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. 2013 Mar 12;108(7):1525–1533. doi: 10.1038/bjc.2013.107

Table 3. SIRs of receiving social security benefits available from 1992 to 2006 (2002–2007 for medical rehabilitation benefits) among 5-year cancer survivors.

  Attendance benefits Basic benefits Disability pension Medical rehabilitation benefits
  Obs./SIR (95% CI) Obs./SIR (95% CI) Obs./SIR (95% CI) Obs./SIR (95% CI)
Neoplasm
Men 160/3130.5 (2681.2–3655.2) 152/2429.6 (2072.7–2848.5) 93/1306.4 (1054.4–1600.5) 11/10.2 (5.1–18.2)
Women 120/3573.0 (2987.7–4273.1) 123/1954.4 (1637.8–2332.2) 99/1640.3 (1333.4–1997.0) 10/5.7 (2.7–10.5)
Total
280/3328.3 (2960.7–3742.3)
275/2176.4 (1933.8–2449.5)
192/1460.0 (1267.4–1681.8)
21/7.3 (4.5–11.1)
Infectious and parasitic disease
Men 1/22.8 (0.6–127.3) 17/2.6 (1.5–4.2)
Women 0/0 (0–64.4) 27/3.2 (2.3–4.8)
Total

1/10.4 (0.3–58.0)

44/3.1 (2.2–4.1)
Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic disease and immunity disorder
Men 6/4.5 (1.6–9.8) 8/2.3 (1.0–4.6) 5/8.5 (2.8–19.8)
Women 2/2.1 (0.3–7.7) 5/1.9 (0.6–4.4) 9/12.6 (5.7–23.9) 1/4.0 (0.1–22.4)
Total
8/3.5 (1.5–7.0)
13/2.1 (1.0–3.5)
14/10.6 (5.8–17.8)
1/2.3 (0–8.5)
Mental disorders
Men 10/1.7 (0.8–3.2) 7/1.5 (0.6–3.1) 36/1.6 (1.1–2.2) 12/0.7 (0.4–1.2)
Women 6/2.0 (0.8–4.5) 11/3.2 (1.6–5.7) 30/1.8 (1.2–2.6) 8/0.5 (0.2–1.0)
Total
16/1.9 (1.1–3.1)
18/2.2 (1.3–3.5)
66/1.7 (1.3–2.2)
20/0.6 (0.4–0.9)
Disease of the nervous system
Men 9/3.2 (1.5–6.2) 12/4.5 (2.3–7.9) 14/5.5 (3.0–9.2) 2/3.6 (0.4–13.1)
Women 8/5.7 (2.4–11.2) 10/4.8 (2.3–8.8) 14/4.4 (2.4–7.3) 1/1.3 (0–7.3)
Total
17/4.2 (2.4–6.7)
22/4.7 (2.9–7.1)
28/4.8 (3.2–7.0)
3/2.3 (0.5–6.6)
Disease of the sense organs
Men 3/3.9 (0.8–11.4) 7/5.7 (2.3–11.8) 2/5.1 (0.6–18.4) 1/1.4 (0–5.0)
Women 7/11.9 (4.8–24.5) 15/13.6 (7.6–22.4) 1/2.1 (0.1–11.8) 2/1.7 (0.2–6.2)
Total
10/7.4 (3.5–13.6)
22/9.5 (5.9–14.3)
3/3.4 (0.7–10.0)
3/1.6 (0.1–4.5)
Disease of the digestive system
Men 5/2.0 (0.7–4.7) 9/3.8 (1.7–7.1)
Women 8/2.1 (1.0–4.0) 3/5.0 (1.0–14.5) 3/1.2 (0.2–3.5)
Total

14/2.0 (1.1–3.4)
3/3.4 (0.7–9.9)
12/2.4 (1.3–4.3)
Disease of the genitourinary system
Men 1/18.6 (0.5–103.6) 40/5.5 (4.0–7.5)
Women 1/9.8 (0.2–54.7) 1/7.8 (0.2–43.4) 37/3.7 (2.6–5.0)
Total

2/12.6 (0.2–35.1)
1/5.1 (0.1–28.4)
77/4.4 (3.5–5.5)
Disease of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue
Men 3/8.5 (1.7–24.9) 4/3.3 (0.9–8.6) 4/1.9 (0.5–4.8) 2/1.3 (0.2–4.6)
Women 3/4.9 (1.0–14.2) 9/4.1 (1.9–7.8) 13/2.5 (1.3–4.2) 1/0.6 (0–3.2)
Total
6/6.1 (2.2–13.2)
13/3.8 (2.0–6.4)
17/2.2 (1.3–3.6)
3/0.9 (0.1–2.2)
Disease of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
Men 6/1.7 (0.6–3.7) 51/1.0 (0.8–1.3)
Women 2/5.3 (0.6–19.0) 7/1.5 (0.6–3.1) 54/0.8 (0.6–1.1)
Total
2/2.3 (0–6.3)
13/1.6 (0.8–2.7)

105/0.9 (0.8–1.1)
Certain conditions origination in the perinatal period
Men 56/0.9 (0.7–1.2)
Women 59/0.8 (0.6–1.1)
Total



115/0.9 (0.7–1.0)
Injury and poisoning
Men 14/18.1 (9.9–30.4) 24/12.1 (7.8–18.1) 6/2.0 (0.8–4.5) 17/2.7 (1.6–4.3)
Women 14/42.9 (23.5–72.0) 20/21.3 (13.0–32.9) 4/2.1 (0.6–5.3) 18/1.4 (0.8–2.2)
Total
28/26.0 (17.3–37.6)
44/15.3 (11.1–20.6)
10/2.1 (1.0–3.8)
35/1.8 (1.3–2.5)
Others
Men 2/0.9 (0.1–3.1) 11/4.7 (2.3–8.4) 1/1.0 (0–3.6) 1/0.2 (0–1.3)
Women 3/2.8 (0.6–8.3) 9/4.7 (2.1–8.9) 6/5.0 (1.8–10.9) 10/2.1 (1.0–3.8)
Total 5/1.5 (0.5–3.5)a 20/4.7 (2.8–7.3)b 7/3.1 (1.3–6.4)c 11/1.2 (0.6–2.2)d

Abbreviations: CI=confidence interval; ICD-7=International Classification of Diseases-7; obs.=observed; SIR=standardised incidence ratio.

a

This includes diseases of the circulatory system (n=2), diseases of the respiratory system (n=2), and symptoms, signs and ill-defined conditions (n=1).

b

This includes diseases of the circulatory system (n=9), diseases of the respiratory system (n=3), and symptoms, signs and ill-defined conditions (n=8).

c

This includes diseases of the circulatory system (n=2), diseases of the respiratory system (n=2), and symptoms, signs and ill-defined conditions (n=3).

d

This includes diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs (n=6), diseases of the respiratory system (n=1), and symptoms, signs and ill-defined conditions (n=4).