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Table 1 Trends in educational inequalities in mortality, men and women aged 65−94 years between 1961 and 2009

From: Trends in educational inequalities in old age mortality in Norway 1961−2009: a prospective register based population study

a) Temporal trends, mean yearly absolute change in RD (95% CI). P value

Gender, age

   

Men

1961−1984

 

1985−2009

 

1961−2009

 

65−74

0.22 (0.04 to 0.40)

0.018

0.14 (0.06 to 0.23)

0.001

0.28 (0.19 to 0.36)

<0.001

75−84

0.06 (−0.24 to 0.37)

0.675

0.39 (0.18 to 0.60)

<0.001

0.38 (0.23 to 0.53)

<0.001

85−94

−0.26 (−1.01 to 0.49)

0.492

0.68 (0.06 to 1.31)

0.034

0.31 (0.04 to 0.58)

0.025

Age standardised

0.07 (−0.05 to 0.19)

0.263

0.21 (0.13 to 0.29)

<0.001

0.17 (0.11 to 0.24)

<0.001

Women

      

65−74

−0.08 (−0.17 to 0.02)

0.134

0.064 (0.02 to 0.11)

0.010

0.01 (−0.02 to 0.03)

0.740

75−84

−0.26 (−0.58 to 0.05)

0.095

0.18 (0.08 to 0.28)

0.001

−0.10 (−0.17 to −0.02)

0.013

85−94

−0.36 (−1.27 to 0.56)

0.438

0.26 (−0.17 to 0.69)

0.232

−0.16 (−0.40 to 0.08)

0.186

Age standardised

−0.17 (−0.27 to −0.07)

0.001

0.10 (0.06 to 0.15)

<0.001

−0.07 (−0.10 to −0.04)

<0.001

b) Temporal trends, mean yearly relative change in RR (95% CI). P value

Men

1961−1984

 

1985−2009

 

1961−2009

 

65−74

1.006 (1.004 to 1.008)

<0.001

1.012 (1.011 to 1.014)

<0.001

1.011 (1.010 to 1.011)

<0.001

75 to 84

1.001 (0.999 to 1.002)

0.445

1.008 (1.007 to 1.010)

<0.001

1.006 (1.005 to 1.006)

<0.001

85 to 94

0.999 (0.996 to 1.002)

0.506

1.004 (1.003 to 1.006)

<0.001

1.002 (1.001 to 1.003)

<0.001

Age standardised

1.001 (1.000 to 1.002)

0.002

1.007 (1.006 to 1.008)

<0.001

1.004 (1.004 to 1.004)

<0.001

Women

      

65 to 74

1.000 (0.997 to 1.002)

0.752

1.009 (1.007 to 1.011)

<0.001

1.005 (1.004 to 1.005)

<0.001

75 to 84

0.998 (0.996 to 1.001)

0.155

1.007 (1.006 to 1.009)

<0.001

1.002 (1.001 to 1.002)

<0.001

85 to 94

0.999 (0.996 to 1.002)

0.684

1.003 (1.002 to 1.004)

<0.001

1.000 (0.999 to 1.001)

0.821

Age standardised

0.999 (0.998 to 0.999)

<0.001

1.005 (1.004 to 1.006)

<0.001

1.001 (1.000 to 1.001)

<0.001

  1. a) Mean trends in age-specific and age-standardised mortality rate differences (RDs) per 1000 person-years between higher- and lower-educated men and women, 1961−2009. Estimated by use of weighted least square regression using weights equal to person-years at risk in each strata. b) Mean trends in age-specific and age-standardised mortality rate ratios (RRs) between higher- and lower-educated men and women, 1961−2009. Estimated by use of Poisson regression.