Table 1. Oral and pharyngeal cancer incidence by ethnicity, gender and relative deprivation, South East England, 1985–1995.
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Non-South Asians
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South Asians
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Males
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Females
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Males
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Females
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| (ICD-10) | (Carstairs) | N | Rate (95% CI)a | N | Rate (95% CI)a | N | Rate (95% CI)a | N | Rate (95% CI)a |
| Oral cavity (C01–C06) | 1 (least deprived) | 246 | 1.44 (1.25, 1.63) | 248 | 1.18 (1.01, 1.34) | 6 | 5.68 (0.54, 10.85) | 8 | 8.49 (2.10, 14.89) |
| 2 | 311 | 1.77 (1.56, 1.97) | 247 | 0.98 (0.84, 1.12) | 8 | 3.56 (0.83, 6.29) | 5 | 3.29 (0.29, 6.29) | |
| 3 | 380 | 2.06 (1.84, 2.27) | 299 | 1.21 (1.05, 1.36) | 8 | 2.74 (0.66, 4.82) | 8 | 3.46 (0.94, 5.97) | |
| 4 | 499 | 2.38 (2.16, 2.60) | 361 | 1.25 (1.10, 1.40) | 25 | 4.70 (2.76, 6.64) | 27 | 4.70 (2.83, 6.56) | |
| 5 (most deprived) | 801 | 3.46 (3.21, 3.70) | 412 | 1.23 (1.10, 1.37) | 54 | 3.80 (2.71, 4.89) | 50 | 4.70 (3.34, 6.07) | |
| All quintiles | 2237 | 2.31 (2.21, 2.40) | 1567 | 1.17 (1.11, 1.24) | 101 | 3.97 (3.14, 4.80) | 98 | 4.65 (3.68, 5.62) | |
| Pharynx (C09, C10, C12–C14) | 1 (least deprived) | 157 | 0.93 (0.78, 1.07) | 104 | 0.47 (0.37, 0.57) | 1 | 0.45 (0.00, 1.32) | 3 | 3.40 (0.00, 7.34) |
| 2 | 198 | 1.07 (0.91, 1.22) | 111 | 0.47 (0.37, 0.57) | 5 | 3.64 (0.31, 6.98) | 2 | 0.92 (0.00, 2.20) | |
| 3 | 237 | 1.21 (1.05, 1.37) | 133 | 0.51 (0.41, 0.61) | 3 | 2.02 (0.00, 4.30) | 2 | 0.66 (0.00, 1.57) | |
| 4 | 330 | 1.60 (1.41, 1.78) | 197 | 0.76 (0.64, 0.87) | 11 | 2.45 (0.95, 3.95) | 8 | 1.49 (0.41, 2.56) | |
| 5 (most deprived) | 547 | 2.39 (2.18, 2.60) | 255 | 0.86 (0.74, 0.97) | 30 | 2.16 (1.33, 3.00) | 18 | 1.36 (0.69, 2.03) | |
| All quintiles | 1469 | 1.51 (1.43, 1.59) | 800 | 0.63 (0.58, 0.68) | 50 | 2.24 (1.57, 2.90) | 33 | 1.37 (0.87, 1.86) | |
CI=confidence interval.
a
Incidence rate (with 95% confidence interval) per 100 000 person-years, age standardised in 5-year age bands to the World Standard Population.