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Table 3 Competing risk regression models of risk of cancer death by remoteness, socio-economic disadvantage and country of birth category, stratified by diagnostic period (1980–1989, 1990–1999, 2000–2008), NSW 1980–2008

From: Cancer survival disparities worsening by socio-economic disadvantage over the last 3 decades in new South Wales, Australia

 

1980–1989

(n = 157,400)

1990–1999

(n = 229, 561)

2000–2008

(n = 264,236)

Site-adjusteda

Stage-adjustedb

Site-adjusteda

Stage-adjustedb

Site-adjusteda

Stage-adjustedb

Remoteness

SHR (95% CI)

SHR (95% CI)

SHR (95% CI)

SHR (95% CI)

SHR (95% CI)

SHR (95% CI)

 Major cities

1

1

1

1

1

1

 Inner regional

0.99 (0.97–1.01)

1.00 (0.98–1.02)

1.01 (0.99–1.03)

1.02 (1.00–1.04)

1.01 (0.99–1.03)

1.02 (1.00–1.04)

 Outer regional/ Remote

1.03 (1.00–1.06)

1.04 (1.01–1.07)

1.06 (1.03–1.09)

1.07 (1.04–1.09)

1.03 (1.01–1.06)

1.03 (1.00–1.06)

SEIFA quintile

 1 (least disadvantaged)

1

1

1

1

1

1

 2

1.01 (0.99–1.04)

1.01 (0.99–1.04)

1.06 (1.04–1.09)

1.04 (1.02–1.07)

1.07 (1.04–1.10)

1.07 (1.04–1.10)

 3

1.04 (1.02–1.07)

1.03 (1.01–1.06)

1.08 (1.05–1.10)

1.06 (1.03–1.08)

1.15 (1.12–1.18)

1.14 (1.11–1.17)

 4

1.06 (1.04–1.09)

1.05 (1.02–1.08)

1.13 (1.11–1.16)

1.11 (1.08–1.13)

1.17 (1.14–1.20)

1.17 (1.14–1.20)

 5 (most disadvantaged)

1.08 (1.06–1.11)

1.07 (1.04–1.10)

1.17 (1.15–1.20)

1.14 (1.12–1.17)

1.25 (1.22–1.28)

1.24 (1.21–1.27)

Country of birth

 Australia

1

1

1

1

1

1

 Other English speaking

0.99 (0.97–1.01)

0.99 (0.97–1.01)

1.01 (0.99–1.03)

1.00 (0.98–1.02)

1.02 (1.00–1.05)

1.00 (0.98–1.03)

 Non-English speaking

0.91 (0.89–0.94)

0.91 (0.88–0.93)

0.93 (0.92–0.95)

0.92 (0.90–0.93)

0.93 (0.91–0.95)

0.90 (0.88–0.92)

 Unknown

0.37 (0.35–0.40)

0.40 (0.37–0.43)

0.16 (0.15–0.18)

0.19 (0.17–0.20)

0.17 (0.15–0.18)

0.19 (0.17–0.20)

  1. SEIFA Socio-Economic Index for Areas, SHR Sub-hazard ratio, CI Confidence interval; Country of birth categorised into Australia, other English-speaking and non-English speaking countries and unknown
  2. aModels adjusted for sex, age, cancer site and, as appropriate, for remoteness/SEIFA quintile/country of birth
  3. bModels further adjusted for summary stage