Table 1. Negative binomial regression models for NMSC and MSC cancers by month of birth.
NMSC (C44) |
MSC (C43) |
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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.
reference category is the month with the lowest date of birth.