Table 2 Crude correlations between behavioral factors and mortality rates in Brazilian capitals and Argentinean provinces
Brazil | Argentina | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Overall r (p-value) | By cancer r (p-value) | By CVD r (p-value) | Overall (p-value) | By cancer r (p-value) | By CVD r (p-value) | |
Overall population | Overall population | |||||
Risk factors | ||||||
Tobacco smoking | −0.07 (0.608) | 0.22 (0.116) | − 0.03 (0.844) | − 0.18 (0.222) | 0.04 (0.782) | − 0.16 (0.264) |
Excessive alcohol consumption | −0.18 (0.199) | − 0.08 (0.560) | − 0.21 (0.134) | −0.23 (0.115) | − 0.23 (0.120) | −0.36 (0.011) |
Protective factors | ||||||
Consumption of F&V | −0.49 (< 0.001) | 0.05 (0.732) | −0.39 (0.003) | – | – | – |
Physical activity | −0.28 (0.037) | 0.10 (0.455) | −0.29 (0.036) | − 0.06 (0.757) | −0.06 (0.710) | 0.01 (0.964) |
Males | Males | |||||
Risk factors | ||||||
Tobacco smoking | −0.05 (0.725) | 0.19 (0.167) | 0.05 (0.736) | −0.27 (0.059) | −0.09 (0.545) | − 0.31 (0.032) |
Excessive alcohol consumption | −0.11 (0.424) | − 0.16 (0.243) | −0.16 (0.239) | − 0.24 (0.106) | −0.29 (0.048) | − 0.43 (0.002) |
Protective factors | ||||||
Consumption of F&V | −0.42 (0.002) | 0.12 (0.380) | −0.32 (0.017) | – | – | – |
Physical activity | −0.23 (0.089) | 0.11 (0.418) | −0.26 (0.062) | − 0.05 (0.737) | −0.12 (0.417) | − 0.03 (0.821) |
Females | Females | |||||
Risk factors | ||||||
Tobacco smoking | −0.09 (0.510) | 0.18 (0.196) | −0.13 (0.343) | −0.06 (0.704) | 0.16 (0.282) | 0.00 (0.989) |
Excessive alcohol consumption | −0.07 (0.633) | 0.05 (0.706) | −0.13 (0.334) | 0.04 (0.783) | 0.09 (0.527) | 0.01 (0.972) |
Protective factors | ||||||
Consumption of F&V | −0.50 (< 0.001) | − 0.06 (0.674) | − 0.42 (0.001) | – | – | – |
Physical activity | −0.28 (0.040) | − 0.01 (0.965) | −0.29 (0.032) | − 0.02 (0.907) | 0.04 (0.765) | 0.05 (0.761) |