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. 2022 Nov 12;12:04091. doi: 10.7189/jogh.12.04091

Table 2.

Two-way t test across performance ranks for each social determining factor

Performance rank
Performance rank

1
2
3
4

1
2
3
4
Healthcare access
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No

Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Education
Social & community context
Literacy rate m (SD)
72.84 (6.50)
63.90 (5.86)
76.17 (5.35)
68.16 (6.75)
78.08 (4.30)
70.12 (7.20)
77.67 (4.47)
63.07 (6.26)
Substance use disorders
77.35 (3.92)
73.27 (4.56)
75.64 (5.12)
68.92 (7.39)
75.95 (5.60)
62.39 (4.57)
74.53 (5.78)
67.26 (6.43)
t, P value
t = -4.83 P < 0.05
t = -4.90 P < 0.05
t = -3.82 P < 0.05
t = -3.91 P < 0.05

t = -2.84 P < 0.05
t = -3.35 P < 0.05
t = -8.94 P < 0.05
t = -3.54 P < 0.05
Secondary education
70.83 (6.11)
63.91 (5.87)
74.72 (5.23)
69.91 (5.52)
78.53 (4.12)
72.71 (5.53)
77.49 (4.45)
72.50 (4.64)
Male suicide
76.00 (6.01)
67.41 (6.13)
77.24 (4.57)
62.87 (6.94)
76.00 (5.99)
67.38 (6.15)
76.17 (5.06)
71.55 (6.19)

t = -2.65 P < 0.05
t = -2.81 P < 0.05
t = -3.21 P < 0.05
t = -2.52 P < 0.05

t = -4.64 P < 0.05
t = -8.44 P < 0.05
t = -4.74 P < 0.05
t = -2.49 P < 0.05
Economic stability
Health & health care
GDP per capita
70.37 (6.65)
63.33 (5.15)
73.14 (4.59)
70.06 (5.74)
75.38 (3.29)
70.33 (6.28)
80.88 (3.39)
77.33 (5.69)
Undernourishment
68.12 (3.60)
63.52 (5.83)
74.69 (5.87)
68.48 (5.83)
75.07 (3.45)
71.00 (6.52)
78.86 (3.94)
77.25 (4.03)

t = -3.75 P < 0.05
t = -2.00 P = 0.05
t = -1.93 P = 0.11
t = -1.69 P = 0.10

t = -2.11 P < 0.05
t = -3.20 P < 0.05
t = -1.73 P = 0.11
t = -0.79 P = 0.43
Unemployment
76.49 (5.06)
65.94 (7.59)
72.27 (5.18)
67.50 (5.90)
77.61 (5.09)
70.44 (6.66)
76.61 (5.69)
64.76 (6.86)
Infants lacking immunizations
76.62 (5.00)
65.07 (7.04)
75.11 (6.51)
67.82 (8.14)
78.15 (5.28)
65.46 (6.69)
76.35 (4.25)
69.11 (4.78)

t = -5.37 P = <0.05
t = -5.76 P < 0.05
t = -3.95 P < 0.05
t = -6.17 P < 0.05

t = -6.36 P < 0.05
t = -3.37 P < 0.05
t = -6.41 P < 0.05
t = -5.82 P < 0.05
Neighbourhood & built environment
m = mean life expectancy (years)






Pollution
75.07 (5.88)
65.94 (6.30)
76.44 (5.69)
67.89 (6.64)
76.98 (4.57)
65.59 (9.72)
77.45 (5.51)
66.79 (6.65)
SD = standard deviation of mean







t = -5.08 P < 0.05
t =  4.65 P < 0.05
t = -3.91 P = 0.05
t = -5.67 P < 0.05








Road fatalities
70.75 (6.76)
63.59 (5.69)
73.48 (4.24)
68.46 (7.20)
76.00 (3.51)
73.22 (3.23)
80.06 (4.62)
71.67 (9.07)









t = -3.11 P < 0.05
t = -2.92 P < 0.05
t = -2.16 P < 0.05
t = -2.86 P < 0.05

M – mean life expectancy (years), SD – standard deviation of mean