Table 2 Relative risks (RR) of ischemic heart disease (IHD) mortality before and after a 50%-redistribution of ill-defined causes of death, with corresponding 95% confidence intervals (CI), by country and educational level, men and women, 30–79 years
From: Socioeconomic differences in the use of ill-defined causes of death in 16 European countries
Country | Education | MEN | WOMEN | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
IHD | IHD after redistribution | IHD | IHD after redistribution | ||||||
RR | 95%-CI | RR | 95%-CI | RR | 95%-CI | RR | 95%-CI | ||
Finland | low | 2.16 | (2.07–2.25) | 2.15 | (2.06–2.24) | 2.66 | (2.43–2.92) | 2.57 | (2.36–2.81) |
mid | 1.67 | (1.59–1.76) | 1.67 | (1.59–1.75) | 1.82 | (1.64–2.01) | 1.76 | (1.59–1.94) | |
high | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
Sweden | low | 2.10 | (2.01–2.19) | 2.08 | (1.99–2.17) | 2.78 | (2.56–3.02) | 2.68 | (2.48–2.89) |
mid | 1.57 | (1.50–1.65) | 1.56 | (1.50–1.63) | 1.95 | (1.79–2.12) | 1.89 | (1.74–2.05) | |
high | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
Norway | low | 2.49 | (2.30–2.68) | 2.41 | (2.24–2.58) | 3.05 | (2.60–3.57) | 2.75 | (2.39–3.16) |
mid | 1.70 | (1.57–1.83) | 1.66 | (1.54–1.78) | 1.79 | (1.53–2.11) | 1.68 | (1.46–1.94) | |
high | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
Denmark | low | 1.90 | (1.78–2.03) | 1.94 | (1.82–2.06) | 2.32 | (2.05–2.63) | 2.21 | (1.98–2.47) |
mid | 1.54 | (1.43–1.65) | 1.55 | (1.45–1.65) | 1.54 | (1.34–1.76) | 1.50 | (1.33–1.69) | |
high | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
England & Wales | low | 1.63 | (1.39–1.91) | 1.64 | (1.40–1.93) | 2.62 | (1.93–3.56) | 2.52 | (1.87–3.40) |
mid | 1.26 | (1.05–1.51) | 1.26 | (1.05–1.51) | 1.55 | (1.08–2.22) | 1.48 | (1.04–2.10) | |
high | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
Netherlands | low | 2.11 | (1.72–2.59) | 1.97 | (1.63–2.37) | 2.81 | (1.72–4.61) | 2.51 | (1.65–3.82) |
mid | 1.54 | (1.24–1.90) | 1.45 | (1.20–1.76) | 1.66 | (0.98–2.82) | 1.60 | (1.02–2.51) | |
high | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
Belgium | low | 1.82 | (1.69–1.97) | 1.85 | (1.72–1.99) | 2.23 | (1.90–2.63) | 2.16 | (1.86–2.51) |
mid | 1.36 | (1.23–1.49) | 1.37 | (1.25–1.50) | 1.49 | (1.24–1.81) | 1.47 | (1.23–1.75) | |
high | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
France | low | 2.15 | (1.58–2.93) | 2.00 | (1.54–2.60) | 3.65 | (1.60–8.31) | 2.69 | (1.47–4.91) |
mid | 1.65 | (1.20–2.28) | 1.54 | (1.17–2.02) | 1.66 | (0.68–4.01) | 1.49 | (0.78–2.84) | |
high | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
Switzerland | low | 1.94 | (1.82–2.08) | 1.88 | (1.76–1.99) | 2.21 | (1.84–2.65) | 1.82 | (1.56–2.13) |
mid | 1.42 | (1.33–1.50) | 1.38 | (1.30–1.46) | 1.42 | (1.18–1.71) | 1.22 | (1.04–1.42) | |
high | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
Austria | low | 1.62 | (1.46–1.80) | 1.63 | (1.47–1.80) | 1.88 | (1.47–2.41) | 1.88 | (1.47–2.41) |
mid | 1.49 | (1.35–1.64) | 1.49 | (1.35–1.65) | 1.35 | (1.05–1.74) | 1.36 | (1.06–1.74) | |
high | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
Spain | low | 1.24 | (1.16–1.32) | 1.26 | (1.19–1.34) | 1.55 | (1.31–1.83) | 1.56 | (1.35–1.82) |
mid | 1.11 | (1.02–1.21) | 1.11 | (1.03–1.20) | 1.19 | (0.96–1.48) | 1.23 | (1.02–1.49) | |
high | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
Italy | low | 1.38 | (1.19–1.59) | 1.33 | (1.16–1.53) | 1.20 | (0.91–1.58) | 1.24 | (0.95–1.63) |
mid | 1.08 | (0.91–1.28) | 1.04 | (0.88–1.23) | 0.82 | (0.59–1.14) | 0.87 | (0.63–1.20) | |
high | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
Hungary | low | 2.46 | (2.38–2.56) | 2.47 | (2.38–2.56) | 2.41 | (2.23–2.60) | 2.41 | (2.24–2.60) |
mid | 1.25 | (1.20–1.31) | 1.25 | (1.20–1.31) | 1.22 | (1.13–1.33) | 1.22 | (1.13–1.33) | |
high | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
Czech Republic | low | 2.90 | (2.78–3.02) | 2.90 | (2.78–3.03) | 3.26 | (2.91–3.65) | 3.17 | (2.84–3.55) |
mid | 1.56 | (1.49–1.64) | 1.56 | (1.49–1.63) | 1.86 | (1.66–2.10) | 1.82 | (1.62–2.04) | |
high | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
Poland | low | 1.98 | (1.92–2.05) | 2.21 | (2.15–2.28) | 2.49 | (2.32–2.66) | 2.46 | (2.32–2.62) |
mid | 1.91 | (1.85–1.97) | 1.96 | (1.90–2.02) | 1.97 | (1.84–2.11) | 1.92 | (1.80–2.04) | |
high | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
Estonia | low | 2.31 | (2.14–2.49) | 2.34 | (2.17–2.52) | 2.50 | (2.24–2.80) | 2.53 | (2.26–2.83) |
mid | 1.92 | (1.77–2.07) | 1.93 | (1.79–2.09) | 1.86 | (1.66–2.09) | 1.88 | (1.68–2.11) | |
high | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||