Table 1

All-cause mortality in Rome from 1990 to 2001 by socioeconomic position (age 0–74 years).

Men

1990–92

1993–95

1996–98

1999–2001

deaths

rate

RR

95%CI

deaths

rate

RR

95%CI

deaths

rate

RR

95%CI

deaths

Rate

RR

95%CI

3528

455

1.24

1.19 – 1.30

3255

402

1.35

1.29 – 1.41

2772

335

1.50

1.43 – 1.58

2582

318

1.46

1.39 – 1.54

Age (years)

20–44

312

120

1.62

1.41 – 1.86

297

120

1.78

1.55 – 2.04

237

96

1.87

1.61 – 2.17

207

84

1.66

1.41 – 1.96

45–59

675

497

1.23

1.11 – 1.35

618

444

1.34

1.21 – 1.48

505

360

1.54

1.38 – 1.72

502

359

1.51

1.40 – 1.68

60–74

4960

2328

1.18

1.11 – 1.25

4576

2010

1.30

1.22 – 1.37

3986

1718

1.42

1.35 – 1.51

3676

1618

1.40

1.32 – 1.49

Women

1990–92

1993–95

1996–98

1999–2001

deaths

rate

RR

95%CI

deaths

rate

RR

95%CI

deaths

rate

RR

95%CI

deaths

Rate

RR

95%CI

2387

224

1.15

1.09 – 1.23

2352

218

1.14

1.07 – 1.21

2071

195

1.28

1.20 – 1.36

1853

182

1.23

1.15 – 1.31

Age (years)

20–44

163

61

1.34

1.10 – 1.63

165

63

1.29

1.06 – 1.58

134

50

1.62

1.32 – 2.00

123

45

1.34

1.07 – 1.67

45–59

460

283

1.01

0.89 – 1.15

412

255

1.11

0.97 – 1.26

412

251

1.14

1.00 – 1.30

356

218

1.19

1.04 – 1.37

60–74

1728

1058

1.16

1.08 – 1.30

1734

1041

1.15

1.07 – 1.23

1496

928

1.27

1.18 – 1.40

1327

845

1.30

1.21 – 1.40

Legend: Number of deaths and mortality rate (x100,000) in level I (well off), and rate ratios in level IV (underprivileged) to that in level I

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