British Journal of Cancer

TABLE 2

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Cancer incidence patterns by region and socioeconomic deprivation in teenagers and young adults in England

R D Alston, S Rowan, T O B Eden, A Moran and J M Birch

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Table 2. Incidence of all cancers, leukaemias and lymphomas in teenagers and young adults (13–24 years) in England, 1979–2001, by TDI and GOR

   Percentage risk ratio by TDI quintile P-values     
  Total cases 1 (least) 2 3 4 5 (most) Trend Heterogeneity     
(a) Case distribution by Townsend deprivation index
All cancers352911021021019896<0.00010.44    
Leukaemia393593101961031080.0070.43    
ALL197093105911041070.080.10    
AML1371101100103103930.550.69    
CML3257991861031410.00050.45    
Other leukaemia2697984102971400.0020.58    
Lymphomas849810610110395950.00020.36    
NHL2489979898971100.090.33    
HL60091091031069489<0.00010.15    
             
  Government Office Region    
Cancer group North East North West Yorkshire and Humber East Midlands West Midlands Easta London South East South West All P-value P after TDI
(b) Rate per million person years at risk by Government Office Region
All cancers173.1185.0185.4181.2181.1177.7187.1208.1208.0188.7<0.0001<0.0001
Leukaemia21.120.719.620.519.618.224.123.322.621.20.0002<0.0001
ALL11.110.59.99.910.69.811.311.711.310.70.480.30
AML7.47.56.77.36.75.68.28.67.47.40.020.003
CML1.91.51.51.71.01.92.41.62.31.70.030.03
Other leukaemia0.81.21.51.71.30.92.21.41.61.40.0100.03
Lymphoma39.942.242.540.744.146.647.651.048.345.3<0.0001<0.0001
NHL12.212.112.311.112.912.015.614.714.813.30.00010.0001
HL27.730.130.229.631.234.532.036.333.532.0<0.00010.005

 Abbreviations: ALL, acute lymphoblastic leukaemia; AML, acute myeloid leukaemia; CML, chronic myeloid leukaemia; GOR, Government Office Region; HL, Hodgkin lymphoma; NHL, non-Hodgkin lymphoma; TDI, Townsend deprivation index.

a East is the label for the East of England GOR.

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