Table 5 All-cause mortality rate ratios and confidence intervals among young-adult MEN in Belgium by region for 1991–1995 and 2001–2005 (reference category = higher education)

FR

Higher sec

1.69***

1.71***

1.70***

2.09***

1.77***

1.77***

[1.48,1.94]

[1.48,1.97]

[1.47,1.96]

[1.80,2.43]

[1.50,2.08]

[1.51,2.09]

Lower sec

1.94***

1.86***

1.87***

3.04***

2.28***

2.32***

[1.68,2.24]

[1.59,2.19]

[1.59,2.19]

[2.57,3.60]

[1.89,2.75]

[1.92,2.80]

Primary

2.81***

2.23***

2.27***

4.01***

2.31***

2.48***

[2.44,3.24]

[1.91,2.61]

[1.94,2.66]

[3.19,5.03]

[1.80,2.95]

[1.93,3.19]

BCR

Higher sec

1.63**

1.68**

1.60**

1.96***

1.68*

1.72**

[1.20,2.20]

[1.22,2.30]

[1.17,2.20]

[1.36,2.84]

[1.14,2.49]

[1.17,2.55]

Lower sec

2.04***

1.89***

1.96***

2.53***

1.93**

2.05***

[1.51,2.76]

[1.36,2.62]

[1.41,2.72]

[1.73,3.71]

[1.27,2.93]

[1.35,3.12]

Primary

2.27***

1.74***

1.84***

3.11***

2.08**

2.34***

[1.71,3.03]

[1.26,2.40]

[1.33,2.54]

[2.00,4.85]

[1.29,3.38]

[1.44,3.82]

WR

Higher sec

1.54***

1.62***

1.59***

2.17***

1.90***

1.88***

[1.30,1.83]

[1.35,1.94]

[1.32,1.90]

[1.80,2.62]

[1.55,2.32]

[1.54,2.29]

Lower sec

1.91***

1.87***

1.86***

2.94***

2.27***

2.25***

[1.60,2.27]

[1.55,2.26]

[1.54,2.24]

[2.42,3.58]

[1.83,2.81]

[1.81,2.78]

Primary

2.86***

2.22***

2.21***

3.69***

2.27***

2.29***

[2.42,3.39]

[1.84,2.68]

[1.83,2.67]

[2.87,4.75]

[1.73,2.99]

[1.74,3.02]