Table 4 Incidence rate ratios (with 95% confidence interval) by histological subtype and country of origin, adjusted for age and sociodemographic and socioeconomic indicators - Belgian male residents aged 50–74 years, 2004–2013

Overall lung cancer

Model 1

Model 2

Model 3

Model 4

Model 5

Model 6

 Belgian

(ref.)

(ref.)

(ref.)

(ref.)

(ref.)

(ref.)

 Italian

1.08 (1.01–1.15)

1.09 (1.02–1.16)

0.90 (0.84–0.96)

1.07 (1.00–1.14)

0.99 (0.92–1.05)

0.85 (0.80–0.91)

 Turkish

1.05 (0.91–1.21)

1.10 (0.96–1.26)

0.82 (0.71–0.94)

0.97 (0.84–1.11)

1.05 (0.91–1.21)

0.82 (0.71–0.95)

 Moroccan

0.81 (0.72–0.90)

0.84 (0.75–0.93)

0.63 (0.57–0.71)

0.70 (0.63–0.78)

0.81 (0.73–0.91)

0.63 (0.56–0.70)

Age

1.07 (1.07–1.07)

1.07 (1.07–1.07)

1.06 (1.06–1.06)

1.07 (1.07–1.07)

1.07 (1.07–1.07)

1.07 (1.06–1.07)

 Single

1.11 (1.06–1.15)

0.95 (0.91–0.99)

 Divorced

1.43 (1.39–1.48)

1.19 (1.15–1.23)

 Widow

1.21 (1.14–1.28)

1.09 (1.03–1.16)

 Married

(ref.)

(ref.)

 Primary or less

2.44 (2.34–2.53)

2.32 (2.22–2.41)

 Lower secondary

1.93 (1.85–2.00)

1.86 (1.79–1.93)

 Upper secondary

1.52 (1.45–1.58)

1.49 (1.43–1.56)

 Tertiary

(ref.)

(ref.)

 Missing

2.52 (2.41–2.63)

2.26 (2.16–2.36)

 Tenant

1.72 (1.67–1.76)

1.54 (1.50–1.59)

 Owner

(ref.)

(ref.)

 Missing

1.56 (1.48–1.64)

1.30 (1.23–1.37)

 Flanders

(ref.)

(ref.)

 Brussels-Capital Region

1.03 (0.98–1.08)

0.98 (0.93–1.03)

 Wallonia

1.20 (1.17–1.23)

1.19 (1.17–1.22)

Small-cell lung carcinoma

Model 1

Model 2

Model 3

Model 4

Model 5

Model 6

 Belgian

(ref.)

(ref.)

(ref.)

(ref.)

(ref.)

(ref.)

 Italian

0.92 (0.78–1.10)

0.93 (0.78–1.11)

0.75 (0.63–0.90)

0.92 (0.77–1.09)

0.84 (0.70–1.00)

0.70 (0.58–0.83)

 Turkish

1.20 (0.87–1.66)

1.25 (0.91–1.73)

0.91 (0.65–1.25)

1.12 (0.81–1.55)

1.21 (0.88–1.68)

0.91 (0.66–1.26)

 Moroccan

0.73 (0.55–0.97)

0.75 (0.57–1.00)

0.56 (0.42–0.74)

0.64 (0.48–0.85)

0.75 (0.56–1.00)

0.55 (0.41–0.74)

Age

1.07 (1.06–1.07)

1.07 (1.07–1.07)

1.06 (1.05–1.06)

1.07 (1.07–1.07)

1.07 (1.07–1.07)

1.06 (1.06–1.06)

 Single

1.08 (0.97–1.20)

0.93 (0.83–1.03)

 Divorced

1.40 (1.28–1.52)

1.17 (1.07–1.28)

 Widow

1.15 (0.99–1.34)

1.03 (0.89–1.20)

 Married

(ref.)

(ref.)

 Primary or less

3.03 (2.73–3.37)

2.92 (2.62–3.24)

 Lower secondary

2.32 (2.09–2.57)

2.24 (2.02–2.49)

 Upper secondary

1.75 (1.57–1.96)

1.73 (1.55–1.94)

 Tertiary

(ref.)

(ref.)

 Missing

3.08 (2.75–3.45)

2.84 (2.53–3.19)

 Tenant

1.68 (1.57–1.80)

1.49 (1.39–1.60)

 Owner

(ref.)

(ref.)

 Missing

1.39 (1.22–1.59)

1.13 (0.98–1.29)

 Flanders

(ref.)

(ref.)

 Brussels-Capital Region

1.00 (0.88–1.13)

0.98 (0.87–1.12)

 Wallonia

1.23 (1.16–1.31)

1.23 (1.16–1.31)

Squamous cell carcinoma

Model 1

Model 2

Model 3

Model 4

Model 5

Model 6

 Belgian

(ref.)

(ref.)

(ref.)

(ref.)

(ref.)

(ref.)

 Italian

1.12 (1.00–1.25)

1.13 (1.01–1.27)

0.90 (0.80–1.00)

1.11 (0.99–1.24)

1.02 (0.91–1.14)

0.85 (0.75–0.95)

 Turkish

1.17 (0.92–1.49)

1.24 (0.97–1.57)

0.86 (0.68–1.09)

1.06 (0.83–1.35)

1.21 (0.95–1.53)

0.89 (0.70–1.14)

 Moroccan

0.68 (0.55–0.84)

0.72 (0.58–0.88)

0.51 (0.41–0.63)

0.59 (0.47–0.72)

0.73 (0.59–0.91)

0.54 (0.43–0.67)

Age

1.09 (1.09–1.09)

1.09 (1.09–1.09)

1.08 (1.07–1.08)

1.09 (1.09–1.09)

1.09 (1.09–1.09)

1.08 (1.08–1.08)

 Single

1.25 (1.16–1.34)

1.05 (0.97–1.13)

 Divorced

1.44 (1.36–1.53)

1.18 (1.11–1.26)

 Widow

1.26 (1.14–1.39)

1.12 (1.02–1.24)

 Married

(ref.)

(ref.)

 Primary or less

3.21 (2.97–3.46)

3.02 (2.80–3.26)

 Lower secondary

2.37 (2.20–2.56)

2.28 (2.11–2.46)

 Upper secondary

1.74 (1.60–1.89)

1.71 (1.57–1.86)

 Tertiary

(ref.)

(ref.)

 Missing

3.34 (3.08–3.63)

2.94 (2.70–3.19)

Home ownership

Tenant

1.78 (1.70–1.86)

1.58 (1.50–1.66)

Owner

(ref.)

(ref.)

Missing

1.71 (1.57–1.87)

1.38 (1.26–1.50)

 Flanders

(ref.)

(ref.)

 Brussels-Capital Region

0.89 (0.81–0.98)

0.86 (0.78–0.94)

 Wallonia

1.22 (1.17–1.28)

1.22 (1.17–1.28)

Adenocarcinoma

Model 1

Model 2

Model 3

Model 4

Model 5

Model 6

 Belgian

(ref.)

(ref.)

(ref.)

(ref.)

(ref.)

(ref.)

 Italian

1.25 (1.13–1.38)

1.26 (1.14–1.39)

1.11 (1.00–1.23)

1.24 (1.12–1.38)

1.12 (1.01–1.24)

1.01 (0.91–1.12)

 Turkish

0.96 (0.76–1.22)

0.99 (0.78–1.26)

0.81 (0.64–1.03)

0.90 (0.71–1.14)

0.91 (0.72–1.15)

0.76 (0.60–0.96)

 Moroccan

1.04 (0.89–1.21)

1.06 (0.91–1.24)

0.88 (0.75–1.03)

0.91 (0.78–1.07)

0.93 (0.79–1.09)

0.76 (0.64–0.89)

Age

1.05 (1.05–1.06)

1.05 (1.05–1.06)

1.05 (1.04–1.06)

1.05 (1.05–1.06)

1.05 (1.05–1.06)

1.05 (1.05–1.05)

 Single

0.98 (0.91–1.05)

0.85 (0.79–0.91)

 Divorced

1.36 (1.28–1.44)

1.13 (1.07–1.20)

 Widow

1.16 (1.05–1.29)

1.06 (0.96–1.18)

 Married

(ref.)

(ref.)

 Primary or less

1.79 (1.68–1.90)

1.73 (1.62–1.84)

 Lower secondary

1.57 (1.48–1.66)

1.53 (1.44–1.62)

 Upper secondary

1.35 (1.27–1.44)

1.34 (1.26–1.43)

 Tertiary

(ref.)

(ref.)

 Missing

1.88 (1.75–2.01)

1.72 (1.60–1.85)

 Tenant

1.69 (1.62–1.76)

1.55 (1.48–1.62)

 Owner

(ref.)

(ref.)

 Missing

1.41 (1.29–1.53)

1.24 (1.13–1.36)

 Flanders

(ref.)

(ref.)

 Brussels-Capital Region

1.33 (1.23–1.43)

1.25 (1.16–1.35)

 Wallonia

1.23 (1.18–1.28)

1.22 (1.17–1.27)

Large-cell undifferentiated carcinoma

Model 1

Model 2

Model 3

Model 4

Model 5

Model 6

 Belgian

(ref.)

(ref.)

(ref.)

(ref.)

(ref.)

(ref.)

 Italian

0.60 (0.41–0.89)

0.61 (0.42–0.90)

0.51 (0.35–0.75)

0.60 (0.41–0.89)

0.84 (0.56–1.24)

0.73 (0.49–1.08)

 Turkish

0.65 (0.29–1.46)

0.68 (0.31–1.53)

0.52 (0.23–1.15)

0.60 (0.27–1.35)

0.74 (0.33–1.65)

0.60 (0.27–1.33)

 Moroccan

0.69 (0.41–1.16)

0.71 (0.42–1.21)

0.56 (0.33–0.96)

0.61 (0.36–1.03)

0.90 (0.53–1.54)

0.72 (0.42–1.24)

Age

1.09 (1.08–1.10)

1.09 (1.08–1.10)

1.08 (1.07–1.09)

1.09 (1.08–1.10)

1.09 (1.08–1.10)

1.08 (1.07–1.09)

 Single

1.11 (0.92–1.35)

1.00 (0.82–1.21)

 Divorced

1.44 (1.23–1.68)

1.31 (1.11–1.53)

 Widow

1.37 (1.08–1.75)

1.28 (1.01–1.63)

 Married

(ref.)

(ref.)

 Primary or less

2.54 (2.12–3.03)

2.24 (1.87–2.68)

 Lower secondary

1.90 (1.59–2.27)

1.78 (1.49–2.13)

 Upper secondary

1.42 (1.17–1.73)

1.33 (1.10–1.63)

 Tertiary

(ref.)

(ref.)

 Missing

2.30 (1.88–2.81)

2.08 (1.70–2.56)

 Tenant

1.62 (1.43–1.82)

1.51 (1.33–1.71)

 Owner

(ref.)

(ref.)

 Missing

1.44 (1.14–1.82)

1.30 (1.02–1.65)

 Flanders

(ref.)

(ref.)

 Brussels-Capital Region

0.46 (0.35–0.62)

0.44 (0.33–0.59)

 Wallonia

0.57 (0.50–0.65)

0.57 (0.50–0.65)

Other/unknown

Model 1

Model 2

Model 3

Model 4

Model 5

Model 6

 Belgian

(ref.)

(ref.)

(ref.)

(ref.)

(ref.)

(ref.)

 Italian

0.85 (0.69–1.06)

0.87 (0.70–1.08)

0.70 (0.57–0.87)

0.85 (0.68–1.05)

0.75 (0.60–0.93)

0.65 (0.53–0.81)

 Turkish

0.96 (0.63–1.48)

1.03 (0.67–1.59)

0.73 (0.47–1.12)

0.87 (0.56–1.33)

1.01 (0.66–1.56)

0.80 (0.52–1.23)

 Moroccan

0.56 (0.38–0.81)

0.59 (0.40–0.86)

0.42 (0.29–0.62)

0.48 (0.33–0.70)

0.63 (0.43–0.93)

0.49 (0.34–0.73)

Age

1.09 (1.08–1.09)

1.09 (1.09–1.09)

1.08 (1.07–1.08)

1.09 (1.08–1.09)

1.09 (1.08–1.09)

1.08 (1.08–1.09)

 Single

1.20 (1.06–1.35)

1.02 (0.90–1.15)

 Divorced

1.72 (1.57–1.89)

1.42 (1.29–1.57)

 Widow

1.21 (1.03–1.43)

1.09 (0.92–1.29)

 Married

(ref.)

(ref.)

 Primary or less

2.50 (2.23–2.82)

2.36 (2.10–2.65)

 Lower secondary

1.92 (1.71–2.16)

1.84 (1.63–2.06)

 Upper secondary

1.42 (1.26–1.62)

1.40 (1.23–1.59)

 Tertiary

(ref.)

(ref.)

 Missing

2.65 (2.34–3.01)

2.26 (1.98–2.58)

 Tenant

1.75 (1.62–1.89)

1.54 (1.42–1.66)

 Owner

(ref.)

(ref.)

 Missing

1.89 (1.65–2.16)

1.54 (1.33–1.77)

 Flanders

(ref.)

(ref.)

 Brussels-Capital Region

0.80 (0.68–0.95)

0.75 (0.63–0.88)

 Wallonia

1.33 (1.24–1.42)

1.31 (1.22–1.41)