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Table 4 Effects (odds ratios (OR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI)) of an interaction between marital status and period on cancer mortality among men and women diagnosed with 13 types of cancer at ages 30-89 in Norway 1970-2007, according to models estimated separately for men and women diagnosed before and after age 70a

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

Men

OR

95% CI

 

<70 YEARS

   

Married

1

  

Never-married

1.00210

(0.99914 - 1.00506)

p = 0.17

Widowed

0.99478

(0.99046 - 0.99913)

p = 0.02*

Divorced/separated

0.99861

(0.99532 - 1.00191)

p = 0.41

≥70 YEARS

   

Married

1

  

Never-married

1.00473

(1.00188 - 1.00760)

p < 0.01*

Widowed

1.00089

(0.99887 - 1.00291)

p = 0.38

Divorced/separated

0.99954

(0.99520 - 1.00388)

p = 0.84

Women

   

<70 YEARS

   

Married

1

  

Never-married

1.00048

(0.99738 - 1.00358)

p = 0.76

Widowed

1.00088

(0.99806 - 1.00370)

p = 0.54

Divorced/separated

0.99812

(0.99481 - 1.00144)

p = 0.27

≥70 YEARS

   

Married

1

  

Never-married

1.00370

(1.00037 - 1.00704)

p = 0.03*

Widowed

1.00221

(0.99992 - 1.00451)

p = 0.06

Divorced/separated

1.00103

(0.99628 - 1.00578)

p = 0.67

  1. a) The models also included current age, cancer site, tumor stage, educational level, time since diagnosis, and the interaction terms between these variables and period.
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