Table 3.
Percent difference (95% CI) in mortality rates per 1-standard-deviation increase in overall EQI from the models clustered by RUCC and by climate separately.
| RUCC/Climate | All-cause | Heart disease | Stroke | Cancer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RUCC1 Metropolitan urbanized | 2.28 (1.63, 2.92) | 0.54 (–0.45, 1.53) | 0.97 (–0.46, 2.41) | 2.51 (2.35, 2.68) |
| RUCC2 Non-metropolitan urbanized | 1.46 (0.09, 2.82) | –0.85 (–2.67, 0.98) | 5.62 (2.82, 8.43) | 2.05 (1.74, 2.35) |
| RUCC3 Less urbanized | 0.21 (–0.55, 0.97) | –2.73 (–3.91, –1.55) | 3.94 (2.46, 5.43) | 1.68 (1.48, 1.89) |
| RUCC4 Thinly populated | 3.16 (2.33, 3.99) | –1.44 (–2.85, –0.03) | 2.25 (0.68, 3.82) | 1.85 (1.53, 2.17) |
| Dry climate | 5.30 (4.30, 6.30) | 1.86 (0.04, 3.68) | 12.36 (7.52, 17.21) | 4.60 (2.77, 6.44) |
| Dry continental climate | 3.70 (2.89, 4.51) | 0.75 (–0.78, 2.29) | 2.38 (–1.69, 6.45) | 1.60 (0.22, 2.97) |
| Hot summer continental climate | 4.24 (3.56, 4.93) | 1.49 (0.22, 2.75) | –0.62 (–3.24, 2.01) | 3.47 (2.43, 4.50) |
| Humid subtropical climate | 2.29 (1.87, 2.72) | –0.50 (–1.25, 0.26) | 2.65 (1.47, 3.84) | 1.84 (1.27, 2.41) |
| Mediterranean climate | 3.46 (2.32, 4.60) | 1.75 (–0.04, 3.53) | 4.66 (0.43, 8.89) | 2.66 (0.97, 4.35) |
| Warm sumer continental climate | 3.92 (3.15, 4.68) | 0.60 (–0.70, 1.90) | –1.89 (–4.46, 0.67) | 3.75 (2.70, 4.80) |
| Notes: CI, confidence interval; EQI, Environmental Quality Index; RUCC: Rural–Urban Continuum Code. | ||||