Table 3.
Pooled Standardized Incidence Ratios by Proband Characteristics (Age, Tumor Histology), Relative's Age at Diagnosis, and Relationship for Glioma and Any Malignancies in First-Degree Relatives, 1994–2006 (MDACC), 1991–2004 (UCSF), and 1958–1997 (Sweden)
| Glioma |
Any Malignancy |
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| No. Observed | No. Expected | SIR | 95% CI | No. Observed | No. Expected | SIR | 95% CI | |
| Proband's age, years | ||||||||
| ≤19 | ||||||||
| 20–50 | 86 | 37.61 | 2.29 | 1.83, 2.82 | 2,103 | 2,025.63 | 1.04 | 0.99, 1.08 |
| >50 | 85 | 40.68 | 2.09 | 1.67, 2.58 | 1,148 | 1,187.08 | 0.97 | 0.91, 1.02 |
| Proband's histology | ||||||||
| High grade | 175 | 98.17 | 1.78 | 1.53, 2.07 | 2,343 | 2,254.14 | 1.04 | 1.00, 1.08 |
| Low grade | 81 | 46.44 | 1.74 | 1.39, 2.17 | 1,548 | 1,658.35 | 0.93 | 0.89, 0.98 |
| Relative's age, years | ||||||||
| <45 | 118 | 52.83 | 2.23 | 1.85, 2.67 | 862 | 521.68 | 1.65 | 1.54, 1.77 |
| ≥45 | 138 | 91.83 | 1.50 | 1.26, 1.78 | 3,029 | 3,382.06 | 0.90 | 0.86, 0.93 |
| Relationship | ||||||||
| First-degree relatives | 256 | 145.02 | 1.77 | 1.56, 2.00 | 3,891 | 3,934.51 | 0.99 | 0.96, 1.02 |
| Siblings | 39 | 15.26 | 2.56 | 1.82, 3.49 | ||||
Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; MDACC, MD Anderson Cancer Center; SIR, standardized incidence ratio; UCSF, University of California, San Francisco.