Table 1. Estimated parameters of clusters of cervical cancer incidence patterns.

Number of prefixed clusters	BIC*	Cluster label $i$	Number (%) of registries in cluster	Maximum incidence†	Maximum incidence pattern	Maximum incidence age group‡	Maximum incidence age group pattern
2	6933	1	27 (82%)	47 cases	Low	60–64 years	Late
		2	6 (18%)	91 cases	High	55–59 years	Early
3	5700	1	19 (58%)	38 cases	Low	60–64 years	Late
		2	5 (15%)	92 cases	High	55–59 years	Early
		3	9 (27%)	64 cases	Intermediate	60–64 years	Late
4	5532	1	18 (55%)	39 cases	Low	60–64 years	Late
		2	5 (15%)	92 cases	High	55–59 years	Early
		3	9 (27%)	64 cases	Intermediate	60–64 years	Late
		4	1 (3%)	20 cases	Very low	60–64 years	Early

^*Bayesian information criterion for evaluating the goodness-of-fit of obtained clustering.

^†Maximum incidence given in cases per 100,000 women-years.

^‡Five-year age group in which the maximum incidence is located.