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 | −2.9** | (−4.5, −1.2) | −5.1** | (−6.6, −3.6) | −7.1** | (−8.7, −5.6) | −2.2** | (−3.5, −1.0) | −7.8** | (−10.0, −5.6) |
| Women | −4.2** | (−5.7, −2.6) | −5.3** | (−6.8, −3.9) | −6.7** | (−8.3, −5.1) | −1.4* | (−2.5, −0.2) | −6.8** | (−9.1, −4.5) | |
| 5 years | Men | −2.2* | (−4.1, −0.3) | −4.3** | (−6.1, −2.6) | −5.7** | (−8.0, −3.4) | −1.9* | (−3.4, −0.3) | −6.0** | (−8.8, −3.3) |
| Women | −3.3** | (−5.0, −1.6) | −6.2** | (−7.8, −4.5) | −7.3** | (−9.4, −5.1) | −2.2** | (−3.6, −0.8) | −7.2** | (−9.8, −4.5) | |
| 10 years | Men | −1.3 | (−3.5, 0.8) | −4.0** | (−6.3, −1.8) | −2.7 | (−5.8, 0.4) | −5.3** | (−8.6, −2.1) | ||
| Women | −3.1** | (−5.0, −1.3) | −7.1** | (−9.1, −5.1) | −4.0** | (−6.7, −1.3) | −7.9** | (−10.9, −4.9) | |||
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.