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Table 6 Underestimation/overestimation of 5-year survival from bowel, breast, ovarian and lung cancer and associations with socio-economic position (SEP) indicators

From: Cancer awareness and socio-economic position: results from a population-based study in Denmark

 

Underestimation/overestimation of 5-year survival

 

Bowel cancer

Breast cancer

Ovarian cancer

Lung cancer

SEP indicators

PRunadj.(95% CI)

PR*adj.(95% CI)

PRunadj.(95% CI)

PR*adj.(95% CI)

PRunadj.(95% CI)

PR*adj.(95% CI)

PRunadj.(95% CI)

PR*adj.(95% CI)

Gender

        

 Female

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 Male

1.02 (0.95-1.08)

1.03 (0.96-1.09)

0.98 (0.91-1.05)

0.97 (0.90-1.05)

1.06 (1.03-1.08)

1.06 (1.03-1.08)

1.06 (1.02-1.09)

1.05 (1.01-1.09)

Age group (years)

        

 30-49

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 50-69

0.96 (0.90-1.03)

0.96 (0.89-1.03)

1.03 (0.95-1.11)

1.02 (0.93-1.10)

0.99 (0.97-1.02)

0.99 (0.96-1.01)

1.05 (1.01-1.09)

1.05 (1.00-1.09)

 ≥ 70

0.92 (0.84-1.02)

0.93 (0.83-1.03)

1.15 (1.04-1.28)

1.11 (0.99-1.24)

1.00 (0.97-1.04)

0.99 (0.96-1.03)

1.08 (1.02-1.14)

1.06 (1.01-1.12)

Marital status

        

 Married/cohabitating

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 Living alone

1.02 (0.95-1.10)

1.03 (0.96-1.11)

1.02 (0.94-1.11)

0.99 (0.91-1.08)

1.01 (0.99-1.04)

1.00 (0.97-1.03)

0.98 (0.94-1.02)

0.97 (0.93-1.02)

Ethnicity

        

 Ethnic Danes

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 Immigrant/descendant

0.97 (0.82-1.15)

0.98 (0.82-1.17)

1.11 (0.94-1.31)

1.08 (0.90-1.29)

0.95 (0.88-1.02)

0.93 (0.86-1.01)

1.03 (0.94-1.12)

1.02 (0.93-1.12)

Educational level

        

 High

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 Middle

1.03 (0.95-1.10)

1.02 (0.95-1.10)

1.02 (0.94-1.11)

1.02 (0.94-1.11)

1.04 (1.01-1.07)

1.04 (1.01-1.06)

1.01 (0.96-1.05)

1.00 (0.96-1.04)

 Low

1.01 (0.92-1.11)

1.01 (0.92-1.11)

1.08 (0.98-1.19)

1.04 (0.94-1.16)

1.04 (1.01-1.08)

1.03 (1.00-1.07)

1.03 (0.99-1.09)

1.02 (0.97-1.07)

Occupation

        

 In the labour force

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 Outside the labour force

1.08 (0.96-1.21)

0.99 (0.88-1.12)**

1.15 (1.01-1.31)

1.15 (1.01-1.31)**

0.97 (0.92-1.02)

0.95 (0.90-1.00)**

1.00 (0.93-1.07)

1.00 (0.93-1.07)**

 Retired

0.98 (0.91-1.06)

0.98 (0.88-1.09)**

1.18 (1.09-1.27)

1.12 (0.99-1.26)**

0.98 (0.95-1.01)

1.00 (0.97-1.02)**

1.04 (1.00-1.08)

0.98 (0.92-1.03)**

OECD-modified household income

        

 High

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 Middle

1.12 (1.04-1.21)

1.12 (1.04-1.21)**

1.00 (0.92-1.08)

1.00 (0.92-1.09)**

1.02 (0.99-1.05)

1.02 (0.93-1.12)**

1.00 (0.96-1.04)

1.00 (0.96-1.04)**

 Low

1.16 (1.03-1.30)

1.18 (1.05-1.33)**

1.12 (0.99-1.26)

1.08 (0.95-1.23)**

1.02 (0.97-1.06)

1.02 (0.88-1.19)**

0.99 (0.92-1.05)

0.98 (0.91-1.04)**

Cancer diagnosis within 10 years

        

 Yes

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 No

1.04 (0.92-1.16)

1.00 (0.89-1.13)

0.90 (0.80-1.01)

0.94 (0.83-1.06)

0.99 (0.95-1.03)

0.99 (0.95-1.04)

0.99 (0.93-1.05)

0.99 (0.93-1.06)

Close relative(s) with cancer

        

 Yes

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 No

0.91 (0.83-0.98)

0.91 (0.83-0.99)

1.07 (0.99-1.16)

1.07 (0.98-1.16)

1.00 (0.97-1.03)

1.00 (0.97-1.02)

1.01 (0.97-1.06)

1.00 (0.96-1.04)

Self-rated health

        

 Good

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 Fair/poor

1.05 (0.97-1.13)

1.04 (0.97-1.13)

0.98 (0.90-1.07)

0.97 (0.89-1.06)

1.02 (0.99-1.05)

1.01 (0.98-1.03)

1.01 (0.97-1.05)

1.01 (0.97-1.05)

  1. Note: Prevalence ratios (PR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI). Numbers in bold are significant results.
  2. *Adjusted for gender, age, marital status, ethnicity, educational level, cancer diagnosis within the past 10 years, close relative(s) with cancer and self-rated health.
  3. **Not adjusted for educational level due to intermediary associations between the variables.