Educational level, ethnicity and mortality rates in Israel: national data linkage study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Many studies have shown significant gaps in mortality, and cause specific mortality by educational status. This study investigated these measures in Israel by educational and ethnic status in recent decades.

Method

A mortality follow-up till 2017 was done of a cohort of Israeli residents aged 25-64 in 2000 who remained in Israel and had available educational data, grouped into under 8, 9-11, 12, 13-15 and 16 and above years of education. Indirect age adjustment was used to calculate Standard Mortality Ratios (SMRs) by sex and educational group, and a Cox regression model to assess relative risk of total and cause specific mortality controlling for age and ethnic group (Jews and Others and Arabs).The analysis was repeated for each ethnic group separately.

Result

SUBMITTER: Goldberger NF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8364056 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature