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Table 3 Temporal changes in distribution of cases by stage at diagnosis and socioeconomic status (SES) quinitiles

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

 

1981–1995

Chi-square test

1996–2009

Chi-square test

 

Early

Late

 

Early

Late

 
 

N

N

 

N

N

 

OCC men

      

 q1-3 (N = 970)

263 (48.5 %)

279 (51.5 %)

0.01**

213 (49.8 %)

215 (50.2 %)

0.001**

 q4-5 (N = 1075)

250 (41.5 %)

352 (58.5 %)

 

181 (38.3 %)

292 (61.7 %)

 

OCC women

      

 q1-3 (N = 624)

144 (49.5 %)

147 (50.5 %)

0.74

194 (58.3 %)

139 (41.7 %)

0.002**

 q4-5 (N = 589)

143 (48.1 %)

154 (51.9 %)

 

134 (45.9 %)

158 (54.1 %)

 

OPC men

 q1-3 (N = 733)

47 (22.8 %)

159 (77.2 %)

0.19

61 (11.6 %)

466 (88.4 %)

0.67

 q4-5 (N = 723)

43 (17.8 %)

198 (82.2 %)

60 (12.4 %)

422 (87.6 %)

OPC women

 q1-3 (N = 256)

28 (28.6 %)

70 (71.4 %)

0.61

41 (25.9 %)

117 (74.1 %)

0.09

 q4-5 (N = 260)

27 (25.5 %)

79 (74.5 %)

28 (18.2 %)

126 (81.8 %)

  1. **Significant P value < 0.05