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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2007 Nov;16(11):2491–2495. doi: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-07-0576

Table 2.

Standardized incidence ratios (SIRs) by proband characteristics (age, tumor histology), relative age at diagnosis, and relationship for all cancers in first-degree relatives

Number P-Y Obs Exp SIR 95% CI
Proband Age
 Proband less than 35 years 1664 59031 108 74.80 1.44 1.18-1.74
 Proband between 35 and 50 years 3327 139382 356 269.31 1.32 1.19-1.47
 Proband greater than 50 years 3755 193371 537 481.37 1.12 1.02-1.21
Proband’s histology
 High Grade 4377 209204 564 480.39 1.17 1.08-1.28
 Anaplastic 2646 112745 277 216.83 1.28 1.13-1.44
 Low grade 1555 64060 148 118.99 1.24 1.05-1.46
Relative’s Age
 Relative less than 45 years 4514 123334 262 51.55 5.08 4.49-5.74
 Relative >= 45 years 4232 268450 739 773.93 0.89 0.89-1.03
Relationship
 Fathers 1418 90451 352 297.98 1.18 1.06-1.31
 Mothers 1436 93487 341 295.22 1.16 1.04-1.28
 Siblings 3345 148941 277 210.17 1.32 1.17-1.48
 Offspring 2547 58905 31 22.12 1.40 0.95-1.99
 TOTAL 8746 391784 1001 825.48 1.21 1.14-1.29