Borges Danielle Muniz de Lira, Sena Marina Fernandes de, Ferreira Maria Angela Fernandes, Roncalli Angelo Giuseppe
Especialização em Saúde Coletiva, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Brasil.
Cad Saude Publica. 2009 Feb;25(2):321-7. doi: 10.1590/s0102-311x2009000200010.
Chronic non-communicable diseases represent a major public health problem, requiring more effective investigation and control by government agencies. The aim of this study was to correlate the mortality rate for oral cancer in Brazilian State capitals from 1998 to 2002 with socioeconomic factors collected in the 2000 census, using an ecological study design. Data were obtained from the Mortality Information System from 1998 to 2002. Social factors were taken from the Brazilian Human Development Atlases. After data collection, statistical analysis was performed using Pearson's correlation index. The findings included positive and significant correlations among the socioeconomic indicators (Municipal Human Development Index-- MHDI, MHDI-income, MHDI-education, MHDI-life expectancy, and per capita income), and negative and significant correlations with the socioeconomic indicators Gini Index and infant mortality. Despite the study's limitations and probable underreporting in less developed State capitals, the study found significant statistic correlations between the selected socioeconomic indicators and the oral cancer mortality rate.
慢性非传染性疾病是一个重大的公共卫生问题，需要政府机构进行更有效的调查和控制。本研究的目的是采用生态研究设计，将1998年至2002年巴西各州首府的口腔癌死亡率与2000年人口普查收集的社会经济因素相关联。数据来自1998年至2002年的死亡率信息系统。社会因素取自巴西人类发展地图集。数据收集后，使用皮尔逊相关指数进行统计分析。研究结果包括社会经济指标（城市人类发展指数——MHDI、MHDI-收入、MHDI-教育、MHDI-预期寿命和人均收入）之间存在正相关且显著相关，与社会经济指标基尼指数和婴儿死亡率存在负相关且显著相关。尽管该研究存在局限性，且欠发达州首府可能存在报告不足的情况，但研究发现所选社会经济指标与口腔癌死亡率之间存在显著的统计相关性。
