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Table 1 Temporal trends in 5-year cancer specific survival rates by site, socioeconomic status (SES), sex and time periods

From: Socio-economic deprivation: a significant determinant affecting stage of oral cancer diagnosis and survival

 

Higher SES (q1-3)

Lower SES (q4-5)

  
 

OPC

OCC

OPC

OCC

Deprivation gapb

 

Survival rates

95 % CI

% changea

Survival rates

95 % CI

% changea

Survival rates

95 % CI

% changea

Survival rates

95 % CI

% changea

OPC

OCC

5-year disease specific survival rates

   

 Men

   

  1981-2009

72.5

70.6–76.2

 

78.5

76.2–80.8

 

66.6

62.9–69.7

 

77

74.7–79.3

 

5.9 (0.9 to 13.3)

1.5 (−3.1 to 6.1)

  1981–1995

63.8

56.6–71.2

11.4 (−0.3 to 22.7)

82.2

79.1–85.5

−7.5 (−14.6 to 0.9)

60.9

54.1–67.7

8.3 (−3 to 19.8)

81.3

78.4–84.2

−9.2 (−15.6 to –2.6)

2.9 (−11.1 to 17.1)

0.9 (−5.1 to 7.1)

  1996-2009

75.2

70.9–79.3

74.7

70.9–78.2

69.2

64.7–73.9

72.1

68.6–75.8

6 (−3 to 14.6)

2.6 (−4.9 to 9.6)

 Women

   

  1981-2009

68

62.2–73.8

 

77.2

74.1–80.3

 

64.2

57.8–70.6

 

77.1

74.0–80.2

 

3.8 (−8.5 to 16)

0.1 (−6.1 to 6.2)

  1981–1995

69.9

60.1–79.7

−2.9 (−20 to 14.4)

80.2

75.7–84.5

−5.4 (−14 to 3.4)

64.4

54.6–74.2

−0.5 (−18.7 to 17.7)

81.3

77.0–85.6

−7.5 (−16.4 to 1.3)

5.5 (−14.1 to 25.1)

−1.1 (−9.9 to 7.5)

  1996–2009

67

59.7–74.5

74.8

70.5–79.1

63.9

55.5–72.3

73.8

69.2–78.3

3.1 (−12.6 to 19)

1 (−7.8 to 9.9)

  1. aDifferences in survival rates between first and second time period, bDeprivation gap is the difference between affluent and deprived VANDIX quintiles