Increase in socioeconomic inequalities in mortality in a Southern European region: a small-area ecological study.
J Public Health (Oxf)
; 38(2): e29-38, 2016 06.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
This study sought to describe the total mortality trend by socioeconomic deprivation (SED) in the Madrid Autonomous Region, by sex and age group.METHODS:
Cross-sectional ecological study by census tract, in two periods 1994-2000 (P1) with SED of 1996 census and 2001-07 (P2) with SED of 2001 census. We calculated the relative risks (RRs) and their 95% credibility intervals (95% CIs) by SED quintile (Q), taking the quintile of least deprivation as reference. Besag-York-Mollié ecological regression models and the Integrated Nested Laplace Approximation procedure were applied. The absolute differences in age-standardized rates were compared by SED quintile.RESULTS:
Inequalities decreased in young adults among men aged 20-39 years, the RR in Q5 versus Q1 ranged from 2.73 (95% CI, 2.51-3.02) in P1 to 1.93 (95% CI, 1.76-2.15) in P2, due to the greater improvement in the most underprivileged groups. In contrast, there was an increase in SED-related mortality in the 40-79 age group. Among men aged 40-59 years, the RR in Q5 versus Q1 rose from 1.88 (95% CI, 1.76-2.02) in P1 to 2.29 (95% CI, 2.17-2.43) in P2; the improvement was greater in the most privileged groups.CONCLUSION:
In a context of an economic boom, inequalities were observed to increase among adults by a greater improvement in the most privileged groups.Palavras-chave
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Mortalidade
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Disparidades nos Níveis de Saúde
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2016
Tipo de documento:
Article