–1.08) 1.02 (0.95–1.08)
1941–1945 0.98 (0.91–1.06) 0.97 (0.90–1.05) 0.98 (0.90–1.05) 0.98 (0.92–1.04) 0.98 (0.92–1.04)
1946–1950 0.96 (0.89–1.03) 0.95 (0.89–1.02) 0.95 (0.89–1.02) 0.96 (0.91–1.02) 0.96 (0.91–1.02)
1951–1955 1.05 (0.97–1.12) 1.03 (0.96–1.10) 1.03 (0.96–1.11) 1.04 (0.98–1.10) 1.04 (0.98–1.10)
1956–1960 1.02 (0.95–1.09) 0.98 (0.92–1.06) 0.99 (0.92–1.06) 1.00 (0.94–1.05) 1.00 (0.94–1.05)
1961–1965 1.30 (1.20–1.34) 1.29 (1.20–1.38) 1.29 (1.20–1.39) 1.30 (1.23–1.38) 1.30 (1.23–1.38)
1966–1970 1.21 (1.12–1.30) 1.20 (1.12–1.29) 1.20 (1.12–1.30) 1.21 (1.14–1.28) 1.21 (1.14–1.28)
1971–1975 1.12 (1.04–1.22) 1.11 (1.02–1.20) 1.11 (1.02–1.20) 1.11 (1.04–1.18) 1.11 (1.04–1.18)
1976–1980 1.06 (0.97–1.16) 1.05 (0.96–1.14) 1.05 (0.96–1.14) 1.05 (0.98–1.12) 1.05 (0.98–1.12)
1981–1985 1.01 (0.92–1.11) 0.99 (0.91–1.09) 0.99 (0.91–1.09) 1.00 (0.93–1.07) 1.00 (0.93–1.07)
1986–1990 0.91 (0.82–1.00) 0.90 (0.81–0.99) 0.90 (0.81–0.99) 0.90 (0.84–0.98) 0.90 (0.84–0.98)
1991–1995 0.77 (0.69–0.86) 0.78 (0.70–0.86) 0.77 (0.70–0.86) 0.78 (0.72–0.85) 0.78 (0.72–0.85)
1996–2000 0.64 (0.57–0.72) 0.66 (0.59–0.75) 0.66 (0.59–0.74) 0.67 (0.61–0.73) 0.67 (0.61–0.73)
2001–2005 0.81 (0.71–0.92) 0.84 (0.74–0.95) 0.83 (0.74–0.94) 0.84 (0.76–0.93) 0.84 (0.76–0.93)
2006–2009 1.32 (1.15–1.52) 1.37 (1.20–1.56) 1.36 (1.19–1.56) 1.37 (1.23–1.52) 1.37 (1.23–1.52)
JC × cohort (NJC)
1901–1905 0.86 (0.83–0.88) 0.86 (0.84–0.89) 0.88 (0.86–0.90) 0.88 (0.86–0.90)
1906–1910 0.86 (0.84–0.89) 0.86 (0.84–0.89) 0.87 (0.85–0.89) 0.87 (0.85–0.89)
1911–1915 0.89 (0.86–0.91) 0.89 (0.87–0.92) 0.89 (0.87–0.92) 0.89 (0.87–0.92)
1916–1920 0.93 (0.90–0.95) 0.93 (0.90–0.96) 0.93 (0.91–0.95) 0.93 (0.91–0.95)
1921–1925 0.96 (0.93–0.99) 0.96 (0.93–0.99) 0.96 (0.94–0.98) 0.96 (0.94–0.98)
1926–1930 0.99 (0.96–1.02) 0.99 (0.96–1.02) 0.99 (0.96–1.01) 0.99 (0.96–1.01)
1931–1935 1.01 (0.98–1.04) 1.01 (0.98–1.04) 1.01 (0.98–1.03) 1.01 (0.98–1.03)
1936–1940 1.02 (0.99–1.05) 1.02 (0.99–1.05) 1.02 (0.99–1.04) 1.02 (0.99–1.04)
1941–1945 1.01 (0.98–1.04) 1.01 (0.98–1.04) 1.01 (0.98–1.03) 1.01 (0.98–1.03)
1946–1950 1.00 (0.98–1.04) 1.00 (0.97–1.03) 1.00 (0.98–1.02) 1.00 (0.98–1.02)
1951–1955 1.05 (1.02–1.08) 1.04 (1.02–1.08) 1.04 (1.02–1.07) 1.04 (1.02–1.07)
1956–1960 1.10 (1.06–1.13) 1.09 (1.06–1.12) 1.09 (1.06–1.11) 1.09 (1.06–1.11)
1961–1965 1.04 (1.01–1.07) 1.04 (1.01–1.07) 1.03 (1.01–1.06) 1.03 (1.01–1.06)
1966–1970 1.04 (1.01–1.07) 1.04 (1.01–1.07) 1.04 (1.01–1.06) 1.04 (1.01–1.06)
1971–1975 1.07 (1.04–1.10) 1.07 (1.04–1.10) 1.07 (1.04–1.09) 1.07 (1.04–1.09)
1976–1980 1.06 (1.03–1.10) 1.06 (1.03–1.09) 1.06 (1.04–1.09) 1.06 (1.04–1.09)
1981–1985 1.09 (1.06–1.12) 1.08 (1.05–1.12) 1.08 (1.06–1.11) 1.08 (1.06–1.11)
1986–1990 1.08 (1.04–1.11) 1.07 (1.04–1.10) 1.07 (1.05–1.10) 1.07 (1.05–1.10)
1991–1995 1.04 (1.01–1.07) 1.04 (1.01–1.07) 1.04 (1.01–1.06) 1.04 (1.01–1.06)
1996–2000 0.99 (0.96–1.02) 0.99 (0.96–1.02) 0.99 (0.96–1.01) 0.99 (0.96–1.02)
2001–2005 0.99 (0.96–1.02) 0.99 (0.96–1.02) 0.99 (0.96–1.02) 0.99 (0.96–1.02)
2006–2009 0.99 (0.96–1.02) 0.99 (0.96–1.02) 0.99 (0.97–1.02) 0.99 (0.97–1.02)
Variance components
Est. SE Est. SE Est. SE Est. SE Est. SE
Period 0.08 0.040 0.09 0.05 0.09 0.04 0.05 0.03 0.06 0.03
Period × JC 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.01 0.00
Cohort 0.04 0.013 0.04 0.01 0.04 0.01 0.04 0.01 0.04 0.01
Cohort × JC 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
State 0.03 0.01 0.03 0.01 0.02 0.01
County 0.08 0.00 0.08 0.00
Pseudo-BIC
1,129,339 904,290 823,544 12,304 0

JC indicates Jim Crow polity; NJC, non-Jim Crow polity; agecat and agecat2, age and its quadratic term; BIC, Bayesian information criterion.

a

Reference category.