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Table 3 Municipalities with 5 or more observed cases of oesophageal cancer in women, RRs of over 1.50, and a posterior probability >= 0.90 of having an RR greater than 1. Towns sorted by autonomous region and province. Spain, 1989–1998

From: Oesophageal cancer mortality in Spain: a spatial analysis

Autonomous region

Province

Town

Observed

Expected

SMR

RR

pp

Andalusia

Cadiz

Algeciras

9

4.39

2.05

2.10

0.99

  

Jerez de la Frontera

23

7.93

2.90

2.24

1.00

  

La Línea de la Concepción

9

2.98

3.02

2.77

1.00

  

San Fernando

7

3.33

2.10

1.92

0.98

 

Malaga

Benamocarra

5

0.13

37.59

3.75

1.00

  

Fuengirola

5

1.68

2.99

1.94

0.95

  

Ronda

5

1.78

2.80

1.95

1.00

Canary Islands

Palmas

Telde

6

2.46

2.44

1.80

0.97

 

Sta. Cruz de Tenerife

La Laguna

8

4.51

1.78

1.73

0.97

  

Santa Cruz de Tenerife

17

9.73

1.75

1.75

0.99

Catalonia

Barcelona

Arenys de Mar

5

0.88

5.69

1.56

0.84

Galicia

Corunna

A Coruña (Corunna)

25

15.19

1.65

1.58

0.99

  

Coristanco

5

0.65

7.73

2.58

1.00

  

Ferrol

12

5.88

2.04

1.76

0.96

  

Muros

7

0.84

8.36

3.93

1.00

  

Santiago de Compostela

14

5.06

2.77

2.26

1.00

  

Teo

6

0.73

8.17

2.37

1.00

 

Lugo

Sarriá

6

1.06

5.68

1.74

0.96

Basque Country

Vizcaya

Portugalete

5

2.87

1.74

1.54

0.95

  

Santurtzi

6

2.54

2.37

1.80

0.96

  1. RR = estimated relative risk. SMR = standard mortality ratio. pp = posterior probability that RR>1.