Table 2.
Sociodemographic indicators of child and adolescent mortality.
| Indicator | Univariate models | Full multivariable model | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RR | 95% CI | P-value | RR | 95% CI | P-value | |
| Year (average annual change) | 0.97 | 0.95; 0.98 | <0.001 | 0.97 | 0.95; 0.99 | <0.001 |
| Population structure | ||||||
| Females (%) | 1.01 | 0.96; 1.05 | 0.774 | 0.91 | 0.83; 1.00 | 0.054 |
| Mean age (years) | 1.14 | 1.06; 1.23 | <0.001 | 0.92 | 0.81; 1.04 | 0.185 |
| Education and income | ||||||
| Low education (%) | 1.06 | 0.99; 1.13 | 0.102 | 1.07 | 0.97; 1.19 | 0.178 |
| Unemployment (%) | 1.07 | 1.00; 1.14 | 0.039 | 1.00 | 0.89; 1.11 | 0.938 |
| Median annual income (eur) | 0.91 | 0.86; 0.96 | <0.001 | 0.95 | 0.83; 1.08 | 0.429 |
| Location and housing | ||||||
| Population density (per km2) | 1.00 | 0.99; 1.01 | 0.799 | 1.03 | 1.01; 1.06 | 0.007 |
| Individuals living in rural area (%) | 1.09 | 1.04; 1.14 | <0.001 | 1.05 | 0.96; 1.16 | 0.280 |
| Individuals living in municipality of birth (%) | 1.11 | 1.06; 1.16 | <0.001 | 1.00 | 0.93; 1.07 | 0.978 |
| Individuals per household unit | 0.92 | 0.88; 0.97 | 0.002 | 0.91 | 0.79; 1.05 | 0.179 |
| Overcrowded household units (%) | 0.93 | 0.87; 0.99 | 0.028 | 0.94 | 0.84; 1.05 | 0.244 |
| Other indicators | ||||||
| Foreign language speakers (%) | 0.98 | 0.95; 1.01 | 0.172 | 0.96 | 0.93; 0.99 | 0.019 |
| Divorce rate (per 1,000 individuals) | 0.94 | 0.87; 1.01 | 0.102 | 1.02 | 0.92; 1.13 | 0.670 |
| Car ownership rate (per individual) | 1.02 | 0.98; 1.08 | 0.329 | 0.99 | 0.89; 1.09 | 0.789 |
| Crime rate (per individual) | 1.04 | 0.96; 1.13 | 0.326 | 1.01 | 0.94; 1.09 | 0.785 |
Effect sizes of each predictor are interpreted in standard deviation units. Intermediate models are presented in Supplementary Table 3. Bold denotes statistical significance.
CI, Confidence interval; RR, Rate ratio.