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Table 3 Relationship between freedom status and health status by tertile

From: Health and historical levels of freedom

     

OR (and 95% CI)

   
  

Life expectancy

Infant mortality

Maternal mortality ratio

% low birth weight infants

Variable

 

Unadjusted

Adjusted*

Unadjusted

Adjusted*

Unadjusted

Adjusted*

Unadjusted

Adjusted*

Total proportion of free years§

Low vs. High

12.0 (5.5-26.0)

7.2 (2.3-22.6)

17.5 (7.9-38.6)

19.6 (5.6-67.7)

25.5 (10.6-61.5)

24.3 (6.2-94.9)

4.7 (2.3-9.7)

3.8 (1.4-10.8)

 

Med vs. High

5.1 (2.4-10.7)

2.1 (0.7-6.0)

6.2 (3.0-13.0)

3.0 (1.0-8.4)

9.2 (4.0-21.2)

4.0 (1.2-12.8)

3.8 (1.9-7.8)

2.6 (1.0-6.6)

Duration of Free Status (years)†

Low vs. High

21.4 (5.1-90.4)

6.6 (0.8-55.3)

29.1 (5.7-147.6)

3.6 (0.4-30.7)

18.3 (4.3-78.4)

1.9 (0.2-16.7)

4.1 (1.4-12.3)

2.4 (0.5-12.6)

 

Med vs. High

10.8 (2.6-45.0)

3.1 (0.3-31.8)

13.7 (2.8-67.9)

1.2 (0.1-12.8)

3.8 (0.8-17.6)

0.4 (0.03-5.3)

2.2 (0.8-6.4)

1.6 (0.3-8.3)

Duration of Partially Free Status (years)‡

Low vs. High

3.7 (1.0-13.0)

4.8 (0.9-25.3)

3.9 (1.1-14.0)

6.1 (1.0-36.8)

3.6 (1.0-13.6)

3.4 (0.6-19.1)

1.5 (0.4-5.6)

1.3 (0.3-6.3)

 

Med vs. High

3.67 (1.1-12.6)

5.1 (1.1-24.3)

4.599 (1.3-16.5)

11.3 (1.9-68.9)

4.295 (1.1-16.3)

7.2 (1.3-41.1)

2.28 (0.6-8.0)

5.8 (1.1-32.4)

Duration of Not Free Status (years)Â¥

Low vs. High

1.4 (0.3-5.9)

1.1 (0.0-24.1)

2.2 (0.5-9.9)

23.1 (0.2- > 1000.0)

1.1 (0.3-4.8)

0.3 (0.0-4.6)

1.7 (0.4-6.6)

3.7 (0.3-48.7)

 

Med vs. High

0.6 (0.2-2.1)

0.8 (0.1-12.5)

0.6 (0.2-2.5)

22.3 (0.3- > 1000.0)

0.5 (0.1-1.7)

0.6 (0.0-11.3)

1.8 (0.5-6.6)

8.4 (0.6-111.8)

GINI§

Low vs. High

6.9 (3.1-15.3)

4.8 (1.8-12.8)

6.8 (3.1-14.8)

6.8 (2.4-20.0)

10.9 (4.7-25.2)

16.1 (5.1-51.4)

4.9 (2.3-10.5)

3.2 (1.3-7.8)

 

Med vs. High

1.9 (0.9-4.0)

1.5 (0.6-3.7)

1.8 (0.9-3.8)

2.3 (0.9-5.7)

2.5 (1.2-5.3)

3.1 (1.2-8.3)

2.0 (1.0-4.1)

1.8 (0.8-4.1)

  1. OR = odds ratio
  2. * All adjusted for GINI, GNI/capita, total government expenditure, and % GDP spent on health except GINI (regression is adjusted for total proportion of free years, GNI/capita, total government expenditure, and % GDP spent on health).
  3. § Includes all states, n = 181
  4. † Includes Free states as of 2005, n = 80
  5. ‡ Includes Partially Free states as of 2005, n = 57
  6. ¥ Includes Not Free states as of 2005, n = 44