Table 2.
Relative risk and 95% confidence intervals (CI) from a Cox proportional hazards model for prostate cancer death among 18,837 men who underwent radical prostatectomy in Sweden, 1988–2008
Patient Characteristic |
Relative risk | 95% CI | P for trend |
---|---|---|---|
Calendar time | |||
1988–1992 | 1·00 | Ref | <0·001 |
1993–1997 | 0·75 | (0·64–0·89) | |
1998–2002 | 0·42 | (0·34–0·51) | |
2003–2008 | 0·33 | (0·25–0·42) | |
Age group | |||
<55 years | 1·00 | Ref | <0·001 |
55–64 | 0·98 | (0·75–1·28) | |
65–74 | 1·62 | (1·24–2·12) | |
75 and older | 12·94 | (9·52–17·59) |