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Table 3 Age- and period-adjusted kidney cancer mortality rates (per European standard 100,000 population) over the entire 1981–2000 period by geographical region and sex.

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

 

Men

Women

 

Region

Rate

RR*

95% CI

p

Rate

RR*

95% CI

p

RR†

North

7.76

1.53

1.50 to 1.55

<0.001

4.33

2.21

2.17 to 2.26

<0.001

1.79

West

6.37

1.25

1.24 to 1.27

<0.001

2.85

1.46

1.44 to 1.48

<0.001

2.24

East

6.08

1.20

1.17 to 1.22

<0.001

2.87

1.47

1.43 to 1.51

<0.001

2.12

South

5.08

1

-

-

1.95

1

-

-

2.60

  1. * Rate ratio with respect to the southern European region.
  2. † Male to female rate ratio.
  3. CI, confidence interval.
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