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. 2013 Feb 27;8(2):e57399. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0057399

Table 2. Standardized incidence ratios (SIRs) according to age, gender and duration of generalized anxiety disorder.

Total Male Female
Characteristics Observed Expected SIR (95% CI) Observed Expected SIR (95% CI) Observed Expected SIR (95% CI)
All cancers 559 489.07 1.14(1.05–1.24) 274 210.65 1.30(1.15–1.46) 285 278.42 1.02(0.91–1.15)
Age, years
20–39 24 19.18 1.25(0.80–1.86) 10 5.91 1.69(0.81–3.11) 14 13.27 1.05(0.58–1.77)
40–59 167 163.89 1.02(0.87–1.19) 64 54.70 1.17(0.90–1.49) 103 109.18 0.94(0.77–1.14)
60–79 282 250.77 1.12(1.00–1.26) 149 121.96 1.22(1.03–1.43) 133 128.82 1.03(0.86–1.22)
≥80 86 55.23 1.56(1.25–1.92) 51 28.09 1.82(1.35–2.39) 35 27.14 1.29(0.90–1.79)
Duration
0–1 111 90.83 1.22(1.01–1.47) 53 39.07 1.36(1.02–1.77) 58 51.76 1.12(0.85–1.45)
≥1 448 398.25 1.12(1.02–1.23) 221 171.58 1.29(1.12–1.47) 227 226.66 1.00(0.88–1.14)
1–5 309 275.93 1.12(1.00–1.25) 154 118.78 1.30(1.10–1.52) 155 157.16 0.99(0.84–1.15)
≥5 139 122.31 1.14(0.96–1.34) 67 52.81 1.27(0.98–1.61) 72 69.51 1.04(0.81–1.30)

SIR Standardized incidence ratio; CI confidence interval.