Table 2. Trends in the deprivation gap in relative survival (%) by sex, time since diagnosis and calendar period of diagnosis: England and Wales, adults (15–99 years) diagnosed during 1986–1999 and followed up to 2001.
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Calendar period of diagnosisa
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Average change (%) | Predictionc for patients | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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1986–1990
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1991–1995
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1996–1999
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every
5 yearsb |
diagnosed during 2000–2001
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| Time since diagnosis | Deprivation gap (%) | 95% CI | Deprivation gap (%) | 95% CI | Deprivation gap (%) | 95% CI | Deprivation gap (%) | 95% CI | Deprivation gap (%) | 95% CI | |
| 1 year | Men | −5.4** | (−7.3, −3.6) | −4.8** | (−6.4, −3.1) | −8.1** | (−9.7, −6.4) | −1.4* | (−2.7, −0.1) | −9.7* | (−12.0, −7.4) |
| Women | −4.6** | (−6.7, −2.5) | −4.4** | (−6.4, −2.5) | −6.9** | (−9.0, −4.9) | −1.2 | (−2.8, 0.3) | −5.7* | (−8.5, −2.9) | |
| 5 years | Men | −4.7** | (−6.8, −2.6) | −6.0** | (−8.0, −4.0) | −9.4** | (−12.0, −6.8) | −2.4** | (−4.1, −0.6) | −9.8* | (−13.0, −6.7) |
| Women | −3.7** | (−6.1, −1.3) | −6.7** | (−9.0, −4.3) | −8.3** | (−11.4, −5.2) | −2.5* | (−4.5, −0.5) | −9.4* | (−13.1, −5.7) | |
| 10 years | Men | −3.6** | (−6.0, −1.3) | −8.7** | (−11.3, −6.2) | −5.1** | (−8.5, −1.7) | −11.2* | (−14.9, −7.5) | ||
| Women | −3.9** | (−6.5, −1.4) | −5.8** | (−8.6, −3.0) | −1.9 | (−5.7, 1.9) | −7.9* | (−12.1, −3.6) | |||
CI=confidence interval.
a
Survival estimated with cohort or complete approach (see Rachet et al, 2008).
b
Mean absolute change (%) in the deprivation gap in survival every 5 years, adjusted for the underlying trend in survival (see Rachet et al, 2008).
c
Survival estimated with hybrid approach (see Rachet et al, 2008).
*P<0.05; **P<0.01.