Table 4

Spatiotemporal trajectories and socioeconomic inequities in mortality from oesophageal and pancreatic cancers

Oesophageal cancer mortalityPancreatic cancer mortality
Model 1Model 2Model 1Model 2
Fixed partRate ratio (95% CI)
Year0.98 (0.95 to 1.00)0.96 (0.93 to 0.99)1.04 (1.01 to 1.08)1.06 (1.02 to 1.10)
Year21.00 (0.99 to 1.00)1.00 (0.99 to 1.00)1.00 (0.99 to 1.00)0.99 (0.99 to 1.00)
Gender (ref: male)
 Female0.20 (0.19 to 0.21)0.23 (0.21 to 0.24)0.59 (0.55 to 0.64)0.59 (0.55 to 0.64)
Age group (ref: 50–59 years)
 60–692.38 (2.28 to 2.49)2.44 (2.31 to 2.56)2.26 (2.12 to 2.42)2.27 (2.13 to 2.41)
 70–794.67 (4.47 to 4.87)4.84 (4.60 to 5.09)4.59 (4.30 to 4.89)4.56 (4.29 to 4.86)
 80+6.85 (6.52 to 7.19)7.10 (6.72 to 7.50)6.01 (5.55 to 6.50)5.91 (5.48 to 6.36)
Gender×age group (years)
 Female×60–691.42 (1.31 to 1.54)1.39 (1.28 to 1.52)1.14 (1.02 to 1.26)1.13 (1.02 to 1.25)
 Female×70–791.81 (1.67 to 1.95)1.72 (1.58 to 1.88)1.27 (1.15 to 1.41)1.26 (1.14 to 1.39)
 Female×80+2.06 (1.89 to 2.24)1.88 (1.71 to 2.06)1.26 (1.12 to 1.42)1.26 (1.12 to 1.40)
Mean years of education0.87 (0.77 to 0.98)1.34 (1.25 to 1.44)
Year×Mean years of education0.97 (0.95 to 0.99)0.98 (0.96 to 1.00)
Year2×Mean years of education1.00 (1.00 to 1.01)1.00 (1.00 to 1.01)
Random part
DSP×Year
 Intercept variance (SE) [MOR]1.131 (0.133) [2.76]1.189 (0.139) [2.83]0.488 (0.066) [1.95]0.343 (0.049) [1.75]
 Covariance (SE)−0.024 (0.017)−0.022 (0.016)−0.027 (0.015)−0.007 (0.012)
 Slope variance (SE)0.008 (0.003)0.003 (0.004)0.003 (0.005)0.002 (0.005)
  • DSP, disease surveillance point; MRR, median rate ratio.