Table 2 Proportional cancer incidence ratios (PCIR) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) of children with Turkish names versus children with non-Turkish names in the German Childhood Cancer Registry 1980–2005, both sexes
Diagnosis group | Turkish cases (n) | Non-Turkish cases (n) | PCIR (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|
Lymphoid leukaemia | 504 | 10177 | 0.99 (0.92–1.07) |
Acute non-lymphocytic leukemia | 112 | 1827 | 1.23 (1.02–1.47) |
Hodgkin's disease | 119 | 1778 | 1.34 (1.13–1.59) |
Non-Hodgkin/Burkitt Lymphoma | 152 | 2553 | 1.19 (1.02–1.39) |
CNS tumors | 318 | 6681 | 0.95 (0.86–1.05) |
Neuroblastoma and ganglioneuroblastoma | 144 | 2875 | 1.00 (0.86–1.17) |
Retinoblastoma | 28 | 804 | 0.70 (0.48–1.01) |
Nephroblastoma | 92 | 2167 | 0.85 (0.70–1.04) |
Malignant bone tumours | 78 | 1749 | 0.89 (0.72–1.11) |
Soft-tissue sarcomas | 102 | 2290 | 0.89 (0.74–1.08) |
Germ-cell tumors | 48 | 1142 | 0.84 (0.64–1.11) |
Other | 77 | 1442 | 1.07 (0.86–1.33) |
Total | 1774 | 35485 | - |