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. 2003 Oct 28;89(9):1657–1660. doi: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6601313

Table 4. Relative risk of classic Kaposi's sarcoma by selected countries of origin and gender, 1980–1994.

  Men
Women
Relative risk
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.