Table 4. Relative risk of classic Kaposi's sarcoma by selected countries of origin and gender, 1980–1994.
Men |
Women |
Relative risk |
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Country | No. of cases | ASR | No. of cases | ASR | Men | Women |
Israel | 89 | 2.02 | 17 | 0.54 | 1 | 1 |
FSU | 75 | 1.48 | 53 | 0.95 | 0.7(0.94–2.341) | 1.8(0.83–4.43) |
Poland | 147 | 2.20 | 57 | 0.77 | 1.1(0.96–3.16) | 1.4(0.92–3.72) |
Yemen | 32 | 2.83 | 6 | 0.42 | 1.4(0.92–3.72) | 0.8(0.95–2.55) |
Iraq | 70 | 3.62 | 35 | 1.67 | 1.8(0.83–4.43) | 3.1(0.35–6.55) |
Morocco | 104 | 4.35 | 41 | 1.6 | 2.1(0.74–4.94) | 3.0(0.39–6.39) |
Romania | 93 | 4.51 | 42 | 0.7 | 2.2(0.71–5.11) | 1.3(0.93–3.53) |
ASR: age-standardised rate; FSU: Former Soviet Union.