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Table 1 Mortality (%) and median LE of life remaining (KM estimator) by gender, Skåne in Sweden, 1969-2000

From: Multilevel survival analysis of health inequalities in life expectancy

Variables

Males

Females

 

N (%)

LE (SE), year

N (%)

LE (SE), year

Age in 1970

    

65

4940 (95.3)

15 (0.17)

5685 (87.7)

19 (0.15)

66

4791 (96.3)

14 (0.16)

5517 (90.9)

19 (0.15)

67

4527 (97.6)

13 (0.16)

5221 (92.9)

18 (0.15)

68

4336 (98.1)

12 (0.16)

5117 (95.0)

17 (0.15)

69

4086 (98.8)

12 (0.16)

4934 (96.6)

16 (0.15)

Log-rank Chi-square (P value)

 

445.6 (<0.0001)

 

685.2 (<0.0001)

Municipality Income (SEK)

    

1000 - 2000

6737 (96.7)

14 (0.13)

6850 (92.5)

18 (0.13)

2001 - 2150

5234 (97.1)

13 (0.15)

5956 (92.1)

18 (0.14)

2151 - 2300

3587 (97.4)

13 (0.17)

4402 (93.3)

17 (0.15)

> 2300

7122 (97.4)

12 (0.13)

9266 (92.1)

18 (0.12)

Log-rank Chi-square (P value)

 

71.6 (<0.0001)

 

9.63 (0.022)

Household Socioeconomic Level

    

Poorest (family size > 4 & income = 0)

223 (96.4)

9 (0.66)

214 (98.1)

12 (0.71)

Poor (family size 1 - 4 & income = 0)

851 (98.0)

11 (0.35)

1218 (93.8)

16 (0.39)

Middle (income: 1 - 1000 per head)

15113 (97.2)

13 (0.09)

17914 (92.9)

18 (0.08)

Top (income > 1001 per head)

6493 (96.6)

14 (0.14)

7128 (90.8)

19 (0.13)

Log-rank Chi-square (P value)

 

103.8 (<0.0001)

 

211.4 (<0.0001)

Total

22680 (97.1)

13 (0.07)

26474 (92.4)

18 (0.07)

  1. Note: The χ2values (df = 1) of linear trend test for Age in 1970, municipality income and household SES group are 1115.0 (p = 0.000), 20.7 (p = 0.000) and 267.5 (p = 0.000) respectively, controlling for gender.