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Table 2 Slope index of inequality (per 100,000 person-years) in deaths from rheumatoid arthritis/other musculoskeletal disorders

From: Educational inequalities in mortality associated with rheumatoid arthritis and other musculoskeletal disorders in Sweden

 

30–69 years

70–79 years

80+ years

All

Men

Women

All

Men

Women

All

Men

Women

Rheumatoid arthritis

2.4(1.4, 3.5)

1.4(0.2, 2.5)

3.5(1.7, 5.4)

27.9(17.8, 38.1)

17.4(6.7, 28.0)

38.7(22.1, 55.3)

38.3(16.6, 60.0)

34.0(6.6, 61.5)

44.7(12.5, 76.8)

Other MSK disorders

6.4(4.8, 8.1)

4.7(2.6, 6.9)

8.1(5.6, 10.7)

31.6(17.6, 45.6)

39.2(19.7, 58.7)

22.4(2.6, 42.1)

60.6(18.6, 102.6)

106.8(48.0, 165.6)

31.8(−26.6, 90.3)

  1. MSK musculoskeletal. Models were adjusted for sex, marital status, and place of born (Nordic vs. non-Nordic)
  2. Values in parentheses display 95% confidence interval
  3. Statistically significant results (p<0.05) are in bold