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Table 2 Mortality differentials with the Fdep99 index (SMRQ5/SMRQ1) on the commune scale, by cause of death category and gender

From: Ecological association between a deprivation index and mortality in France over the period 1997 – 2001: variations with spatial scale, degree of urbanicity, age, gender and cause of death

   SMRQ5/SMRQ1
  % Total All Men Women
1. Infectious diseases 1.7 1.01 [0.98; 1.04] 0.98 [0.94; 1.02] 1.05 [1.00; 1.09]
2. Neoplasms 27.9 1.16 [1.15; 1.17] 1.26 [1.25; 1.27] 1.02 [1.01; 1.03]
3. Blood diseases 0.5 1.19 [1.13; 1.26] 1.20 [1.11; 1.31] 1.19 [1.10; 1.28]
4. Endocrine and nutritional diseases 3.2 1.42 [1.39; 1.46] 1.46 [1.41; 1.51] 1.40 [1.36; 1.44]
5. Mental disorders 3.0 1.48 [1.45; 1.52] 1.68 [1.62; 1.74] 1.37 [1.33; 1.41]
6. Nervous system diseases 3.3 1.08 [1.06; 1.11] 1.14 [1.10; 1.18] 1.04 [1.01; 1.07]
7. Cardiovascular diseases 30.9 1.31 [1.30; 1.32] 1.36 [1.35; 1.38] 1.27 [1.26; 1.29]
8. Respiratory system diseases 7.5 1.34 [1.32; 1.36] 1.48 [1.45; 1.51] 1.22 [1.19; 1.24]
9. Digestive system diseases 4.7 1.48 [1.46; 1.51] 1.63 [1.59; 1.67] 1.34 [1.30; 1.38]
10. Skin diseases 0.5 1.33 [1.25; 1.41] 1.36 [1.22; 1.52] 1.31 [1.22; 1.41]
11. Musculoskeletal diseases 0.6 1.14 [1.08; 1.20] 1.19 [1.09; 1.30] 1.12 [1.05; 1.19]
12. Genitourinary diseases 1.4 1.18 [1.14; 1.22] 1.21 [1.16; 1.27] 1.15 [1.10; 1.21]
13. Pregnancy, childbirth 0.0 1.60    [1.15; 2.23] 1.60 [1.15; 2.23]
14. Perinatal diseases 0.3 1.11 [1.03; 1.19] 1.10 [1.00; 1.22] 1.11 [0.99; 1.24]
15. Congenital malformations 0.3 1.29 [1.20; 1.39] 1.30 [1.18; 1.44] 1.28 [1.15; 1.42]
16. Ill-defined conditions b 6.3 0.86 [0.85; 0.88] 0.83 [0.81; 0.85] 0.89 [0.87; 0.91]
17. Injury, poisoning c 8.0 1.50 [1.47; 1.52] 1.67 [1.64; 1.71] 1.27 [1.25; 1.30]
'Avoidable' causes, < 65 years1 7.1 1.77 [1.74; 1.81] 1.83 [1.79; 1.86] 1.59 [1.53; 1.65]
Other causes, < 65 years2 13.6 1.32 [1.31; 1.34] 1.37 [1.35; 1.39] 1.24 [1.22; 1.27]
All causes 100.0 1.27 [1.26; 1.28] 1.33 [1.32; 1.34] 1.18 [1.17; 1.19]
  1. FDep99: First component of a PCA on the commune scale of the variables: median income; % blue-collar workers; % high school graduates; and unemployment rate
  2. % Total: percentage of the total mortality
  3. SMR: standardized mortality ratio for the period 1997–2001.
  4. SMRQ5/SMRQ1: ratio of the SMR of communes whose FDep99 index is higher than the fourth quintile and SMR of the communes whose FDep99 index is lower than the first quintile
  5. 1: Causes of death, linked to risk behaviours and targeted by primary prevention, for subjects aged less than 65 years; (lung, trachea and bronchus cancers (ICD10 Code: C32–C34), aerodigestive tract cancers (C00–C14), oesophagus cancer (C15), alcohol abuse (F10), chronic liver disease (K70, K73–K74), drug dependence (F11), AIDS (B20–B24), transport accidents (V01–V99), suicides (X60–X84) and homicides (X85–Y09))
  6. 2: All other causes for subjects aged less than 65
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