Years of life lost due to diseases of the digestive system in Poland according to socioeconomic factors: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To analyse years of life lost (YLLs) due to digestive diseases in Poland according to: marital status, education, working status and place of residence.

Design

A cross-sectional study.

Setting

The study was based on a dataset containing information from death certificates of Poles who died in 2002 and in 2011.

Participants

The analysis covered records with codes K00-K93 according to the International Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th Revision.

Outcome measures

YLL values were calculated using the Standard Expected Years of Life Lost measure. For each socioeconomic variable, the rate ratio (RR) was calculated as the quotient of YLLs in the less privileged group to the more privileged group.

Results

Among the ca

SUBMITTER: Paciej-Golebiowska P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6720231 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature