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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1986–1990
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1991–1995
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1996–1999
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Average change (%) every 5 yearsb
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Predictionc for patients 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 | −5.1** | (−7.6, −2.5) | −7.7** | (−10.0, −5.5) | −5.9** | (−8.3, −3.6) | −0.4 | (−2.2, 1.4) | −6.7** | (−9.9, −3.4) |
| Women | −5.0** | (−7.7, −2.2) | −8.0** | (−10.4, −5.6) | −5.7** | (−8.1, −3.2) | −0.3 | (−2.3, 1.6) | −4.7** | (−8.1, −1.3) | |
| 5 years | Men | −4.4** | (−7.3, −1.5) | −5.5** | (−8.1, −2.9) | −7.3** | (−10.4, −4.1) | −1.5 | (−3.8, 0.7) | −7.5** | (−11.5, −3.6) |
| Women | −5.3** | (−8.4, −2.2) | −8.9** | (−11.6, −6.1) | −5.4** | (−8.9, −1.9) | −0.4 | (−2.8, 2.1) | −3.5 | (−7.6, 0.7) | |
| 10 years | Men | −2.1 | (−5.2, 1.0) | −4.9** | (−7.9, −1.8) | −2.7 | (−7.1, 1.6) | −7.0** | (−11.5, −2.5) | ||
| Women | −2.7 | (−6.0, 0.5) | −8.7** | (−12.2, −5.3) | −6.0* | (−10.7, −1.3) | −8.2** | (−12.9, −3.4) | |||
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.