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Table 2 Association of educational level with suicide mortality: Relative Index of Inequality (RII) and Slope Index of Inequality (SII) by age group and sex in the 3 periods. Barcelona and the Basque Country, 2001–2012

From: Socioeconomic inequalities in suicide mortality before and after the economic recession in Spain

   

2001–2004

2005–2008

2009–2012

Region

Sex

Age groups (years)

RII

95% CI

SII

95% CI

RII

95% CI

SII

95%CI

RII

95% CI

SII

95% CI

Barcelona

Men

25–44

4.54

(2.24–9.18)

16.93

(9.36–24.49)

2.98

(1.44–6.16)

8.84

(2.21–15.46)

1.99

(0.72–5.52)

6.33

(−1.74–14.40)

45–64

1.88

(0.88–3.99)

8.73

(−0.76–18.23)

1.62

(0.72–3.67)

5.58

(−5.17–16.33)

1.01

(0.47–2.17)

0.12

(−9.31–9.56)

> = 65

2.56

(1.02–6.46)

27.00

(7.27–46.73)

1.72

(0.83–3.56)

12.93

(−0.21–26.07)

2.58

(1.16–5.70)

13.86

(2.54–25.19)

Total

2.98

(1.82–4.87)

17.46

(11.22–23.70)

2.00

(1.28–3.13)

8.87

(3.40–14.33)

1.67

(1.03–2.71)

5.42

(0.29–10.56)

Women

25–44

2.76

(1.03–7.42)

6.17

(0.81–11.53)

3.02

(0.68–13.44)

5.37

(0.10–10.64)

1.06

(0.35–3.21)

0.63

(−4.03–5.29)

45–64

0.71

(0.25–2.06)

−2.59

(−8.84–3.65)

0.77

(0.22–2.69)

−2.10

(−10.29–6.09)

0.66

(0.18–2.37)

−3.95

(−9.98–2.08)

> = 65

1.23

(0.37–4.11)

1.34

(−6.59–9.27)

0.73

(0.27–1.98)

−1.77

(−8.03–4.48)

0.71

(0.17–2.86)

−3.38

(−10.51–3.76)

Total

1.24

(0.62–2.48)

2.50

(−1.91–6.90)

1.05

(0.49–2.26)

1.03

(−3.00–5.07)

0.77

(0.35–1.72)

−1.26

(−5.06–2.54)

Basque Country

Men

25–44

4.04

(2.02–8.08)

17.12

(9.24–25.00)

2.36

(1.30–4.31)

10.30

(3.94–16.66)

3.96

(2.03–7.70)

11.95

(6.45–17.44)

45–64

2.66

(1.23–5.74)

11.62

(2.84–20.40)

1.72

(0.86–3.41)

4.89

(−1.99–11.78)

2.58

(1.12–5.93)

10.44

(0.36–20.53)

> = 65

4.33

(2.03–9.26)

30.27

(11.65–48.89)

3.62

(1.88–6.97)

35.28

(21.08–49.47)

3.34

(1.66–6.74)

34.44

(23.09–45.79)

Total

3.96

(2.49–6.28)

19.49

(13.17–25.81)

2.57

(1.74–3.81)

14.44

(9.53–19.36)

3.68

(2.44–5.54)

17.70

(13.49–21.90)

Women

25–44

3.03

(1.01–9.04)

5.94

(1.03–10.86)

2.43

(0.90–6.58)

3.88

(−0.70–8.46)

2.03

(0.66–6.22)

3.01

(−0.81–6.83)

45–64

0.58

(0.12–2.81)

−3.71

(−10.04–2.62)

0.50

(0.16–1.58)

−3.38

(−9.66–2.90)

0.57

(0.20–1.63)

−2.76

(−6.93–1.41)

> = 65

0.85

(0.25–2.83)

−0.18

(−8.34–7.98)

1.42

(0.44–4.59)

1.54

(−3.19–6.28)

0.59

(0.16–2.18)

−2.07

(−9.23–5.09)

Total

1.48

(0.62–3.53)

2.73

(−1.46–6.91)

1.49

(0.74–3.01)

1.16

(−2.14–4.46)

0.83

(0.37–1.85)

−0.13

(−3.52–3.26)

  1. 95% CI: 95% Confidence Intervals
  2. RII value can be interpreted as the ratio of mortality rates between the two extremes of the educational spectrum (taking into account all educational levels). SII is the absolute differences of mortality between the two extremes of the educational spectrum (taking into account all educational levels)