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. 2005 May 10;92(11):2070–2075. doi: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6602611

Table 3. Cancer incidence risks by age at onset of diabetes: selected sites.

    Age at onset of diabetes (years)
    <30
30–49
ICD9 code Cancer site No. SIR (95% CI) No. SIR (95% CI)
150 Oesophagus 4 1.06 (0.29–2.73) 15 1.49 (0.83–2.46)
151 Stomach 7 1.20 (0.48–2.47) 12 0.77 (0.40–1.35)
153–154 Colon and rectum 14 0.71 (0.39–1.19) 52 1.11 (0.83–1.46)
155 Liver 1 0.70 (0.02–3.92) 7 2.46 (0.99–5.07)
156 Gall bladder 0 1 0.57 (0.01–3.19)
157 Pancreas 5 1.36 (0.44–3.18) 12 1.30 (0.67–2.27)
162 Lung 27 1.14 (0.75–1.65) 56 0.81 (0.61–1.05)
172 Melanoma 20 1.21 (0.74–1.86) 9 1.20 (0.55–2.29)
174, 175 Breast 34 0.87 (0.60–1.21) 41 0.87 (0.62–1.17)
179, 182 Corpus uteri 4 1.20 (0.33–3.08) 12 1.84 (0.95–3.22)
180 Cervix 10 0.72 (0.34–1.32) 7 1.48 (0.60–3.06)
183 Ovary 16 2.14 (1.22–3.48)** 6 0.72 (0.26–1.57)
185 Prostate 6 0.84 (0.31–1.82) 15 0.57 (0.32–0.94)*
186 Testis 13 0.93 (0.49–1.59) 1 0.77 (0.02–4.27)
188 Bladder 7 0.91 (0.37–1.88) 20 1.00 (0.61–1.55)
189 Kidney 2 0.43 (0.05–1.54) 10 1.13 (0.54–2.08)
191, 192 Nervous system 14 1.02 (0.56–1.72) 2 0.26 (0.03–0.94)*
196–9 Primary unknown 5 0.65 (0.21–1.51) 15 0.81(0.45–1.34)
200, 202 Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma 14 1.13 (0.62–1.89) 12 1.00 (0.52–1.74)
204–208 Leukaemia 10 0.90 (0.43–1.65) 5 0.69 (0.22–1.61)
140–172, 174–208 All malignancies except nonmelanoma skin cancer 241 0.95 (0.84–1.08) 341 0.95 (0.85–1.05)

ICD=International Classification of Diseases; SIR=standardised incidence ratio; CI=confidence interval.

*

P<0.05.

**

P<0.01.