Mortalidade por acidentes de transporte terrestre e homicídios em homens jovens das capitais das Regiões Norte e Centro-Oeste do Brasil, 1980-2005

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OBJECTIVE:To describe sociodemographic characteristics and analyze temporal trends in the mortality of motorcyclists injured in traffi c accidents. METHODS:This was a time-series study with data from 580 motorcyclist deaths in the Brazilian Federal District from 1996 to 2007. The data were obtained from the Mortality Information System. Mortality rates specifi c for age and sex, the standardized rates (direct method), and the ratio of deaths per fl eet (motorcycles) were calculated. The centralized moving average of the standardized mortality rate for men was calculated for a three-year period, and a linear regression model was constructed to study the evolution of mortality. The joinpoint method (infl ection point) was used to calculate the annual increase in the standardized mortality rate. RESULTS:Most of the motorcyclists killed were male (94.3%), mixed skin color (71.0%), and between the ages of 20 and 39 years (73.8%). The standardized mortality rate for resident motorcyclists (men) was 1.9 to 7.2 deaths/100,000 men between 1996 and 2007. Between 1998 and 2007, the ratio of deaths per fl eet increased from 2.0 deaths/10,000 motorcyclists to 10.0 deaths/10,000 motorcyclists among men. There was an estimated annual increase of 0.48 deaths/100,000 men (95%CI 0.31, 0.65; p <0.001). The percent increase of the annual standardized mortality rate for males was 36.2% in the period from 1998 p <0.05). CONCLUSIONS:The mortality rate resulting from motorcycle road accidents has increased dramatically. This increase is partially explained by the increase of the fl eet of motorcycles. Individual characteristics of drivers, as well as local traffi c conditions, need to be investigated for the planning of preventive policies.

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Mortalidade de motociclistas em acidentes de transporte no Distrito Federal, 1996 a 2007

Montenegro¹,

Duarte

Prado

et al. 2011

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“…a Mortality trends are influenced by several factors including improved data quality, access to health services, quality of health services, and individual variations in risk factors for cardiovascular and respiratory diseases. 2,6 Trend analyses may show the effect of these factors on the mortality profi le of the elderly.…”

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Mortalidade por doenças cardiorrespiratórias em idosos no estado de Mato Grosso, 1986 a 2006

Carmo¹,

Hacon²,

Jacobson³

et al. 2010

OBJETIVO: Descrever a evolução temporal da mortalidade por doenças cardiorrespiratórias em idosos. MÉTODOS: Estudo epidemiológico descritivo com delineamento ecológico de séries temporais realizado no estado do Mato Grosso, de 1986 a 2006. Foram utilizados dados sobre doenças dos aparelhos respiratório e circulatório obtidos do Sistema de Informação sobre Mortalidade do Ministério da Saúde. Modelos de regressão linear simples foram ajustados para avaliar a tendência das taxas específicas de mortalidade por grupos específicos de idade (60 a 69, 70 a 79 e 80 ou mais anos) e sexo. RESULTADOS: Houve aumento na proporção de óbitos por doenças respiratórias e diminuição por doenças cardiovasculares. Na comparação de taxas entre os sexos, as mulheres apresentaram taxas 15% menores para as causas cardiovasculares e taxas similares ao sexo masculino para as causas respiratórias. Foi observada taxa elevada de mortalidade por doenças respiratórias e cardiovasculares, com importante tendência de incremento entre os grupos mais longevos. Em idosos com idade > 80 anos o aumento anual médio na taxa de mortalidade por doenças respiratórias foi de 1,99 óbitos e de 3,43 por doenças do aparelho circulatório. CONCLUSÕES: O estado de Mato Grosso apresenta elevada taxa de mortalidade por doenças respiratórias e cardiovasculares em idosos, com importante tendência de incremento entre os grupos mais longevos.

“…Duarte et al, 6 studying the association between social demographic factors and homicide rates, in 1999, in the Brazilian population, identifi ed greater rates of homicide mortality in regions with a greater degree of urbanization. According to the authors, the process of occupying urban areas and the social inequalities in Brazilian municipalities are risk factors for violence.…”

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Tendência da mortalidade por homicídios em Belo Horizonte e região metropolitana: 1980-2005

Villela

Moraes

Suzuki³

et al. 2010

OBJECTIVE:To analyze the evolution of homicide mortality rates in Belo Horizonte and its metropolitan area, Southeastern Brazil, from 1980 to 2005. METHODS:Deaths by homicide were obtained from the SIM (Mortality Information System). Population estimates by sex, age group and calendaryears were obtained from the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). The specifi c mortality rates for sex and age groups were calculated annually for each geographic region. The trends analysis was carried out using polynomial regression models for time series data, with a signifi cance level α ≤0.05. RESULTS:There were high homicide mortality rates in Belo Horizonte and the metropolitan area, principally amongst males. Secular trends showed an accelerated growth of the rate ratios in both sexes and in almost all age groups, most evidently from the beginning of the 1990s in the metropolitan area. CONCLUSIONS:The results show the need to implement organized public policies for the control of violence. Investing in education and guaranteeing access to employment are recommended for the control of the accelerated increase in homicide mortality, principally among male youth residents of the metropolitan area.