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Table 1 Selected towns and cities with excess ovarian cancer mortality.* Spain 1989–1998.

From: Municipal distribution of ovarian cancer mortality in Spain

Autonomous Region Province/Island

Municipality *

Obs

Exp

SMR

Smoothed RR

P (RR > 1)

ANDALUSIA

      

   Cadiz

CHIPIONA

10

3.27

3.06

1.49

0.872

   Huelva

HINOJOS

5

1.14

4.39

1.26

0.822

   Huelva

HUELVA

57

41.76

1.37

1.24

0.926

   Seville

PILAS

10

3.25

3.08

1.39

0.892

   Seville

SANLUCAR LA MAYOR

8

2.75

2.91

1.28

0.847

ASTURIAS

      

   Asturias

AVILES

38

31.00

1.23

1.23

0.934

   Asturias

CASTRILLON

14

7.28

1.92

1.45

0.975

   Asturias

OVIEDO

104

78.66

1.32

1.28

0.994

   Asturias

PILOÑA

10

5.19

1.93

1.24

0.836

   Asturias

PRAVIA

8

4.84

1.65

1.34

0.913

   Asturias

SOTO DEL BARCO

6

2.12

2.84

1.48

0.941

   Asturias

TINEO

12

6.46

1.86

1.27

0.873

   Asturias

VILLAVICIOSA

13

7.91

1.64

1.27

0.867

BALEARIC ISLANDS

      

   Balearic Islands

ANDRAITX

6

2.82

2.13

1.39

0.839

   Balearic Islands

CALVIA

11

5.22

2.11

1.36

0.861

   Balearic Islands

EIVISSA

16

7.85

2.04

1.71

0.993

CANARY ISLANDS

      

   Sta. Cruz de Tenerife

CANDELARIA

8

3.12

2.56

1.28

0.846

   Sta. Cruz de Tenerife

LAGUNA (LA)

39

30.20

1.29

1.21

0.916

   Sta. Cruz de Tenerife

REALEJOS (LOS)

15

7.87

1.91

1.37

0.894

   Sta. Cruz de Tenerife

SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE

77

62.00

1.24

1.22

0.966

   Sta. Cruz de Tenerife

VALVERDE

5

1.48

3.38

2.16

0.927

CANTABRIA

      

   Cantabria

SANTA CRUZ DE BEZANA

6

1.85

3.25

1.32

0.818

CATALONIA

      

   Barcelona

BARBERA DEL VALLES

13

6.39

2.03

1.36

0.910

   Barcelona

IGUALADA

23

12.42

1.85

1.49

0.983

   Barcelona

MARTORELL

12

5.86

2.05

1.41

0.942

   Barcelona

MOLINS DE REI

12

6.29

1.91

1.28

0.890

   Barcelona

PRATS DE LLUÇANES

6

1.12

5.36

1.58

0.976

   Barcelona

PUIG-REIG

6

2.31

2.60

1.37

0.945

   Barcelona

SANT CELONI

10

4.17

2.40

1.30

0.863

   Barcelona

SANT MARTI SARROCA

4

0.99

4.06

1.24

0.826

   Barcelona

SANT PERE DE RIBES

12

4.23

2.84

1.48

0.930

   Barcelona

SANT PERE DE RIUDEBITLLES

4

0.83

4.85

1.39

0.895

   Barcelona

TORELLO

11

4.15

2.65

1.54

0.981

   Barcelona

VIC

22

11.76

1.87

1.51

0.993

   Gerona

AMER

4

1.00

4.00

1.36

0.901

   Gerona

CELRA

4

0.85

4.70

1.34

0.852

   Gerona

PUIGCERDA

7

2.28

3.07

1.53

0.912

   Gerona

SALT

11

6.71

1.64

1.31

0.898

   Gerona

SANT FELIU DE GUIXOLS

10

6.18

1.62

1.30

0.837

   Gerona

SARRIA DE TER

5

1.18

4.25

1.42

0.894

   Gerona

TORROELLA DE MONTGRI

6

2.49

2.41

1.29

0.821

   Tarragona

REUS

45

29.63

1.52

1.30

0.947

GALICIA

      

   Corunna

FERROL

44

34.78

1.27

1.24

0.925

   Lugo

CERVO

7

3.62

1.94

1.36

0.886

   Lugo

LUGO

51

33.02

1.55

1.30

0.945

   Lugo

MONDOÑEDO

7

3.37

2.08

1.24

0.846

   Lugo

VIVEIRO

12

6.39

1.88

1.42

0.941

VALENCIAN REGION

      

   Valencia

ALDAIA

12

6.23

1.93

1.26

0.824

   Valencia

TORRENT

29

17.13

1.69

1.29

0.897

  1. Obs = observed deaths; Exp = expected deaths; SMR = standard mortality ratio; Smoothed RR = smoothed relative risk; P (RR > 1) = posterior probability that RR > 1.
  2. * Municipalities that fulfil the following criteria: RR > = 1.2; (P(RR) > 1) > = 0.8 and (Obs – Exp) > = 3
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