Table 4 Geographic remoteness, area-disadvantage and the adjusted odds of all-cause and colorectal cancer mortality in Queensland, 1997–2007

sub group

OR (95% CrI)¹

OR (95% CrI)¹

Area-Remoteness Index of Australia (ARIA)

=0.004

=0.003

Major city

1.00

1.00

Inner regional

0.95 (0.88, 1.02)

0.98 (0.90, 1.06)

Outer regional

1.09 (1.01, 1.18)

1.15 (1.05, 1.25)

Remote²

1.15 (1.02, 1.28)

1.24 (1.07, 1.42)

p-value

Relative socioeconomic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD)

<0.001

<0.001

Quintile 5 (least disadvantaged)

1.00

1.00

Quintile 4

1.14 (1.03, 1.23)

1.12 (1.01, 1.23)

Quintile 3

1.18 (1.08, 1.29)

1.15 (1.03, 1.27)

Quintile 2

1.22 (1.11, 1.34)

1.20 (1.07, 1.33)

Quintile 1 (most disadvantaged)

1.25 (1.10, 1.36)

1.23 (1.09, 1.30)

Time (years after diagnosis)

0.45 (0.41, 0.50)

<0.001

0.47 (0.42, 0.52)

<0.001

Time-squared ([years after diagnosis]squared])

1.07 (1.05, 1.08)

<0.001

1.04 (1.02, 1.07)

<0.001

Age group

<0.001

<0.001

20 to 49

0.24 (0.21, 0.27)

0.37 (0.33, 0.43)

50 to 59

0.29 (0.26, 0.32)

0.45 (0.41, 0.51)

60 to 69

0.42 (0.39, 0.46)

0.59 (0.54, 0.65)

70 to79

0.68 (0.63, 0.73)

0.77 (0.70, 0.84)

80 to 85

1.00

1.00

Gender

<0.001

<0.001

Male

1.00

1.00

Female

1.08 (1.02, 1.14)

1.17 (1.10, 1.25)

Marital status

<0.001

<0.001

Married

1.00

1.00

Never married/ single

1.33 (1.21, 1.46)

1.29 (1.16, 1.43)

Widowed

1.11 (1.03, 1.19)

1.06 (0.97, 1.14)

Divorced

1.18 (1.08, 1.29)

1.17 (1.06, 1.29)

Separated

0.94 (0.77, 1.13)

0.89 (0.71, 1.09)

Not stated

1.32 (1.02, 1.68)

1.41 (1.03, 1.85)

Occupation category

<0.001

<0.001

Professional

1.00

1.00

White collar

1.11 (1.02, 1.20)

1.07 (0.97, 1.17)

Blue collar

1.38 (1.29, 1.49)

1.36 (1.25, 1.47)

Not in labor force

0.46 (0.43, 0.50)

0.50 (0.46, 0.54)

Not stated/ Inadequately described

0.35 (0.32, 0.39)

0.34 (0.31, 0.38)

Country birth ³

=0.045

=0.040

Australia

1.00

1.00

Other english-speaking

0.96 (0.90, 1.02)

0.99 (0.92, 1.06)

Non-english-speaking

0.88 (0.76, 0.97)

0.87 (0.74, 0.86)

Indigenous status

<0.001

<0.001

Non indigenous

1.00

1.00

Indigenous

1.16 (0.89, 1.49)

1.09 (0.99, 1.44)

Not stated

0.45 (0.39, 0.51)

0.43 (0.36, 0.50)

Site ⁴

=0.076

=0.134

Proximal (R) colon

1.02 (1.01, 1.08)

1.01 (0.99, 1.13)

Distal (L) colon

1.03 (0.96, 1.10)

0.97 (0.93, 1.00)

Colon NOS

1.04 (1.01, 1.16)

1.02 (0.99, 1.07)

Rectal

1.00

1.00

Stage

<0.001

<0.001

Stage A

1.00

1.00

Stage B

1.61 (1.47, 1.77)

2.44 (2.15, 2.77)

Stage C

3.17 (2.91, 3.45)

6.09 (5.40, 6.85)

Stage D

11.41 (10.30, 12.57)

23.25 (20.39, 26.43)

Unknown stage

2.09 (1.86, 2.34)

3.59 (3.09, 4.14)

Differentiation

<0.001

<0.001

Well differentiated

1.00

1.00

Moderate differentiated

1.14 (1.01, 1.29)

1.37 (1.18, 1.60)

Poor differentiated

1.64 (1.44, 1.87)

2.07 (1.77, 2.43)

Not stated differentiation

1.25 (1.09, 1.43)

1.46 (1.24, 1.73)

Surgical margins

<0.001

<0.001

Clear

1.00

1.00

Positive

1.42 (1.19, 1.66)

1.55 (1.27, 1.85)

Unknown margin

1.84 (1.68, 2.01)

1.97 (1.79, 2.17)