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
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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 | −3.3** | (−5.6, −1.0) | −5.2** | (−7.3, −3.0) | −4.8** | (−7.2, −2.4) | −0.8 | (−2.6, 0.9) | −5.0** | (−8.4, −1.6) |
| Women | −2.0 | (−4.8, 0.9) | −4.1** | (−6.8, −1.4) | −2.1 | (−5.0, 0.9) | −0.1 | (−2.3, 2.0) | −3.9 | (−8.0, 0.2) | |
| 5 years | Men | 0.7 | (−0.7, 2.1) | −0.8 | (−2.0, 0.5) | −1.9* | (−3.8, −0.1) | −1.4* | (−2.6, −0.1) | −2.6* | (−4.8, −0.4) |
| Women | −0.9 | (−2.8, 1.0) | −1.8* | (−3.5, −0.1) | −0.2 | (−2.4, 2.0) | 0.3 | (−1.2, 1.8) | −0.3 | (−2.9, 2.3) | |
| 10 years | Men | 1.5* | (0.1, 2.9) | −1.2 | (−2.5, 0.2) | −2.7** | (−4.6, −0.7) | −2.3* | (−4.6, 0.0) | ||
| Women | −0.2 | (−2.1, 1.7) | −1.0 | (−2.8, 0.9) | −0.7 | (−3.4, 1.9) | 0.1 | (−2.5, 2.7) | |||
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.