Site-specific cancer mortality inequalities by employment and occupational groups: a cohort study among Belgian adults, 2001-2011.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study probes into site-specific cancer mortality inequalities by employment and occupational group among Belgians, adjusted for other indicators of socioeconomic (SE) position.

Design

This cohort study is based on record linkage between the Belgian censuses of 1991 and 2001 and register data on emigration and mortality for 01/10/2001 to 31/12/2011.

Setting

Belgium.

Participants

The study population contains all Belgians within the economically active age (25-65 years) at the census of 1991.

Outcome measures

Both absolute and relative measures were calculated. First, age-standardised mortality rates have been calculated, directly standardised to the Belgian population. Second, mortality rate ratios were calculated using Poisson's regression

SUBMITTER: Vanthomme K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5695485 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature