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Table 4 Number of cancer cases in subjects with residence in the Schiphol area according to site, gender and area of residence, 1988–2003

From: Incidence of cancer in the area around Amsterdam Airport Schiphol in 1988–2003: a population-based ecological study

cancer site (ICD-10 code) and gender

area of residence

 

ring zone

core zone

  

parameter

 

parameter

 

number of cases

SIR #

95% CI

number of cases

SIR #

95% CI

RR ##

95% CI

All malignancies (C00–C95)

10 855

1.01

0.99, 1.03

2 352

1.06*

1.02, 1.10

1.05*

1.01, 1.10

   adult males

5 440

0.98

0.96, 1.01

1 257

1.07

1.01, 1.13

1.09*

1.03, 1.16

   adult females

5 356

1.03

1.00, 1.06

1 080

1.04

0.98, 1.11

1.01

0.95, 1.08

   children (<15)

59

1.25

0.95, 1.61

15

1.29

0.72, 2.13

1.04

0.59, 1.83

Head & neck (C00–C14)

238

1.06

0.93, 1.21

44

0.90

0.65, 1.21

0.85

0.61, 1.17

   males

133

0.92

0.77, 1.09

29

0.89

0.59, 1.27

0.96

0.64, 1.44

   females

105

1.32*

1.08, 1.59

15

0.93

0.52, 1.53

0.70

0.41, 1.21

Gastrointestinal tract (C15–C26)

2 422

0.99

0.95, 1.03

467

0.96

0.87, 1.05

0.97

0.88, 1.07

   males

1 240

0.98

0.92, 1.03

254

0.95

0.83, 1.07

0.97

0.85, 1.11

   females

1 182

1.00

0.95, 1.06

213

0.97

0.85, 1.11

0.97

0.84, 1.12

Respiratory system (C30–C34)

1 484

0.91*

0.86, 0.96

378

1.10

0.99, 1.22

1.21*

1.08, 1.35

   males

1 085

0.85*

0.80, 0.90

293

1.08

0.96, 1.21

1.27*

1.12, 1.45

   females

399

1.13*

1.02, 1.24

85

1.17

0.93, 1.44

1.04

0.82, 1.31

Breast (C50)

1 731

1.05*

1.01, 1.11

356

1.04

0.93, 1.15

0.99

0.88, 1.11

Female genital organs (C51–C58)

567

0.93

0.86, 1.01

143

1.16

0.98, 1.37

1.24*

1.04, 1.50

Prostate (C61)

1 044

1.02

0.96, 1.08

247

1.19*

1.05, 1.35

1.17*

1.02, 1.34

Bladder & other urinary tract (C65–C68)

468

1.09

0.99, 1.19

102

1.18

0.96, 1.43

1.16

0.93, 1.43

   males

341

1.05

0.95, 1.17

84

1.26*

1.01, 1.56

1.20

0.94, 1.52

   females

100

0.93

0.76, 1.13

18

0.92

0.54, 1.44

0.98

0.60, 1.63

Hematological malignancies (C81–C96)

855

1.10*

1.03, 1.18

189

1.17*

1.01, 1.35

1.06

0.91, 1.24

   males

483

1.16*

1.06, 1.27

115

1.26*

1.04, 1.51

1.09

0.89, 1.33

   females

372

1.04

0.94, 1.15

74

1.06

0.83, 1.33

1.02

0.79, 1.31

Other sites

2 073

1.03

0.99, 1.08

426

1.02

0.93, 1.12

0.99

0.89, 1.10

   males

1 148

1.03

0.97, 1.09

243

1.01

0.89, 1.14

0.98

0.85, 1.12

   females

925

1.03

0.97, 1.10

183

1.04

0.90, 1.20

1.01

0.86, 1.18

  1. * p < 0.05
  2. # reference population: the Netherlands 1989–2003
  3. ## ratio of the SIR of the core zone and the SIR of the ring zone
  4. CI = confidence interval; SIR = standardized incidence ratio; RR = rate ratio
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