Table 3.
Bivariate association of deprivation (from 1 (affluent) to 5 (most deprived)) with age, diagnosis period, morphology, and stage in men with prostate cancer. Figures are numbers (percentages) unless stated otherwise
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years): | ||||||
| Mean | 72.2 | 72.9 | 73.5 | 74.2 | 73.9 | <0.001* |
| 51-70 | 3829 (42.7) | 3862 (40.2) | 3099 (36.4) | 2046 (33.4) | 675 (34.3) | <0.001† |
| >70 | 5148 (57.4) | 5735 (59.8) | 5411 (63.6) | 4073 (66.6) | 1293 (65.7) | |
| Diagnosis period: | ||||||
| 1995-2000 | 3728 (41.5) | 3991 (41.6) | 3682 (43.3) | 2766 (45.2) | 933 (47.4) | <0.001† |
| 2001-6 | 5249 (58.5) | 5606 (58.4) | 4828 (56.7) | 3353 (54.8) | 1035 (52.6) | |
| Tumour type: | ||||||
| Adenocarcinoma | 7730 (86.1) | 8082 (84.2) | 7104 (83.5) | 5084 (83.1) | 1628 (82.7) | <0.001† |
| Unspecified | 1247 (13.9) | 1515 (15.8) | 1406 (16.5) | 1035 (16.9) | 340 (17.3) | |
| Stage: | ||||||
| Mean stage | 2.38 | 2.45 | 2.45 | 2.46 | 2.45 | <0.001* |
| I-II | 7980 (88.9) | 8294 (86.4) | 7352 (86.4) | 5381 (87.9) | 1718 (87.3) | 0.041† |
| III-IV | 997 (11.1) | 1303 (13.6) | 1158 (13.6) | 738 (12.1) | 250 (12.7) | |
*From analysis of variance.
†From bivariate linear regression models, with deprivation group (1-5) entered as dependent (continuous) variable and age, diagnosis period, tumour type, and stage binary categories entered as independent variables (four different models, each one using one of four binary variables as independent variable).