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Table 3 Association between mortality and educational level by cancer site and period.

From: Trends in socioeconomic inequalities in cancer mortality in Barcelona: 1992–2003

 

1992–1994

1995–1997

1998–2000

2001–2003

Trend

Type of cancer

RII

95% CI

SII

RII

95% CI

SII

RII

95% CI

SII

RII

95% CI

SII

P value

Stomach

3.05

2.12–4.40

35.87

2.97

2.06–4.29

30.09

2.72

1.86–3.99

23.17

2.93

1.99–4.31

22.30

0.98

Colon

1.25

0.94–1.65

10.93

1.09

0.84–1.41

4.23

1.01

0.79–1.28

0.50

1.05

0.82–1.34

2.18

0.71

Rectum

1.44

0.87–2.40

5.72

1.57

0.96–2.57

6.34

2.85

1.76–4.60

15.49

1.66

1.05–2.63

6.98

0.18

Larynx

2.82

1.70–4.70

15.00

3.70

2.21–6.20

17.38

4.17

2.36–7.37

14.86

3.23

1.89–5.51

12.47

0.76

Lung

2.05

1.75–2.40

110.10

1.74

1.49–2.02

83.02

2.10

1.80–2.44

101.44

1.89

1.62–2.19

81.68

0.29

Mouth and pharynx

3.37

2.15–5.28

21.26

4.85

2.97–7.93

22.22

2.24

1.42–3.54

12.29

2.98

1.80–4.94

12.54

0.14

Oesophagus

3.67

2.14–6.29

16.33

2.46

1.48–4.08

12.13

2.27

1.35–3.80

9.95

1.91

1.14–3.21

7.00

0.35

Liver

1.72

1.24–2.37

19.05

1.31

0.96–1.79

9.38

1.70

1.23–2.33

16.70

2.43

1.70–3.48

21.61

0.08

Pancreas

1.23

0.79–1.91

3.88

1.00

0.69–1.46

0.00

1.03

0.71–1.49

0.60

0.78

0.55–1.10

-5.25

0.41

Kidney

0.57

0.34–0.96

-6.58

0.96

0.54–1.71

-0.39

0.70

0.41–1.20

-3.40

1.01

0.59–1.72

0.09

0.40

Brain (central nervous system)

1.19

0.66–2.17

1.52

0.86

0.50–1.49

-1.54

0.69

0.41–1.17

-3.64

0.83

0.51–1.34

-2.11

0.59

Non-Hodgkin lymphoma

1.00

0.59–1.71

0.00

0.70

0.43–1.14

-4.65

0.82

0.51–1.32

-2.51

1.07

0.69–1.67

0.93

0.59

Leukaemia

1.34

0.81–2.21

4.54

0.87

0.55–1.39

-2.02

1.31

0.81–2.13

3.56

1.27

0.83–1.93

3.74

0.54

Gallbladder

1.58

0.65–3.82

18.33

1.16

0.52–2.60

4.74

0.64

0.3–1.37

-12.08

1.44

0.59–3.50

10.57

0.39

Prostate

1.03

0.79–1.34

1.76

1.10

0.85–1.41

5.18

1.09

0.85–1.41

3.90

0.98

0.75–1.29

-0.74

0.93

Tumours non defined

2.25

1.56–3.24

24.50

2.04

1.44–2.88

21.83

1.68

1.21–2.32

16.04

2.25

1.64–3.09

23.93

0.56

Total

1.67

1.54–1.81

300.25

1.50

1.39–1.62

224.75

1.57

1.45–1.69

231.75

1.50

1.39–1.62

192.71

0.19

  1. Relative Index of Inequality (RII) with 95% confidence interval (CI) and Slope Index of Inequalities (SII) between the lowest and highest educational level per 100.000 inhabitants. Men aged 20 years and older. Barcelona. 1992–2003.
  2. Trend p value: it is the p value of the comparison of the RII of the 4 periods
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