Table 4. Deprivation gap in grade-specific prostate cancer incidence from 1997 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low-grade disease (Gleason ⩽7) | ||||||
| 1997–2002 | ||||||
| Affluent | 623 | 41.79 | (20.57, 63.01) | 1 | 0 | No significant difference |
| Intermediate | 1709 | 36.63 | (26.32, 46.95) | 0.88 | −241 | |
| Deprived | 701 | 34.88 | (20.19, 49.58) | 0.83 | −139 | |
| Overall | 3033 | 37.77 | (22.36, 53.18) | −379 | ||
| P-value for trend | 0.07 | |||||
| 2003–2007 | ||||||
| Affluent | 682 | 56.20 | (31.19, 81.21) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Intermediate | 1945 | 48.33 | (36.40, 60.27) | 0.86 | −317 | −63 |
| Deprived | 638 | 45.73 | (28.81, 62.65) | 0.81 | −146 | −29 |
| Overall | 3265 | 50.09 | (32.13, 68.04) | −463 | −93 | |
| P-value for trend | 0.02 | |||||
| High-grade disease (Gleason 8–10) | ||||||
| 1997–2002 | ||||||
| Affluent | 258 | 19.30 | (05.33, 33.26) | 1 | 0 | No significant difference |
| Intermediate | 865 | 19.02 | (11.75, 26.28) | 0.99 | −13 | |
| Deprived | 433 | 18.11 | (07.75, 28.46) | 0.94 | −28 | |
| Overall | 1556 | 18.81 | (08.28, 29.34) | −41 | ||
| P-value for trend | 0.36 | |||||
| 2003–2007 | ||||||
| Affluent | 359 | 28.80 | (11.29, 46.31) | 1 | 0 | No significant difference |
| Intermediate | 1027 | 26.68 | (17.97, 35.38) | 0.93 | −82 | |
| Deprived | 407 | 23.18 | (11.35, 35.01) | 0.80 | −99 | |
| Overall | 1793 | 26.22 | (13.54, 38.90) | −180 | ||
| P-value for trend | 0.07 | |||||
Abbreviations: EASR=European age-standardised rate; CIs=confidence intervals.