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Table 3 Rate per 1000 person years and absolute risk of cancer mortality comparing manual versus non-manual social classes in a cohort of British men followed-up for 35 years

From: Time trends in socioeconomic inequalities in cancer mortality: results from a 35 year prospective study in British men

Age (years)

0-10 years

10-20 years

20-35 years

 

1978-80 to 1988-90

1988-90 to 1998-2000

1998-2000 to 2008-2013

 

Non-manual

Manual

Difference

Non-manual

Manual

Difference

Non-manual

Manual

Difference

   

Manual – non-manual

  

Manual – non-manual

  

Manual – non-manual

40-49

         

  All-cancer mortality

1.42

1.57

0.16

      

  Smoking-related cancer mortality

0.54

0.71

0.17

      

  Non-smoking-related cancer mortality

0.88

0.86

−0.01

      

50-59

         

  All-cancer mortality

3.70

5.99

2.29

2.90

4.78

1.88

   

  Smoking-related cancer mortality

1.85

3.46

1.61

1.56

2.56

1.00

   

  Non-smoking-related cancer mortality

1.78

2.48

0.70

1.27

2.22

0.95

   

60-69

         

  All-cancer mortality

   

9.30

12.77

3.47

9.55

11.96

2.42

  Smoking-related cancer mortality

   

4.65

7.49

2.84

4.33

5.22

0.89

  Non-smoking-related cancer mortality

   

4.57

5.22

0.65

5.22

6.75

1.53

70-79

         

  All-cancer mortality

      

15.92

19.29

3.37

  Smoking-related cancer mortality

      

5.68

9.69

4.01

  Non-smoking-related cancer mortality

      

10.14

9.60

−0.54

Overall (all ages)

         

  All-cancer mortality

2.53

3.87

1.34

5.85

8.55

2.70

11.74

14.61

2.87

  Smoking-related cancer mortality

1.18

2.14

0.96

3.04

4.91

1.87

4.76

6.83

2.07

  Non-smoking-related cancer mortality

1.32

1.70

0.39

2.74

3.61

0.87

6.95

7.78

0.83