Table 3. Cohort or period effects for adenocarcinoma of the oesophagus (ACO) and the gastric cardia (AGC) by gender 1989–2003.
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Cohort effect
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Period effect
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| Tumour | Gender | Drift | <1926 | 1926–44 | >1944 | P-value | 1989–93 | 1994–99 | 1999–03 | P-value |
| ACO | Males | +7.2 | +7.2 | +7.1 | +9.1 | 0.08 | +6.8 | +6.5 | +8.4 | 0.5 |
| ACO | Females | +3.5 | +2.1 | +7.1 | +4.0 | 0.006 | +2.9 | +2.9 | + 5.4 | 0.6 |
| AGC | Males | −1.7 | +0.1 | −3.0 | −3.1 | <0.0002 | +1.4 | −1.2 | −5.9 | 0.0001 |
| AGC | Females | −1.2 | −2.6 | +0.1 | +4.1 | 0.01 | +1.4 | −1.4 | −3.4 | 0.3 |
Drift=per annum percentage change.