Table 4.
Association between mortality and educational level by cancer site and period.
| 1992–1994 | 1995–1997 | 1998–2000 | 2001–2003 | Trend | |||||||||
| Type of cancer | RII | 95% CI | SII | RII | 95% CI | SII | RII | 95% CI | SII | RII | 95% CI | SII | P value |
| Stomach | 2.35 | 1.43–3.86 | 13.23 | 3.11 | 1.81–5.33 | 13.30 | 1.76 | 1.07–2.90 | 6.47 | 1.63 | 0.98–2.70 | 4.67 | 0.28 |
| Colon | 0.94 | 0.68–1.31 | -1.76 | 1.41 | 1.00–1.97 | 8.91 | 1.19 | 0.88–1.63 | 4.78 | 1.47 | 1.06–2.04 | 8.91 | 0.22 |
| Rectum | 1.28 | 0.67–2.44 | 2.00 | 1.80 | 0.95–3.43 | 4.48 | 1.40 | 0.77–2.56 | 2.53 | 0.96 | 0.53–1.73 | -0.28 | 0.55 |
| Lung | 0.66 | 0.42–1.06 | -5.52 | 0.62 | 0.41–0.94 | -6.60 | 0.61 | 0.41–0.91 | -7.06 | 0.54 | 0.38–0.77 | -10.36 | 0.91 |
| Mouth and pharynx | 0.43 | 0.15–1.21 | -2.09 | 1.74 | 0.62–4.88 | 1.58 | 1.43 | 0.58–3.52 | 1.14 | 0.5 | 0.21–1.24 | -1.57 | 0.09 |
| Liver | 1.57 | 0.94–2.61 | 6.22 | 2.48 | 1.46–4.21 | 10.95 | 2.16 | 1.26–3.68 | 8.45 | 2.27 | 1.33–3.85 | 7.95 | 0.63 |
| Pancreas | 0.78 | 0.45–1.32 | -2.82 | 0.87 | 0.54–1.40 | -1.66 | 1.09 | 0.69–1.73 | 1.07 | 0.86 | 0.55–1.32 | -1.81 | 0.78 |
| Kidney | 0.99 | 0.36–2.68 | -0.03 | 1.01 | 0.43–2.37 | 0.04 | 0.63 | 0.25–1.56 | -1.30 | 0.78 | 0.34–1.79 | -0.76 | 0.87 |
| Brain (central nervous system) | 1.39 | 0.69–2.81 | 2.00 | 2.20 | 1.11–4.39 | 4.84 | 1.57 | 0.81–3.07 | 2.87 | 1.17 | 0.63–2.19 | 1.05 | 0.57 |
| Non-Hodgkin lymphoma | 1.09 | 0.59–2.04 | 0.68 | 1.39 | 0.75–2.57 | 2.55 | 1.40 | 0.76–2.58 | 2.61 | 1.10 | 0.65–1.85 | 0.81 | 0.88 |
| Leukaemia | 0.91 | 0.50–1.65 | -0.81 | 2.28 | 1.18–4.42 | 6.03 | 0.75 | 0.42–1.35 | -1.97 | 1.07 | 0.64–1.79 | 0.59 | 0.07 |
| Gallbladder | 2.07 | 0.96–4.49 | 3.33 | 1.31 | 0.66–2.62 | 1.34 | 2.89 | 1.16–7.22 | 3.57 | 2.17 | 0.91–5.17 | 3.03 | 0.55 |
| Breast | 0.95 | 0.75–1.20 | -2.66 | 0.94 | 0.73–1.20 | -2.79 | 0.97 | 0.76–1.24 | -1.27 | 0.83 | 0.65–1.05 | -6.82 | 0.78 |
| Cervix uteri | 5.95 | 2.29–15.46 | 6.37 | 2.16 | 0.95–4.91 | 3.63 | 2.32 | 1.03–5.22 | 3.40 | 3.11 | 1.33–7.28 | 4.10 | 0.35 |
| Corpus uteri | 1.01 | 0.56–1.82 | 0.09 | 1.39 | 0.74–2.60 | 2.46 | 1.51 | 0.83–2.76 | 3.30 | 1.14 | 0.61–2.14 | 0.84 | 0.77 |
| Ovary and other female genital organs | 1.27 | 0.75–2.15 | 2.66 | 1.36 | 0.82–2.25 | 3.46 | 0.98 | 0.59–1.63 | -0.20 | 1.12 | 0.71–1.79 | 1.23 | 0.81 |
| Tumours non defined | 1.27 | 0.81–2.00 | 4.07 | 1.29 | 0.83–1.99 | 3.96 | 1.16 | 0.75–1.79 | 2.00 | 1.54 | 1.01–2.35 | 6.14 | 0.81 |
| Total | 1.15 | 1.03–1.29 | 35.61 | 1.26 | 1.13–1.41 | 54.66 | 1.16 | 1.04–1.29 | 33.27 | 1.05 | 0.95–1.17 | 10.37 | 0.12 |
Relative Index of Inequality (RII) with 95% confidence interval (CI) and Slope Index Inequalities (SII) between the lowest and highest educational level per 100.000 inhabitants. Women aged 20 years and older. Barcelona. 1992–2003.
Trend p value: it is the p value of the comparison of the RII of the 4 periods