Table 3

Deaths, population counts and age and sex adjusted mortality rate ratios for deprived CEDs with five neighbours categorised by deprivation levels in the neighbouring CEDs.

Group*

Number of deprived CEDs

Deaths

1988–1998

Population count

Adjusted rate ratio (95% CI)


1

0

-

-

-

2

4

359

1189

1.08 (0.93 – 1.26)

3

17

1089

8089

0.86 (0.78 – 0.93)

4

214

16315

105424

1.00 (1.00 – 1.00)

5

95

6404

48388

0.98 (0.94 – 1.02)

6

81

4999

39001

1.02 (0.98 – 1.07)

7

85

4947

41519

1.02 (0.97 – 1.07)


* Group 1 – all five neighbouring CEDs were affluent; Group 7 – all five neighbouring CEDs were deprived.

Maheswaran et al. International Journal of Health Geographics 2009 8:28   doi:10.1186/1476-072X-8-28

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