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Table 5 Relative mortality risks (95% confidence intervals) by area of residence and by birth area when including parental birth area

From: Family origin and mortality: prospective Finnish cohort study

Model

Variables

Risk ratio

Wald(d.f.)

p-value

Model 1A

Area of residence at age 30-34 years

    
 

   Western Finland

Reference

3.89(1)

0.05

 

   Eastern Finland

1.12

(1.00 to 1.26)

  

Model 1B

Area of residence at age 30-34 years

    
 

   Western Finland

Reference

0.12(1)

0.72

 

   Eastern Finland

1.02

(0.90 to 1.17)

  
 

Parents' birth area

    
 

   Both from western Finland

Reference

8.06(1)

0.005

 

   One or both from eastern Finland

1.22

(1.06 to 1.40)

  

Model 2A

Birth area

    
 

   Western Finland

Reference

4.54(1)

0.03

 

   Eastern Finland

1.13

(1.01 to 1.26)

  

Model 2B

Birth area

    
 

   Western Finland

Reference

0.02(1)

0.89

 

   Eastern Finland

1.01

(0.88 to 1.16)

  
 

Parents' birth area

    
 

   Both from western Finland

Reference

7.36(1)

0.007

 

   One or both from eastern Finland

1.23

(1.06 to 1.42)

  
  1. Number of persons is 47,434. Number of deaths is 1257. Swedish speakers are excluded here because these models contain more than one area variable.
  2. All models are adjusted for educational level, family type, and birth year.
  3. Wald statistic (degrees of freedom) and p-value are for the entire variable.