Table 3. Joinpoint analysis by gender and primitive cancer site in the provinces of Naples and Caserta, southern Italy. Cancer deaths in elderly (65+), 1988–2009.
| Elderly (65+) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metropolitan area | SMR** | ||||||
| Cancer site | No. of deaths | % of all deaths | APC | 95% CI | Naples | Caserta | Italy |
| Men | |||||||
| All cancers | 62004 | - | −0.3 | (−0.6; +0.0) | 1527.8 | 1475.0 | 1337.5 |
| Stomach | 3781 | 6.1 | −1.7* | (−2.4; −0.9) | 75.7 | 107.2 | 82.9 |
| Intestines | 6148 | 9.9 | 0.4 | (−0.2; +0.9) | 155.1 | 164.7 | 159.6 |
| Liver | 6331 | 10.2 | −0.1 | (−0.6; +0.4) | 66.0 | 62.6 | 44.6 |
| Pancreas | 1690 | 2.7 | +1.7* | (+0.9; +2.5) | 50.3 | 47.0 | 65.06 |
| Lung | 19718 | 31.8 | −0.4* | (−0.7; −0.01) | 492.8 | 452.3 | 354.3 |
| Non-Hodgkin disease | 1000 | 1.6 | +1.4* | (+0.3; +2.6) | 25.3 | 24.5 | 30.6 |
| Women | |||||||
| All cancers | 42434 | - | −0.4* | (−0.6; −0.2) | 696.5 | 674.8 | 661.1 |
| Stomach | 2777 | 6.5 | −2.2 | (−4.5; +0.1) | 38.4 | 50.9 | 38.1 |
| Intestines | 6348 | 15.0 | −1.0* | (−1.5; −0.6) | 89.5 | 106.4 | 90.3 |
| Liver | 4517 | 10.6 | −1.6* | (−2.2; −1.0) | 21.6 | 20.8 | 15.8 |
| Pancreas | 2045 | 4.8 | +1.8* | (+0.9; +2.8) | 40.2 | 40.7 | 48.7 |
| Lung | 3606 | 8.5 | +1.6* | (+0.7; +2.51) | 74.5 | 54.8 | 70.1 |
| Breast | 3530 | 8.3 | −0.6* | (−1.1; −0.08) | 96.3 | 92.5 | 97.1 |
| Non-Hodgkin disease | 1130 | 2.7 | 1.5 | (−0.3; +3.3) | 19.4 | 15.6 | 19.5 |
*P < 0.05. **Standardized mortality rate (world standard rate × 100 000) distribution of cancer types in the provinces of Naples and Caserta and Italy between 2006 and 2009.