Table 3 Variations in cause specific mortality in Northern Ireland for 'people aged 25–74 years, by area of residence. Data represent hazards ratios (95% confidence intervals) from Cox's proportional hazards modeling, fully adjusted for age, sex, marital status, denomination and social class.
From: Urban and rural variations in morbidity and mortality in Northern Ireland
Cause of Death (no. of deaths) | City | Intermediate | Rural |
|---|---|---|---|
All causes (20,679) | 1.00 | 0.94 *** (0.91, 0.97) | 0.78 *** (0.75, 0.81) |
Circulatory disease (6,711) | 1.00 | 0.99 (0.94, 1.05) | 0.84 *** (0.79, 0.90) |
Ischaemic heart disease (4,086) | 1.00 | 1.03 (0.96, 1.11) | 0.88 *** (0.81, 0.96) |
Stroke (1,362) | 1.00 | 0.85 * (0.75, 0.97) | 0.73 *** (0.64, 0.84) |
Respiratory disease (2,015) | 1.00 | 0.83 *** (0.75, 0.91) | 0.62 *** (0.55, 0.7) |
All Malignancies (7,867) | 1.00 | 0.92 *** (0.87, 0.97) | 0.79 *** (0.74, 0.84) |
Lung cancer (1,890) | 1.00 | 0.78 *** (0.7, 0.87) | 0.57 *** (0.5, 0.65) |
Breast (694) | 1.00 | 1.03 (0.86, 1.22) | 0.93 (0.77, 1.13) |
All external causes (852) | 1.00 | 1.14 (0.97, 1.33) | 1.10 (0.92, 1.31) |
Accidents (470) | 1.00 | 1.11 (0.89, 1.37) | 1.13 (0.90, 1.43) |
Suicides (339) | 1.00 | 1.18 (0.92, 1.51) | 1.05 (0.79, 1.39) |
Other Causes (3,234) | 1.00 | 0.90 ** (0.83, 0.97) | 0.66 *** (0.60, 0.73) |