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Table 7 Sensitivity analysis: estimates of Aboriginal cancer incidence, NSW 1999-2007, assuming 1-5% of all cancers with missing Aboriginal status are Aboriginal

From: Estimates of cancer incidence, mortality and survival in aboriginal people from NSW, Australia

Proportion (%) missing assumed to be Aboriginal

Cases

Incidence1 per 100,000 (95%CI)

SIR (95% CI)

Risk to age 75, 1 in:

Persons

    

0

2,318

493.4 (469.8-517.6)

0.95 (0.92-0.99)

3.3

1

2,700

587.7 (561.7-614.4)

1.11 (1.07-1.15)

2.9

2

3,083

678.6 (650.5-707.5)

1.27 (1.22-1.31)

2.6

3

3,466

771.6 (741.6-802.5)

1.43 (1.38-1.47)

2.4

4

3,849

864.5 (832.6-897.3)

1.58 (1.53-1.63)

2.2

5

4,232

955.3 (921.6-989.8)

1.74 (1.69-1.79)

2.1

Males

    

0

1,201

595.2 (554.1-638.1)

0.97 (0.91-1.02)

2.9

1

1,437

734.7 (688.4-782.8)

1.16 (1.10-1.22)

2.5

2

1,649

861.6 (811.0-914.1)

1.33 (1.27-1.39)

2.2

3

1,888

1,000 (945.7-1,057)

1.52 (1.45-1.59)

2.0

4

2,106

1,130 (1,072-1,191)

1.70 (1.63-1.77)

1.9

5

2,335

1,261 (1,199-1,325)

1.88 (1.81-1.96)

1.7

Females

    

0

1,117

419.7 (391.8-448.8)

0.95 (0.89-1.00)

3.8

1

1,263

481.3 (451.3-512.7)

1.07 (1.01-1.13)

3.4

2

1,434

546.9 (514.8-580.4)

1.21 (1.15-1.28)

3.1

3

1,578

606.0 (572.1-641.3)

1.34 (1.27-1.40)

2.9

4

1,743

672.8 (636.9-710.1)

1.48 (1.41-1.55)

2.7

5

1,897

735.0 (697.4-774.0)

1.61 (1.53-1.68)

2.5

  1. 1Directly age-standardised to 2001 Australian census population.