From: Quality comparison of electronic versus paper death certificates in France, 2010
General principle | Univariate analysis | Multivariate analysis | ||
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All-ages type effect1 | Age-specific type effect2 | |||
N(%) | RR [CI95%] | RR [CI95%] | RR [CI95%] | |
All | 343214 (64.28) | |||
Type | ||||
Electronic, all ages | 14345 (67.48) | 1.05 [1.04-1.06] | 1.05 [1.04-1.06] | |
Paper, all ages | 328869 (64.14) | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
Electronic, <65 years | 3531 (63.64) | 1.09 [1.07-1.11] | 1.02 [1.00-1.04] | |
Paper, <65 years | 60270 (59.23) | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
Electronic, ≥65 years | 10814 (68.89) | 1.06 [1.05-1.07] | 1.06 [1.05-1.07] | |
Paper, ≥65 years | 268599 (65.36) | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
Place of death | ||||
Home or elsewhere | 145196 (63.35) | 0.98 [0.97-0.98] | 0.97 [0.97-0.98] | 0.97 [0.97-0.98] |
Hospital or private clinic | 198018 (64.97) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Age | ||||
Mean (std) | 77.7 (15.5) | |||
<65 years | 63801 (59.46) | 0.91 [0.90-0.91] | 1.02 [1.01-1.02] | 1.02 [1.01-1.02] |
≥65 years | 279413 (65.49) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Underlying cause of death | ||||
Violent deaths | 12916 (34.96) | 0.62 [0.62-0.63] | 0.63 [0.62-0.64] | 0.63 [0.62-0.64] |
Cardiovascular diseases | 103182 (71.75) | 1.28 [1.27-1.29] | 1.29 [1.29-1.30] | 1.29 [1.29-1.30] |
Respiratory diseases | 26105 (78.07) | 1.39 [1.38-1.40] | 1.40 [1.39-1.41] | 1.40 [1.39-1.41] |
Gastrointestinal diseases | 17091 (74.46) | 1.33 [1.32-1.34] | 1.33 [1.32-1.34] | 1.33 [1.32-1.34] |
Others | 94855 (68.83) | 1.23 [1.22-1.24] | 1.24 [1.23-1.25] | 1.24 [1.23-1.25] |
Neoplasms | 89065 (56.01) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |