Table 4 Proportional increment or decrement of mortality by oral and pharyngeal cancer associated with a 10% increment of each socioeconomic index, in Barcelona, Spain, and São Paulo, Brazil, 1995–2003.
Barcelona | Increment of mortality | 95% confidence interval |
|---|---|---|
Unemployment rate | +15.46% | +8.81% to +22.10% |
% Low instruction | +5.29% | +3.22% to +7.37% |
% Academic degree | -2.73% | -5.45% to -0.01% |
HDI* | -8.24% | -12.88% to -3.61% |
São Paulo | Increment of mortality | 95% confidence interval |
Unemployment rate | +0.83% | -0.61% to +2.27% |
% Low instruction | +2.19% | +0.80% to +3.58% |
% Academic degree | -1.70% | -2.35% to -1.05% |
HDI* | -3.55% | -5.51% to -1.59% |