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. 2023 Jun 30;28:206. doi: 10.1186/s40001-023-01176-6

Table 3.

Main causes of deaths for patients with regional kidney cancer

Causes of deaths Total Clear cell RCC Non-clear cell RCC
Observed, n Expected, n SMR (95% CI) Observed, n Expected, n SMR (95% CI) Observed, n Expected, n SMR (95% CI)
All causes of death 14,437 4,292.43 3.36# (3.31–3.42) 5,660 1,983.35 2.85# (2.78–2.93) 8,777 2,309.08 3.80# (3.72–3.88)
All malignant cancers 10,352 1,016.84 10.18# (9.99–10.38) 3,918 487.27 8.04# (7.79–8.3) 6,434 529.57 12.15# (11.85–12.45)
Urinary system 8,746 61.07 143.22# (140.24–146.26) 3,423 29.15 117.44# (113.54–121.44) 5,323 31.92 166.77# (162.32–171.31)
Kidney and renal pelvis 8,240 25.34 325.20# (318.21–332.3) 3,410 12.36 275.95# (266.77–285.37) 4,830 12.98 372.08# (361.66–382.72)
Urinary bladder 371 34.05 10.90# (9.81–12.06) 10 15.99 0.63 (0.3–1.15) 361 18.06 19.99# (17.98–22.16)
Ureter 57 0.8 71.17# (53.91–92.21) 0 0.38 0 (0–9.7) 57 0.42 135.53# (102.65–175.59)
Respiratory system 354 295.99 1.20# (1.07–1.33) 145 142.81 1.02 (0.86–1.19) 209 153.19 1.36# (1.19–1.56)
Lung and bronchus 346 286.72 1.21# (1.08–1.34) 140 138.32 1.01 (0.85–1.19) 206 148.41 1.39# (1.2–1.59)
Digestive System 311 259.38 1.20# (1.07–1.34) 119 125.56 0.95 (0.79–1.13) 192 133.83 1.43# (1.24–1.65)
Pancreas 106 67.4 1.57# (1.29–1.9) 36 32.89 1.09 (0.77–1.52) 70 34.51 2.03# (1.58–2.56)
Colon and rectum 87 89.3 0.97 (0.78–1.2) 35 41.94 0.83 (0.58–1.16) 52 47.36 1.1 (0.82–1.44)
Liver and intrahepatic bile duct 48 39.77 1.21 (0.89–1.6) 23 20.15 1.14 (0.72–1.71) 25 19.61 1.27 (0.82–1.88)
Male genital system 46 78.63 0.59# (0.43–0.78) 18 35.37 0.51# (0.3–0.8) 28 43.26 0.65# (0.43–0.94)
Prostate 43 77.58 0.55# (0.4–0.75) 17 34.85 0.49# (0.28–0.78) 26 42.73 0.61# (0.4–0.89)
Soft tissue including heart 50 6.27 7.98# (5.92–10.51) 2 3.08 0.65 (0.08–2.35) 48 3.19 15.05# (11.1–19.96)
Brain and other nervous system 44 22 2.00# (1.45–2.68) 21 11.15 1.88# (1.17–2.88) 23 10.86 2.12# (1.34–3.18)
Leukemia 35 42.31 0.83 (0.58–1.15) 10 20.05 0.50# (0.24–0.92) 25 22.25 1.12 (0.73–1.66)
Lymphoma 29 40.39 0.72 (0.48–1.03) 13 19.15 0.68 (0.36–1.16) 16 21.24 0.75 (0.43–1.22)
Non-tumor causes
Diseases of heart 1,424 1,128.76 1.26# (1.2–1.33) 607 509.76 1.19# (1.1–1.29) 817 619 1.32# (1.23–1.41)
Cerebrovascular diseases 289 238.34 1.21# (1.08–1.36) 129 105.6 1.22# (1.02–1.45) 160 132.73 1.21# (1.03–1.41)
COPD and allied cond 266 274.97 0.97 (0.85–1.09) 104 129.15 0.81# (0.66–0.98) 162 145.82 1.11 (0.95–1.3)
Diabetes mellitus 227 129.1 1.76# (1.54–2) 112 60.84 1.84# (1.52–2.22) 115 68.25 1.68# (1.39–2.02)
Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis 210 85.61 2.45# (2.13–2.81) 90 38.64 2.33# (1.87–2.86) 120 46.97 2.56# (2.12–3.06)
Pneumonia and influenza 138 100 1.38# (1.16–1.63) 48 44.17 1.09 (0.8–1.44) 90 55.82 1.61# (1.3–1.98)
Alzheimer’s 130 159.43 0.82# (0.68–0.97) 60 69.31 0.87 (0.66–1.11) 70 90.13 0.78# (0.61–0.98)
Accidents and adverse effects 130 128.41 1.01 (0.85–1.2) 53 61.93 0.86 (0.64–1.12) 77 66.49 1.16 (0.91–1.45)
Septicemia 108 61.91 1.74# (1.43–2.11) 39 28.59 1.36 (0.97–1.86) 69 33.32 2.07# (1.61–2.62)
Hypertension without heart disease 89 47.89 1.86# (1.49–2.29) 37 21.55 1.72# (1.21–2.37) 52 26.34 1.97# (1.47–2.59)
Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis 65 45.89 1.42# (1.09–1.81) 35 24.07 1.45# (1.01–2.02) 30 21.82 1.37 (0.93–1.96)
Suicide and self-inflicted injury 33 32.71 1.01 (0.69–1.42) 15 17.1 0.88 (0.49–1.45) 18 15.62 1.15 (0.68–1.82)

SMR standardized mortality ratio, CI confidence interval, COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

#Statistical significance with P < 0.05