Table 2

The association between gender inequality and the double burden of disease in all countries, men and women, per 0.01 difference in GII

TotalMenWomen
OR (95% CI)P valueOR (95% CI)P valueOR (95% CI)P value
Crude1.04 (1.01 to 1.08)<0.011.02 (0.99 to 1.04)0.271.05 (1.02 to 1.09)<0.01
Adjusted*1.05 (0.99 to 1.10)0.100.99 (0.95 to 1.04)0.751.05 (1.00 to 1.11)0.06
  • *Adjusted for income, unemployment, urbanisation, political stability, government health expenditure, type of labour and health infrastructure.

  • CI, confidence interval; GII, Gender Inequality Index; OR, odds ratio.