Table 3. Trends in the deprivation gap in relative survival of prostate cancer patients by time since diagnosis and calendar period in the West of Scotland during 1991–2007.
| Calendar period of diagnosisa | Average change (%) | |||||||
| Time since diagnosis | 1991–1996 | 1997–2002 | 2003–2007 | between periodsb | ||||
| Deprivation gap (%) | (95% CI) | Deprivation gap (%) | (95% CI) | Deprivation gap (%) | (95% CI) | Deprivation gap (%) | (95% CI) | |
| 1 year | −4.68 | (−7.17, −2.19) | −4.52 | (−6.02,−3.02) | −3.96 | (−5.7, −2.18) | 0.19 | (−0.30,0.41) |
| 3 year | −6.72 | (−13.21, −0.23) | −8.08 | (−12.65, −3.50) | −7.56 | (−10.05, −5.07) | −0.42 | (−7.31, 6.47) |
| 5 year | −4.76 | (−10.55, 1.03) | −9.08 | (−12.37, −5.78) | −10.08 | (−13.05, −7.11) | −2.65 | (−14.83, 23.65) |
a
= Relative Survival estimated by complete approach,
b
= Mean absolute change in survival in between periods adjusted for deprivation.