Table 4.
Variables associated with incidence and mortality rates of oral cancer in Brazil (per 100,000 inhabitants) 2003–2012
| Variables | Incidence rates of oral cancer (model 1) |
Mortality rate of oral cancer (model 2) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β | CI95% | P | β | CI95% | P | |
| FIXED EFFECT | ||||||
| Contextual variables | ||||||
| Per capita household income | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| % of older subjects | 0.96 | 0.63: 1.30 | <0.001 | 0.24 | 0.15: 0.33 | <0.001 |
| Proportion of adult smokers | 0.29 | 0.07: 0.51 | 0.010 | |||
| Structure of PHC services | ||||||
| FHST coverage | – | – | – | −0.01 | −0.02: −0.003 | 0.006 |
| Financing of PHC | −0.52−9 | −0.96−9: −0.11−9 | 0.014 | |||
| % Adequacy of SB equipment | – | – | – | |||
| Work process in PHC | ||||||
| % of prevention and diagnosis of oral cancer | – | – | – | 0.02 | 0.008: 0.04 | 0.002 |
| RANDOM EFFECT | ||||||
| Coefficient (β) | 1.74 | 0.42 | ||||
| Residue | 0.65 | 0.39 | ||||
β regression coefficient, CI 95% 95% confidence interval, P Type I error probability (α)
(−-) not significant