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Table 3 Counts, Rate and Relative risk (RR) of Infant and neonatal mortality according to the classification of the census blocks

From: Use of geographic indicators of healthcare, environment and socioeconomic factors to characterize environmental health disparities

 

Infant Mortality

Neonatal Mortality

 

Number of cases

Rate

RR [95 % CI]

Number of cases

Rate

RR [95 % CI]

Environmental patterns

      

Pattern 1 N = 147

203

3.55

1

142

2.51

1

Pattern 2 N = 70

77

3.32

0.83 [0.64; 1.08]

57

2.38

0.88 [0.65; 1.20]

Pattern 3 N = 19

4

3.01

1.17 [0.43; 3.14]

2

1.78

0.83 [0.21; 3.37]

  1. rate : per 1000 live births
  2. CI confidential interval
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