Table 3. Deprivation gap in incidence of prostate cancer from 1991 to 2007 in the West of Scotland.
| Deprivation group | Number of incident cases | EASR per 100 000 cases | 95% CIs | EASR ratio | Estimated excess cases | Annual excess cases/100 000 cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991–1996 | ||||||
| Affluent | 785 | 61.44 | (48.59, 74.30) | 1 | 0 | No significant difference |
| Intermediate | 2465 | 51.92 | (39.90, 63.93) | 0.84 | −452 | |
| Deprived | 1284 | 57.91 | (39.24, 76.58) | 0.94 | −78 | |
| Overall | 4534 | 57.09 | (38.46, 75.72) | −531 | ||
| P-value for trend | 0.76 | |||||
| 1997–2002 | ||||||
| Affluent | 1028 | 81.46 | (66.32, 96.59) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Intermediate | 3052 | 64.66 | (57.69, 71.62) | 0.79 | −793 | −132 |
| Deprived | 1426 | 64.26 | (44.55, 83.98) | 0.79 | −381 | −64 |
| Overall | 5506 | 70.13 | (49.12, 91.14) | −1174 | −196 | |
| P-value for trend | 0.02 | |||||
| 2003–2007 | ||||||
| Affluent | 1110 | 107.01 | (72.63, 141.38) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Intermediate | 3150 | 80.68 | (65.28, 96.08) | 0.75 | −1028 | −206 |
| Deprived | 1219 | 66.73 | (46.35, 87.11) | 0.62 | −736 | −147 |
| Overall | 5479 | 84.80 | (61.42, 108.19) | −1764 | −353 | |
| P-value for trend | <0.001 | |||||
Abbreviations: EASR=European age-standardised rate; CIs=confidence intervals.