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. 2018 Mar 19;190(11):E320–E326. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.170272

Table 3:

Age-standardized 5-year relative survival by sex and ethnicity, and excess mortality rate ratios for Métis and non-Aboriginal adults aged 45–90 at diagnosis, Canada excluding Quebec

Cancer site No. of cancers in Métis* Sex and ethnic group; age-standardized 5-yr relative survival, % (95% CI)§ EMRR (95% CI)*

Women Men



Non-Aboriginal Métis Non-Aboriginal Métis Model 1 Model 2**
Lung†† 190 20.1 (19.1–21.1) 15.0 (10.0–22.6) 12.8 (12.1–13.6) 9.1 (5.4–15.2) 1.03 (0.88–1.22) 1.00 (0.85–1.18)

Prostate 135 NA NA 93.2 (92.5–93.9) 78.2 (65.4–93.4) 3.58 (2.04–6.30) 2.60 (1.52–4.46)

Breast 130 87.0 (86.0–88.0) 79.6 (68.0–93.2) NA NA 1.61 (0.99–2.62) 1.43 (0.88–2.34)

Colorectal 90 62.6 (61.2–64.0) 56.3 (43.2–73.4) 64.1 (62.9–65.4) 55.1 (65.4–93.4) 1.14 (0.79–1.64) 1.14 (0.79–1.64)

Note: CI = confidence interval, EMRR = excess mortality rate ratio, NA = not applicable.

*

Diagnosis between Jan. 1, 1992, and Dec. 31, 2009.

According to Statistics Canada protocols, the counts in this table, including totals, are randomly rounded either up or down to a multiple of 5. When data are summed or grouped, the total value may not match the individual values because totals and subtotals are rounded independently.

Diagnosis between Jan. 1, 2001, and Dec. 31, 2009.

§

Age-standardized to International Cancer Survival Standards.24

Adjusted for age, sex (if applicable) and time period.

**

Adjusted for age, sex (if applicable), time period, income quintile and rurality.

††

Lung cancer = cancers of the lung and bronchus.