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Table 3 Proportional hazard ratios, using Cox regression models, of time to death for all cancer diagnosed between 1998 and 2004, for Indigenous compared to non-Indigenous people in Queensland, Australia

From: Survival disparities in Australia: an analysis of patterns of care and comorbidities among indigenous and non-indigenous cancer patients

 

HR

(95% CI)

aHR*

(95% CI)

All cause death

1.37

(1.22, 1.55 )

1.22

(1.06-1.39)

Non-cancer death

2.39

(1.57, 3.63)

1.95

(1.17, 3.24)

Cancer death

1.30

(1.15, 1.48 )

1.10

(0.96, 1.27)

Time to death (all causes) by years:

0 – 1 yr

1.60

(1.37, 1.87)

1.33

(1.12, 1.83)

 

1 – 2y

0.98

(0.73, 1.33)

1.18

(0.85, 1.65)

 

2- 3 yr

0.98

(0.76, 1.26)

0.98

(0.77, 1.26)

 

3- 4 yr

0.97

(0.74, 1.30)

1.03

(0.79 1.36)

 

4- 5 yr

1.05

(0.76, 1.45)

1.02

(0.72, 1.45)

  1. *Adjusted for: Sex, Age, Comorbidity Score (Modified Charlson Comorbidity Index): 0, 1, 2+; Accessibility/Remoteness Index of Australia 1 = Highly accessible/Accessible 2 = Moderately accessible 3 = Remote/Highly remote; SEIFA (Socioeconomic Index for Areas): 1 = Most disadvantaged, 2 = Intermediate advantage, 3 = Most advantaged; Stage: 1 = Localised, 2 = Regional Spread, 3 = Metastatic Disease, 9 = Not sure; Any treatment.