Table 3 Wagstaff inequality indices for the prevalence of NCDs by income and education (N = 11,527)
| Â | Income | Education | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Index estimate | 95 % CI | Index estimate | 95 % CI | |
National level | 0.003 | (–0.020 to 0.025) | –0.338*** | (–0.358 to − 0.316) |
Gender | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Female | –0.128*** | (–0.160 to − 0.095) | –0.513*** | (–0.541 to 0.484) |
Male | 0.113*** | (0.083 to 0.144) | –0.173*** | (–0.203 to − 0.144) |
Regions | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Riyadh | 0.002 | (–0.056 to 0.061) | –0.202*** | (–0.259 to − 0.145) |
Albaha | –0.098** | (–0.181 to − 0.015) | –0.434*** | (–0.511 to − 0.357) |
Aljouf | –0.123* | (–0.253 to 0.009) | –0.298*** | (–0.425 to − 0.171) |
Aseer | 0.049 | (–0.053 to 0.151) | –0.352*** | (–0.446 to − 0.253) |
Eastern Region | –0.044 | (–0.115 to 0.028) | –0.310*** | (–0.377 to − 0.243) |
Haiel | 0.095** | (0.001 to 0.188) | –0.542*** | (–0.625 to 0.459) |
Jazan | –0.084 | (–0.196 to 0.029) | –0.412*** | (–0.518 to − 0.305) |
Madenah | –0.190*** | (–0.272 to − 0.107) | –0.585*** | (–0.658 to − 0.513) |
Mekkah | –0.076*** | (–0.128 to 0.024) | –0.276*** | (–0.326 to − 0.225) |
Najran | –0.112 | (–0.248 to 0.024) | –0.550*** | (–0.672 to − 0.428) |
Northern Border | 0.333*** | (0.180 to 0.484) | –0.253*** | (–0.404 to 0.102) |
Qassim | 0.147*** | (0.083 to 0.209) | –0.233*** | (–0.294 to − 0.172) |
Tabuk | –0.122*** | (–0.203 to − 0.041) | –0.611*** | (–0.679 to − 0.542) |