Table 3.
All cause and cause-specific premature mortality by region: low and mid versus high educational level rate differences and rate ratio, males of Belgian origin aged 25–64 at census, Belgium, follow up 2001–11
| Rate Difference | Rate Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males | Fla | Bxl | Wal | RD ratio Bxl - Fla | p | RD ratio Wal - Fla | p | RD ratio Wal -Bxl | p | Fla | Bxl | Wal | RR ratio Bxl- Fla | p | RR ratio Wal -Fla | p | RR ratio Wal -Bxl | p | ||
| All-Cause | ALL CAUSES | Low | 252.0 | 464.2 | 394.7 | 1.84 | *** | 1.57 | *** | 0.85 | *** | 1.9 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 1.15 | *** | 1.04 | * | 0.91 | ** |
| Mid | 116.1 | 221.1 | 193.8 | 1.90 | *** | 1.67 | *** | 0.88 | ns | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.11 | ** | 1.05 | * | 0.95 | ns | ||
| Avoidable | Low | 195.3 | 340.9 | 289.6 | 1.75 | *** | 1.48 | *** | 0.85 | ** | 2.1 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 1.14 | ** | 1.01 | ns | 0.89 | ** | |
| Mid | 92.0 | 167.2 | 139.6 | 1.82 | *** | 1.52 | *** | 0.83 | bl | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.11 | * | 1.01 | ns | 0.92 | bl | ||
| Not Avoidable | Low | 56.7 | 123.3 | 105.1 | 2.17 | *** | 1.85 | *** | 0.85 | bl | 1.6 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.19 | ** | 1.12 | *** | 0.94 | ns | |
| Mid | 24.0 | 53.8 | 54.2 | 2.24 | ** | 2.26 | *** | 1.01 | ns | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.11 | ns | 1.12 | ** | 1.01 | ns | ||
| Broad Classes | ALL CANCERS | Low | 79.4 | 140.8 | 109.4 | 1.77 | *** | 1.38 | *** | 0.78 | ** | 1.7 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.21 | *** | 1.06 | * | 0.88 | * |
| Mid | 36.7 | 69.9 | 48.3 | 1.91 | ** | 1.32 | * | 0.69 | bl | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.15 | * | 1.02 | ns | 0.89 | bl | ||
| ALL CIRCULAT. DIS. | Low | 56.7 | 106.9 | 86.2 | 1.89 | *** | 1.52 | *** | 0.81 | ** | 2.0 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 1.23 | ** | 1.08 | * | 0.88 | bl | |
| Mid | 26.1 | 50.6 | 43.5 | 1.94 | ** | 1.66 | *** | 0.86 | ns | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.16 | bl | 1.09 | bl | 0.94 | ns | ||
| OTH.NAT.DEATHS | Low | 60.4 | 148.2 | 132.2 | 2.45 | *** | 2.19 | *** | 0.89 | ns | 2.0 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 1.14 | * | 1.08 | * | 0.94 | ns | |
| Mid | 23.9 | 73.3 | 64.8 | 3.07 | *** | 2.71 | *** | 0.88 | ns | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.17 | * | 1.13 | ** | 0.96 | ns | ||
| EXTERNAL CAUSES | Low | 55.5 | 68.3 | 66.8 | 1.23 | ns | 1.20 | * | 0.98 | ns | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 0.89 | ns | 0.83 | ** | 0.94 | ns | |
| Mid | 29.4 | 27.2 | 37.2 | 0.93 | ns | 1.27 | * | 1.36 | ns | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 0.83 | bl | 0.89 | * | 1.08 | ns | ||
| Detailed | Lung Ca | Low | 44.8 | 62.2 | 58.8 | 1.39 | ** | 1.31 | *** | 0.95 | ns | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 1.07 | ns | 1.05 | ns | 0.97 | ns |
| Mid | 19.6 | 27.0 | 25.4 | 1.38 | ns | 1.29 | bl | 0.94 | ns | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.05 | ns | 1.02 | ns | 0.98 | ns | ||
| Colorectal Ca | Low | 3.1 | 9.7 | 2.1 | 3.11 | * | 0.69 | ns | 0.22 | ** | 1.2 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 1.43 | * | 0.93 | ns | 0.65 | * | |
| Mid | 3.0 | 4.1 | 1.3 | 1.35 | ns | 0.43 | ns | 0.32 | ns | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.07 | ns | 0.89 | ns | 0.83 | ns | ||
| Lip-Or.Cav-Phar.Ca | Low | 5.1 | 12.3 | 8.3 | 2.40 | ** | 1.63 | ** | 0.68 | ns | 2.1 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 1.47 | bl | 1.23 | ns | 0.84 | ns | |
| Mid | 2.2 | 6.0 | 4.1 | 2.75 | ns | 1.84 | bl | 0.67 | ns | 1.5 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 1.37 | ns | 1.20 | ns | 0.87 | ns | ||
| LiverCancer | Low | 1.0 | 3.8 | 2.3 | 3.80 | ns | 2.28 | ns | 0.60 | ns | 1.3 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.31 | ns | 1.08 | ns | 0.82 | ns | |
| Mid | 1.2 | 5.1 | 1.7 | 4.22 | ns | 1.39 | ns | 0.33 | ns | 1.4 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 1.42 | ns | 0.95 | ns | 0.67 | ns | ||
| Prostate Ca | Low | 1.1 | −1.3 | 2.4 | −1.24 | ns | 2.23 | ns | −1.80 | * | 1.2 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 0.66 | ns | 1.20 | ns | 1.81 | * | |
| Mid | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 1.61 | ns | 3.00 | ns | 1.87 | ns | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.02 | ns | 1.13 | ns | 1.11 | ns | ||
| Isc.Heart Dis. | Low | 28.8 | 50.4 | 45.4 | 1.75 | *** | 1.57 | *** | 0.90 | ns | 2.1 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 1.14 | ns | 1.09 | ns | 0.96 | ns | |
| Mid | 12.8 | 22.2 | 20.5 | 1.73 | bl | 1.60 | ** | 0.92 | ns | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.08 | ns | 1.06 | ns | 0.98 | ns | ||
| Cer.vasc.Dis/HTA | Low | 8.7 | 16.0 | 14.4 | 1.84 | * | 1.66 | *** | 0.90 | ns | 1.9 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 1.32 | ns | 1.09 | ns | 0.83 | ns | |
| Mid | 3.5 | 13.2 | 7.7 | 3.71 | * | 2.17 | * | 0.58 | ns | 1.4 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 1.63 | * | 1.15 | ns | 0.71 | ns | ||
| C.o.p.d. | Low | 12.8 | 26.0 | 27.7 | 2.03 | *** | 2.16 | *** | 1.06 | ns | 3.9 | 4.5 | 5.1 | 1.17 | ns | 1.33 | * | 1.13 | ns | |
| Mid | 3.5 | 9.2 | 7.9 | 2.61 | bl | 2.25 | ** | 0.86 | ns | 1.8 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 1.26 | ns | 1.22 | ns | 0.97 | ns | ||
| Alc. Rel Dth | Low | 8.1 | 31.6 | 21.1 | 3.91 | *** | 2.62 | *** | 0.67 | * | 1.7 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 1.37 | * | 1.04 | ns | 0.76 | * | |
| Mid | 4.7 | 23.7 | 16.6 | 5.06 | *** | 3.55 | *** | 0.70 | ns | 1.4 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 1.42 | * | 1.14 | ns | 0.80 | ns | ||
| Diabetes | Low | 2.8 | 9.0 | 6.9 | 3.23 | ** | 2.46 | *** | 0.76 | ns | 2.2 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 1.65 | ns | 1.15 | ns | 0.70 | ns | |
| Mid | 1.1 | 1.7 | 4.3 | 1.57 | ns | 4.04 | ** | 2.57 | ns | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 1.02 | ns | 1.34 | ns | 1.31 | ns | ||
| Mental/neurol. Dis | Low | 9.3 | 28.6 | 21.9 | 3.06 | *** | 2.35 | *** | 0.77 | ns | 2.0 | 3.4 | 2.2 | 1.71 | ** | 1.11 | ns | 0.65 | * | |
| Mid | 3.7 | 17.9 | 11.4 | 4.88 | *** | 3.13 | *** | 0.64 | ns | 1.4 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 1.80 | ** | 1.17 | ns | 0.65 | * | ||
| Ill Defined | Low | 4.3 | 16.2 | 12.8 | 3.79 | ** | 2.99 | *** | 0.79 | ns | 1.7 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 1.35 | ns | 1.26 | * | 0.93 | ns | |
| Mid | 2.1 | 6.1 | 6.9 | 2.95 | ns | 3.32 | ** | 1.12 | ns | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.11 | ns | 1.20 | ns | 1.08 | ns | ||
| Suicide | Low | 28.7 | 34.9 | 31.9 | 1.21 | ns | 1.11 | ns | 0.92 | ns | 2.3 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.87 | ns | 0.86 | * | 0.99 | ns | |
| Mid | 14.6 | 16.4 | 18.6 | 1.12 | ns | 1.27 | ns | 1.13 | ns | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 0.88 | ns | 0.94 | ns | 1.07 | ns | ||
| Transport Acc. | Low | 14.0 | 7.1 | 17.4 | 0.51 | * | 1.25 | ns | 2.44 | ** | 2.7 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 0.76 | ns | 0.78 | bl | 1.03 | ns | |
| Mid | 9.0 | 2.7 | 10.5 | 0.30 | * | 1.17 | ns | 3.90 | ** | 2.1 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 0.66 | ns | 0.80 | bl | 1.20 | ns | ||
Significance codes: 0 ‘***’ 0.001 ‘**’ 0.01 ‘*’ 0.05 ‘bl’ [borderline] 0.1 ‘ns’ [non significant] 1