Table 2.
Age-Standardised Incidence of OCSCC by Subsites for Each Sex and Ethnic Group
| Subsites | Sex | Ethnicity | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Māori | Pasifika | Asian | European | ||
| Anterior tongue | Female | 1.1 (0.8, 1.5) | 1.8 (1.2, 2.5) | 1.0 (0.7, 1.4) | 0.9 (0.8, 1.0) |
| Male | 1.2 (0.9, 1.6) | 1.6 (1.1, 2.3) | 0.9 (0.6, 1.3) | 1.3 (1.2, 1.4) | |
| Alveolar/Gum | Female | 0.1 (0.1, 0.3) | 0.4 (0.1, 0.8) | 0.4 (0.2, 0.7) | 0.3 (0.2, 0.3) |
| Male | 0.2 (0.1, 0.4) | 0.2 (0.1, 0.6) | 0.3 (0.2, 0.6) | 0.3 (0.3, 0.4) | |
| Floor of mouth | Female | 0.2 (0.1, 0.4) | 0.1 (0.0, 0.4) | 0.1 (0.0, 0.2) | 0.2 (0.1, 0.2) |
| Male | 0.4 (0.2, 0.6) | 0.2 (0.1, 0.6) | 0.2 (0.1, 0.4) | 0.3 (0.3, 0.4) | |
| Palate/Cheek | Female | 0.1 (0.0, 0.2) | – | 0.03 (0.0, 0.2) | 0.1 (0.0, 0.1) |
| Male | 0.1 (0.0, 0.2) | 0.3 (0.1, 0.7) | 0.1 (0.0, 0.3) | 0.1 (0.1, 0.1) | |
| Buccal | Female | 0.2 (0.1, 0.4) | 0.4 (0.2, 0.9) | 0.2 (0.1, 0.4) | 0.2 (0.2, 0.3) |
| Male | 0.2 (0.1, 0.4) | 0.5 (0.2, 1.0) | 0.6 (0.4, 0.9) | 0.3 (0.2, 0.3) | |
| Undefined site/Not defined | Female | 0.04 (0.0, 0.2) | 0.1 (0.0, 0.3) | – | 0.1 (0.0, 0.1) |
| Male | 0.2 (0.1, 0.4) | 0.1 (0.0, 0.4) | 0.1 (0.0, 0.2) | 0.1 (0.1, 0.1) | |
No cases were observed in the palate/cheek for Pasifika females and in the undefined site for Asian females.