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Gaceta Sanitaria
versión impresa ISSN 0213-9111
Resumen
PALENCIA, Laia et al. Effect of the recent economic crisis on socioeconomic inequalities in mortality in nine urban areas in Europe. Gac Sanit [online]. 2020, vol.34, n.3, pp.253-260. Epub 13-Oct-2020. ISSN 0213-9111. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gaceta.2019.11.001.
Objective:
To analyse socioeconomic inequalities in all-cause mortality among men and women in nine European urban areas during the recent economic crisis, and to compare the results to those from two periods before the crisis.
Method:
This is an ecological study of trends based on three time periods (2000-2003, 2004-2008 and 2009-2014). The units of analysis were the small areas of nine European urban areas. We used a composite deprivation index as a socioeconomic indicator, along with other single indicators. As a mortality indicator, we used the smoothed standardized mortality ratio, calculated using the hierarchical Bayesian model proposed by Besag, York and Mollié. To analyse the evolution of socioeconomic inequalities, we fitted an ecological regression model that included the socioeconomic indicator, the period of time, and the interaction between these terms.
Results:
We observed significant inequalities in mortality among men for almost all the socioeconomic indicators, periods, and urban areas studied. However, no significant changes occurred during the period of the economic crisis. While inequalities among women were less common, there was a statistically significant increase in inequality during the crisis period in terms of unemployment and the deprivation index in Prague and Stockholm, respectively.
Conclusions:
Future analyses should also consider time-lag in the effect of crises on mortality and specific causes of death, and differential effects between genders.
Palabras clave : Socioeconomic inequalities; All-cause mortality; Small areas; Europe; Economic crisis.