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. 2014 Oct 7;111(9):1810–1813. doi: 10.1038/bjc.2014.522

Table 1. Negative binomial regression models for NMSC and MSC cancers by month of birth.

  NMSC (C44)
MSC (C43)
Variable IRR 95% CI P IRR 95% CI P
Months
January 1.18 1.09 1.28 <0.001 1.41 1.12 1.77 0.003
February 1.29 1.19 1.39 <0.001 1.15 0.90 1.47 0.25
March 1.30 1.20 1.40 <0.001 1.36 1.09 1.71 0.007
April 1.31 1.21 1.41 <0.001 1.15 0.90 1.45 0.26
May 1.14 1.05 1.23 0.002 1.15 0.90 1.46 0.26
June 1.02 0.93 1.11 0.70 1.41 1.11 1.77 0.004
Julya Ref.       Ref.      
August 1.04 0.96 1.13 0.32 1.12 0.88 1.43 0.36
September 1.09 1.00 1.18 0.04 1.14 0.90 1.46 0.28
October 1.08 1.00 1.17 0.06 1.10 0.86 1.40 0.45
November 1.20 1.11 1.31 <0.001 1.12 0.87 1.43 0.37
December 1.11 1.02 1.21 0.01 0.93 0.72 1.21 0.61
Gender
Males Ref.       Ref.      
Females 0.66 0.64 0.68 <0.001 0.95 0.86 1.04 0.25

Abbreviations: CI=confidence interval; IRR=incidence rate ratio; MSC=melanoma skin cancer; NMSC=non-melanoma skin cancer; Ref.=reference category.

a

reference category is the month with the lowest date of birth.