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Table 2 Regression results for urban–rural indicators

From: Urban–rural inequalities in suicide mortality: a comparison of urbanicity indicators

Model

Urban–rural indicator

 

Relative risk

2.5% CI

97.5% CI

#2

Census (logged pop. density)

Continuous variable

0.943*

0.909

0.980

#3

Census (pop. density clustered in 3 regions) (Ref. rural area)

Rural areas with densification

0.940

0.882

1.000

Urban areas

0.853*

0.775

0.940

#4

IOER (logged built-up areas %)

Continuous variable

0.919*

0.864

0.979

#5

IOER (built-up areas clustered in 3 regions) (Ref. rural area)

Rural areas with densification

0.958

0.902

1.017

Urban areas

0.854*

0.771

0.946

#6

Corine (logged built-up areas %)

Continuous variable

0.944*

0.896

0.995

#7

Corine (built-up areas clustered in 3 regions) (Ref. rural area)

Rural areas with densification

0.979

0.921

1.040

Urban areas

0.887*

0.804

0.978

#8

BBSR (typol. with 2 regions) (Ref. rural area)

Urban areas

0.954

0.896

1.016

#9

BBSR (typol. with 3 regions) (Ref. rural area)

Rural areas with densification

0.978

0.908

1.053

Urban areas

0.940

0.869

1.017

#10

BBSR (typol. with 4 regions) (Ref. rural area)

Rural areas with densification

0.978

0.908

1.053

Urbanized areas

0.946

0.875

1.024

Urban area (major city)

0.883*

0.787

0.990

#11

Pop. potential scores (logged)

Continuous variable

0.903*

0.854

0.955

#12

Pop. potential scores (clustered in 3 regions) (Ref. rural area)

Rural areas with densification

0.922*

0.867

0.981

Urban areas

0.850*

0.774

0.934

#13

Cumulative opport. index (logged)

Continuous variable

0.940*

0.902

0.981

#14

Cumulative opport. index (clustered in 2 regions) (Ref. rural area)

Urban areas

0.928*

0.876

0.983

#15

ESTAT (typol. with 3 regions) (Ref. rural area)

Rural areas with densification

0.973

0.913

1.036

Urban areas

0.943

0.865

1.028

  1. The models are adjusted for risk and protective factors. A relative risk labeled as “*” refer to a significant association. Model #1 does not adjust for urban–rural differences
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