Table 3.

Associations between childhood socioeconomic conditions (CSCs) and cancer overall and by site at older age, stratified by gender (the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe, collected in Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland, 2016)

Model/CSCs	Women			Men
	All cancer types	Colon or rectum	Skin	All cancer types	Colon or rectum	Skin
	(n =  1517)	(n =  142)	(n =  119)	(n =  1335)	(n =  151)	(n =  113)
Model 0
Most advantaged	1.50 (1.18–191)	0.61 (0.25–1.48)	2.28 (0.84–6.17)	1.34 (1.04–1.73)	0.61 (0.29–1.27)	1.99 (0.89–4.45)
Advantaged	1.72 (1.46–2.04)	1.14 (0.69–1.87)	3.10 (1.48–6.48)	1.48 (1.24–1.76)	0.80 (0.50–1.27)	1.73 (0.91–3.29)
Middle	1.18 (1.01–1.38)	0.91 (0.56–1.49)	2.56 (1.23–5.33)	1.25 (1.07–1.46)	0.60 (0.38–0.96)	1.70 (0.92–3.12)
Disadvantaged	1.09 (0.93–1.28)	0.66 (0.39–1.14)	1.99 (0.93–4.27)	1.11 (0.95–1.31)	0.62 (0.38–1.00)	1.30 (0.68–2.50)
Most disadvantaged	1	1	1	1	1	1
Model 1
Most advantaged	1.44 (1.12–1.87)	0.59 (0.24–1.46)	2.30 (0.84–6.35)	1.26 (0.97–1.65)	0.52 (0.24–1.13)	1.52 (0.64–3.62)
Advantaged	1.70 (1.42–2.02)	1.07 (0.63–1.80)	3.13 (1.48–6.59)	1.43 (1.19–1.71)	0.71 (0.42–1.17)	1.56 (0.80–3.03)
Middle	1.19 (1.01–1.39)	0.89 (0.54–1.47)	2.55 (1.22–5.33)	1.20 (1.02–1.42)	0.59 (0.37–0.95)	1.67 (0.91–3.09)
Disadvantaged	1.11 (0.94–1.31)	0.67 (0.39–1.15)	1.95 (0.91–4.18)	1.11 (0.94–1.30)	0.63 (0.39–1.03)	1.33 (0.69–2.55)
Most disadvantaged	1	1	1	1	1	1
Model 2
Most advantaged	1.44 (1.12–1.85)	0.58 (0.23–1.45)	1.91 (0.69–5.30)	1.20 (0.92–1.56)	0.53 (0.25–1.14)	2.06 (0.88–4.82)
Advantaged	1.67 (1.41–1.99)	1.12 (0.67–1.88)	2.82 (1.33–5.96)	1.36 (1.13–1.63)	0.70 (0.42–1.16)	1.81 (0.92–3.56)
Middle	1.16 (0.99–1.37)	0.91 (0.55–1.50)	2.40 (1.15–5.03)	1.18 (1.00–1.39)	0.57 (0.35–0.91)	1.77 (0.94–3.31)
Disadvantaged	1.10 (0.93–1.29)	0.66 (0.38–1.14)	1.90 (0.89–4.07)	1.09 (0.92–1.28)	0.60 (0.37–0.98)	1.37 (0.70–2.65)
Most disadvantaged	1	1	1	1	1	1
Model 3
Most advantaged	1.43 (1.11–1.83)	0.58 (0.24–1.44)	1.88 (0.68–5.16)	1.28 (0.99–1.66)	0.58 (0.27–1.25)	1.90 (0.83–4.37))
Advantaged	1.65 (1.39–1.97)	1.10 (0.66–1.86)	2.66 (1.26–5.64)	1.42 (1.19–1.70)	0.76 (0.46–1.25)	1.64 (0.84–3.20)
Middle	1.14 (0.97–1.34)	0.89 (0.53–1.48)	2.24 (1.06–4.72)	1.21 (1.03–1.42)	0.59 (0.36–0.95)	1.64 (0.88–3.06)
Disadvantaged	1.07 (0.91–1.26)	0.66 (0.38–1.15)	1.85 (0.86–3.99)	1.10 (0.93–1.29)	0.61 (0.37–0.99)	1.23 (0.63–2.38)
Most disadvantaged	1	1	1	1	1	1
Model 4
Most advantaged	1.38 (1.06–1.80)	0.58 (0.23–1.48)	1.71 (0.61–4.80)	1.15 (0.87–1.52)	0.48 (0.22–1.08)	1.62 (0.66–4.00)
Advantaged	1.63 (1.36–1.96)	1.07 (0.62–1.86)	2.55 (1.19–5.46)	1.31 (1.08–1.59)	0.65 (0.38–1.12)	1.64 (0.81–3.31)
Middle	1.15 (0.97–1.36)	0.90 (0.53–1.52)	2.13 (1.01–4.50)	1.13 (0.95–1.34)	0.57 (0.35–0.93)	1.74 (0.92–3.31)
Disadvantaged	1.10 (0.93–1.30)	0.68 (0.39–1.19)	1.73 (0.80–3.72)	1.07 (0.91–1.27)	0.63 (0.38–1.03)	1.33 (0.68–2.62)
Most disadvantaged	1	1	1	1	1	1
Model 5
Most advantaged	1.25 (0.91–1.72)	0.54 (0.18–1.65)	2.60 (0.78–8.72)	1.13 (0.80–1.59)	0.41 (0.15–1.11)	1.50 (0.51–4.36)
Advantaged	1.50 (1.19–1.88)	0.83 (0.41–1.72)	3.55 (1.41–8.93)	1.37 (1.08–1.74)	0.61 (0.31–1.18)	1.41 (0.60–3.32)
Middle	0.94 (0.76–1.16)	0.86 (0.44–1.69)	2.55 (0.99–6.58)	1.18 (0.95–1.46)	0.49 (0.27–0.91)	1.32 (0.59–2.93)
Disadvantaged	1.14 (0.93–1.39)	0.69 (0.35–1.37)	1.74 (0.68–4.46)	1.09 (0.88–1.35)	0.51 (0.27–0.95)	1.49 (0.66–3.37)
Most disadvantaged	1	1	1	1	1	1

Data are hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs), 1 reference category

Model 0 adjusted for confounders and attrition: age, birth cohort, living with biological parents, reason for dropout if drop out, Model 1 M0 + adjusted for education, Model 2 M1 + adjusted for main occupational class, Model 3 M2 + adjusted for household income, Model 4 M3 + adjusted for all life course socioeconomic conditions, Model 5 M4 + adjusted for sociodemographics, health status, health behaviours