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Table 2 Incidence Rate Ratio (IRR) of all-cause mortality per increasing drought severity by demographic subgroup, with 95% confidence intervals (LCL, UCL), raw p-values and false discovery rate-adjusted p-values, for IRRs with adjusted p values < 0.05. Abnormally wet years included in analysis

From: Drought severity and all-cause mortality rates among adults in the United States: 1968–2014

Age

Race

Sex

IRR

LCL

UCL

Raw P

Adjusted P

25–34

White

Male

0.991

0.987

0.995

< 0.0001

0.0006

25–34

White

Female

0.992

0.987

0.997

0.0024

0.0464

35–44

White

Male

0.994

0.991

0.997

< 0.0001

0.0036

75–84

White

Male

0.998

0.997

0.999

0.0001

0.0049

85 +

White

Male

0.998

0.997

0.999

0.0004

0.0116