Table 4 Association of MHDI, MHDII, MHDIL, MHDIE and its classification (in four different robust Poisson regression models) and maternal education on Infant Mortality (adjusted models)^a in Porto Alegre (Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil) in the period 2000 to 2017

Classification of MHDI

 Low

–

–

–

–

–

–

1.16 [1.01–1.34]

0.037

 Medium

1.16 [1.01–1.33]

0.036

1.09 [0.96–1.24]

0.170

–

–

1.07 [0.94–1.22]

0.305

 High

1.03 [0.91–1.15]

0.637

1.04 [0.95–1.14]

0.360

0.99 [0.83–1.20]

0.978

0.92 [0.78–1.07]

0.284

 Very high

1

1

1

1

Maternal Education

  < 8 years

1.38 [1.20–1.59]

< 0.001

1.39 [1.20–1.60]

< 0.001

1.40 [1.22–1.61]

< 0.001

1.37 [1.19–1.58]

< 0.001

  ≥ 8 to 11 years

1.04 [0.91–1.19]

0.532

1.05 [0.92–1.19]

0.482

1.06 [0.93–1.20]

0.394

1.04 [0.91–1.18]

0.565

  ≥ 12 years

1

1

1

1