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Table 1 Effects (odds ratios (OR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI)) of socio-demographic factors and disease characteristics on cancer mortality among men and women diagnosed with 13 types of cancer at ages 30-89 in Norway 1970-2007, and number of deaths and exposure time in the various categories

From: Changes over time in the effect of marital status on cancer survival

Men

OR

95% CI

Number of deaths

Number of three-month-observations

CURRENT YEAR

    

1970-74

1

 

8693

129750

1975-79

0.95

(0.92 - 0.98)

13518

267382

1980-84

0.83

(0.81 - 0.86)

15069

361980

1985-89

0.65

(0.63 - 0.67)

16357

422973

1990-94

0.56

(0.54 - 0.58)

16337

481531

1995-99

0.48

(0.47 - 0.50)

16377

561331

2000-04

0.38

(0.37 - 0.39)

15934

667958

2005-07

0.31

(0.30 - 0.32)

8901

472650

CURRENT AGE

    

30-34 years

1

 

216

12246

35-39 years

1.30

(1.10 - 1.52)

574

31101

40-44 years

1.41

(1.22 - 1.64)

1038

49900

45-49 years

1.62

(1.40 - 1.87)

2159

78791

50-54 years

1.70

(1.48 - 1.96)

4060

131634

55-59 years

1.86

(1.61 - 2.13)

7114

221477

60-64 years

1.97

(1.71 - 2.26)

11090

347443

65-69 years

2.16

(1.88 - 2.48)

15956

485747

70-74 years

2.45

(2.13 - 2.81)

19752

623305

75-79 years

2.98

(2.60 - 3.42)

20990

631130

80-84 years

3.81

(3.32 - 4.38)

17169

469591

85-89 years

4.99

(4.34 - 5.74)

9650

229119

90-94 years

6.21

(5.35 - 7.21)

1375

42172

95-99 years

10.91

(8.01 - 14.85)

53

1899

CANCER SITE

    

Stomach

1

 

12992

155748

Colon

0.37

(0.36 - 0.38)

11956

417431

Rectum

0.42

(0.41 - 0.43)

7729

272293

Pancreas

2.25

(2.18 - 2.32)

8366

41087

Lung

1.60

(1.57 - 1.64)

30937

254946

Prostate

0.28

(0.27 - 0.28)

25921

1370914

Bladder

0.32

(0.31 - 0.33)

6472

462371

Malignant melanoma

0.33

(0.32 - 0.35)

2899

270878

CNS

1.24

(1.19 - 1.29)

3812

110266

TUMOR STAGE

    

Localized

1

 

34212

2058969

Regional spread

2.48

(2.43 - 2.52)

39512

663815

Distant spread

6.47

(6.34 - 6.60)

26351

219460

Unknown

2.00

(1.95 - 2.04)

11111

423311

MARITAL STATUS

    

Married

1

 

75052

2443243

Never-married

1.27

(1.24 - 1.30)

11316

266821

Widowed

1.11

(1.09 - 1.13)

17379

438024

Divorced/separated

1.18

(1.15 - 1.21)

7439

217467

EDUCATIONAL LEVEL

    

10 years

1

 

60443

1494813

11 years

0.93

(0.91 - 0.94)

27315

901854

12-13 years

0.91

(0.89 - 0.93)

11575

430191

14-17 years

0.87

(0.85 - 0.89)

8117

351366

18+ years

0.81

(0.78 - 0.83)

3736

187331

TIME SINCE DIAGNOSIS

    

<1 year

1

 

43337

811212

1 year

1.77

(1.74 - 1.80)

31329

565314

2 years

1.22

(1.19 - 1.25)

13060

431705

3 years

0.95

(0.93 - 0.98)

7629

351824

4 years

0.79

(0.76 - 0.81)

5014

292190

5 years

0.67

(0.65 - 0.70)

3553

246294

6 years

0.60

(0.57 - 0.62)

2645

209977

7 years

0.52

(0.50 - 0.55)

1954

178209

8 years

0.46

(0.44 - 0.49)

1470

150986

9 years

0.45

(0.42 - 0.48)

1195

127844

Women

OR

95% CI

Number of deaths

Number of three-month-observations

CURRENT YEAR

    

1970-74

1

 

6950

169823

1975-79

0.92

(0.89 - 0.95)

10897

388511

1980-84

0.81

(0.79 - 0.84)

12012

515077

1985-89

0.64

(0.62 - 0.66)

12878

576426

1990-94

0.53

(0.51 - 0.55)

12862

633453

1995-99

0.45

(0.44 - 0.46)

13153

718431

2000-04

0.36

(0.35 - 0.37)

13145

830083

2005-07

0.31

(0.30 - 0.32)

7629

555427

CURRENT AGE

    

30-34 years

1

 

373

39701

35-39 years

1.16

(1.03 - 1.30)

1100

120196

40-44 years

1.21

(1.08 - 1.35)

2028

205603

45-49 years

1.23

(1.10 - 1.37)

3346

305468

50-54 years

1.33

(1.19 - 1.48)

5084

407423

55-59 years

1.49

(1.34 - 1.66)

7177

475825

60-64 years

1.61

(1.45 - 1.79)

9212

513062

65-69 years

1.71

(1.54 - 1.90)

10937

535223

70-74 years

1.95

(1.75 - 2.16)

13116

547429

75-79 years

2.24

(2.02 - 2.49)

14257

521012

80-84 years

2.74

(2.47 - 3.05)

12837

415136

85-89 years

3.56

(3.20 - 3.97)

8788

240845

90-94 years

3.83

(3.39 - 4.32)

1187

56263

95-99 years

7.93

(6.21 - 10.13)

84

3645

CANCER SITE

    

Stomach

1

 

8406

107729

Colon

0.38

(0.37 - 0.40)

13681

514405

Rectum

0.43

(0.41 - 0.44)

5786

238757

Pancreas

2.15

(2.08 - 2.23)

7971

40748

Lung

1.51

(1.46 - 1.56)

12573

118929

Breast

0.23

(0.22 - 0.23)

17968

1698208

Cervix

0.29

(0.28 - 0.30)

3637

313690

Uterus

0.23

(0.22 - 0.24)

3125

381665

Ovaries

0.40

(0.39 - 0.42)

8996

318192

Bladder

0.51

(0.48 - 0.53)

2709

142568

Malignant melanoma

0.21

(0.20 - 0.22)

1845

350666

CNS

0.77

(0.74 - 0.81)

2829

161674

TUMOR STAGE

    

Localized

1

 

21170

2642621

Regional spread

3.03

(2.97 - 3.08)

38148

1335383

Distant spread

9.42

(9.21 - 9.64)

23675

240187

Unknown

3.14

(3.05 - 3.24)

6533

169040

MARITAL STATUS

    

Married

1

 

39640

2360415

Never-married

1.17

(1.15 - 1.20)

10258

437771

Widowed

1.06

(1.04 - 1.08)

32685

1185496

Divorced/separated

1.07

(1.04 - 1.10)

6943

403549

EDUCATIONAL LEVEL

    

10 years

1

 

54133

2126969

11 years

0.92

(0.91 - 0.94)

24991

1381340

12-13 years

0.82

(0.79 - 0.84)

3752

309135

14-17 years

0.82

(0.79 - 0.84)

6070

509229

18+ years

0.76

(0.70 - 0.83)

580

60558

TIME SINCE DIAGNOSIS

    

<1 year

1

 

31537

826957

1 year

1.75

(1.71 - 1.78)

25243

642934

2 years

1.20

(1.17 - 1.23)

11413

532725

3 years

0.92

(0.89 - 0.94)

6922

463826

4 years

0.71

(0.69 - 0.74)

4522

410720

5 years

0.58

(0.56 - 0.61)

3191

368019

6 years

0.49

(0.47 - 0.51)

2353

330757

7 years

0.44

(0.42 - 0.46)

1846

298355

8 years

0.38

(0.36 - 0.40)

1423

269196

9 years

0.33

(0.31 - 0.35)

1076

243742