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. 2008 Sep 12;8:258. doi: 10.1186/1471-2407-8-258

Table 1.

Selected towns and cities with excess ovarian cancer mortality.* Spain 1989–1998.


Autonomous Region Province/Island Municipality * Obs Exp SMR Smoothed RR P (RR > 1)

ANDALUSIA
 Cadiz CHIPIONA 10 3.27 3.06 1.49 0.872
 Huelva HINOJOS 5 1.14 4.39 1.26 0.822
 Huelva HUELVA 57 41.76 1.37 1.24 0.926
 Seville PILAS 10 3.25 3.08 1.39 0.892
 Seville SANLUCAR LA MAYOR 8 2.75 2.91 1.28 0.847
ASTURIAS
 Asturias AVILES 38 31.00 1.23 1.23 0.934
 Asturias CASTRILLON 14 7.28 1.92 1.45 0.975
 Asturias OVIEDO 104 78.66 1.32 1.28 0.994
 Asturias PILOÑA 10 5.19 1.93 1.24 0.836
 Asturias PRAVIA 8 4.84 1.65 1.34 0.913
 Asturias SOTO DEL BARCO 6 2.12 2.84 1.48 0.941
 Asturias TINEO 12 6.46 1.86 1.27 0.873
 Asturias VILLAVICIOSA 13 7.91 1.64 1.27 0.867
BALEARIC ISLANDS
 Balearic Islands ANDRAITX 6 2.82 2.13 1.39 0.839
 Balearic Islands CALVIA 11 5.22 2.11 1.36 0.861
 Balearic Islands EIVISSA 16 7.85 2.04 1.71 0.993
CANARY ISLANDS
 Sta. Cruz de Tenerife CANDELARIA 8 3.12 2.56 1.28 0.846
 Sta. Cruz de Tenerife LAGUNA (LA) 39 30.20 1.29 1.21 0.916
 Sta. Cruz de Tenerife REALEJOS (LOS) 15 7.87 1.91 1.37 0.894
 Sta. Cruz de Tenerife SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE 77 62.00 1.24 1.22 0.966
 Sta. Cruz de Tenerife VALVERDE 5 1.48 3.38 2.16 0.927
CANTABRIA
 Cantabria SANTA CRUZ DE BEZANA 6 1.85 3.25 1.32 0.818
CATALONIA
 Barcelona BARBERA DEL VALLES 13 6.39 2.03 1.36 0.910
 Barcelona IGUALADA 23 12.42 1.85 1.49 0.983
 Barcelona MARTORELL 12 5.86 2.05 1.41 0.942
 Barcelona MOLINS DE REI 12 6.29 1.91 1.28 0.890
 Barcelona PRATS DE LLUÇANES 6 1.12 5.36 1.58 0.976
 Barcelona PUIG-REIG 6 2.31 2.60 1.37 0.945
 Barcelona SANT CELONI 10 4.17 2.40 1.30 0.863
 Barcelona SANT MARTI SARROCA 4 0.99 4.06 1.24 0.826
 Barcelona SANT PERE DE RIBES 12 4.23 2.84 1.48 0.930
 Barcelona SANT PERE DE RIUDEBITLLES 4 0.83 4.85 1.39 0.895
 Barcelona TORELLO 11 4.15 2.65 1.54 0.981
 Barcelona VIC 22 11.76 1.87 1.51 0.993
 Gerona AMER 4 1.00 4.00 1.36 0.901
 Gerona CELRA 4 0.85 4.70 1.34 0.852
 Gerona PUIGCERDA 7 2.28 3.07 1.53 0.912
 Gerona SALT 11 6.71 1.64 1.31 0.898
 Gerona SANT FELIU DE GUIXOLS 10 6.18 1.62 1.30 0.837
 Gerona SARRIA DE TER 5 1.18 4.25 1.42 0.894
 Gerona TORROELLA DE MONTGRI 6 2.49 2.41 1.29 0.821
 Tarragona REUS 45 29.63 1.52 1.30 0.947
GALICIA
 Corunna FERROL 44 34.78 1.27 1.24 0.925
 Lugo CERVO 7 3.62 1.94 1.36 0.886
 Lugo LUGO 51 33.02 1.55 1.30 0.945
 Lugo MONDOÑEDO 7 3.37 2.08 1.24 0.846
 Lugo VIVEIRO 12 6.39 1.88 1.42 0.941
VALENCIAN REGION
 Valencia ALDAIA 12 6.23 1.93 1.26 0.824
 Valencia TORRENT 29 17.13 1.69 1.29 0.897

Obs = observed deaths; Exp = expected deaths; SMR = standard mortality ratio; Smoothed RR = smoothed relative risk; P (RR > 1) = posterior probability that RR > 1.

* Municipalities that fulfil the following criteria: RR > = 1.2; (P(RR) > 1) > = 0.8 and (Obs – Exp) > = 3