Table 1 Correlation coefficient (r) from Pearson correlation analysis between cumulative salted fish consumption per capita (per kg) and age-standardized incidence and mortality rates in Hong Kong, 1991–2008

0

0.700*

0.668*

0.627*

0.430

5

0.710*

0.704*

0.789*

0.611*

10

0.729*

0.674*

0.943*

0.622

(b) Hong Kong trade statistics

Year of cumulative salted fish consumption per capita

Age-standardized incidence rate

Age-standardized mortality rates

Male

Female

Male

Female

0

0.709*

0.762*

0.652*

0.502*

5

0.792*

0.830*

0.882*

0.729*

10

0.471

0.477

0.893*

0.395