Table 4 Kitagawa decomposition of the observed racial disparities in infant mortality (death per 1000 births)
From: Racial disparities in infant mortality: what has birth weight got to do with it and how large is it?
Decomposition | Females | Males | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | estimate | LCI UCI | estimate | LCI UCI |
Mixing Proportion Effect | 0.81 | (0.67; 0.95) | 0.90 | (0.72; 1.08) |
Rate Effect | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   "Compromised" | 1.09 | (0.79; 1.37) | 2.11 | (1.75; 2.48) |
   "Normal" | 1.90 | (1.67; 2.19) | 2.08 | (1.77; 2.39) |
Total Disparity | 3.81 | (3.53; 4.07) | 5.09 | (4.81; 5.40) |