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Table 2 Selected Logistic odds ratios of cancer incidence of adults by immigrant status and years in Canada (ysm)

From: Cancer and the healthy immigrant effect: a statistical analysis of cancer diagnosis using a linked Census-cancer registry administrative database

  OR p-val OR p-val OR p-val OR p-val
Men Any cancer Prostate Colorectal Lung
Cdn born 1.000 -- 1.000 -- 1.000 -- 1.000 --
Immigrant 0.517 0.000 0.472 0.000 0.477 0.000 0.427 0.000
YSM 1.020 0.000 1.020 0.000 1.020 0.000 1.020 0.000
YSM2 1.000 0.000 1.000 0.001 1.000 0.001 1.000 0.001
Women Any cancer Breast Colorectal Lung
Cdn born 1.000 -- 1.000 -- 1.000 -- 1.000 --
Immigrant 0.638 0.000 0.726 0.000 0.538 0.000 0.289 0.000
YSM 1.010 0.000 1.010 0.038 1.020 0.001 1.010 0.035
YSM2 1.000 0.164 1.000 0.335 1.000 0.051 1.000 0.403
  1. Note: regressions also include controls that jointly account for age, birth cohort and calendar year. Sample excludes Aboriginal Canadians
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BMC Public Health

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