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. 2010 Sep 21;172(10):1099–1107. doi: 10.1093/aje/kwq261

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
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.