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Table 3 Distribution of the application of the General Principle among death certificates (results from log-binomial models)

From: Quality comparison of electronic versus paper death certificates in France, 2010

 

General principle

Univariate analysis

Multivariate analysis

   

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

  1. Relative risks and 95% confidence interval.
  2. 1Model adjusted on age, type of certificate, place of occurrence of death, gender, initial cause of death, and region of death (data not shown).
  3. 2Same model as 1 with age-specific type effect.