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Table 4 Age-adjusted kidney cancer mortality rates (per European standard 100,000 population) in 5-year periods by geographical region and sex.

From: Time trend and age-period-cohort effect on kidney cancer mortality in Europe, 1981–2000

 

Mortality rate

   

Region

1981–1985

1986–1990

1991–1995

1996–2000

APC (%)*

95% CI

P

Men

North

8.23

7.97

7.46

7.37

-0.7

-0.9 to -0.4

<0.001

West

5.90

6.47

6.53

6.58

0.7

0.6 to 0.8

<0.001

East

5.00

5.98

6.45

6.90

2.0

1.6 to 2.3

<0.001

South

4.37

5.09

5.48

5.40

1.4

1.2 to 1.5

<0.001

Women

North

4.62

4.65

4.08

3.96

-0.8

-1.1 to -0.5

<0.001

West

2.72

2.87

2.95

2.84

0.7

0.5 to 0.8

<0.001

East

2.51

2.79

2.99

3.20

1.6

1.1 to 2.0

<0.001

South

1.80

1.97

2.07

1.97

0.9

0.7 to 1.1

<0.001

  1. * Average annual percentage change in age-adjusted mortality rates.
  2. CI, confidence interval.