Table 3 Tercile distribution of the age-adjusted mortality by oral and pharyngeal cancer in males (Barcelona, Spain, and São Paulo, Brazil, 1995–2003): medians for the death rate and socioeconomic indices; area-level correlation coefficient.
Barcelona | 1st tercile | 2nd tercile | 3rd tercile | Correlation coefficient* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age-adjusted death rate | 4.78 | 6.49 | 11.69 | -- |
Unemployment rate | 9.8% | 10.7% | 12.6% | +0.618 (p < 0.001) |
% Low instruction | 3.3% | 5.1% | 9.1% | +0.652 (p < 0.001) |
% Academic degree | 17.0% | 8.5% | 7.0% | -0.317 (p = 0.026) |
HDI** | 0.693 | 0.622 | 0.403 | -0.515 (p < 0.001) |
São Paulo | 1 st tercile | 2 nd tercile | 3 rd tercile | Correlation coefficient* |
Age-adjusted death rate | 6.10 | 9.04 | 12.15 | -- |
Unemployment rate | 6.1% | 10.8% | 8.7% | +0.118 (p = 0.127) |
% Low instruction | 7.9% | 20.2% | 17.6% | +0.308 (p = 0.001) |
% Academic degree | 31.9% | 7.8% | 7.6% | -0.472 (p < 0.001) |
HDI** | 0.708 | 0.479 | 0.547 | -0.348 (p < 0.001) |