Educational inequalities in epilepsy mortality in the Baltic countries and Finland in 2000-2015.

ABSTRACT: Little is known about socioeconomic differences in epilepsy mortality. This study examined educational inequalities in epilepsy mortality in the general population in the Baltic countries and Finland in 2000-2015. Education-specific mortality estimates for individuals aged 30-74 in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania were obtained from census-linked mortality datasets while data for Finland came from the register-based population and death data file of Statistics Finland. Trends and educational inequalities in epilepsy mortality were assessed using age-standardised mortality rates (ASMRs) per 100,000 person years and age-adjusted mortality rate ratios (RRs) calculated using Poisson regression. ASMRs were higher in men than women in all countries. ASMRs reduced in 2000-2015 among all men and wome

SUBMITTER: Stickley A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8930999 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature