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Table 3 Poisson regression estimates of risk ratios and 95% confidence intervals associated with mortality and morbidity, by key demographics, socioeconomic status and remoteness

From: Health inequity in the Northern Territory, Australia

  

Mortality

 

Morbidity

 

Risk ratio

95% Confidence interval

Risk ratio

95% Confidence interval

Age group

    

20-39

2.43

1.46-4.01

2.19

2.16-2.22

40-59

9.18

5.8-14.51

5.07

5-5.12

60+

55.26

35.3-86.49

8.57

8.45-8.69

Female

0.75

0.56-0.99

0.70

0.67-0.71

Indigenous

3.31

0.74-14.67

10.91

10.54-11.29

Socioeconomic status

   

Medium

0.77

0.68-0.87

0.98

0.96-0.99

High

0.49

0.42-0.57

0.59

0.57-0.6

Remoteness

    

Remote

0.96

0.38-2.38

1.10

1.08-1.11

Very remote

0.90

0.21-3.87

1.14

1.11-1.17