Table 3.
Correlation analysis between economic and epidemiological colorectal cancer indicators in selected Balkan countries.
| New cases | New cases (% of all new cancer site cases) | Deaths | Deaths (% of all death cancer site cases) | 5-year prevalence | Prevalence (per 100,000 persons) | ASR incidence | ASR mortality | GDP (in million current US$) | GDP per Capita in US$ | Current health expenditure as % GDP | Current health expenditure per capita in US$ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New cases (% of all new cancer site cases) |
r = 0.291; p = 0.385 |
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| Deaths |
r = 0.991; p < 0.001 |
r = 0.236; p = 0.484 |
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| Deaths (% of all death cancer site cases) |
r = 0.236; p = 0.484 |
r = 0.809; p = 0.003 |
r = 0.255; p = 0.450 |
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| 5-year prevalence |
r = 1.000; p < 0.001 |
r = 0.291; p = 0.385 |
r = 0.991; p < 0.001 |
r = 0.236; p = 0.484 |
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| Prevalence (per 100,000 persons) |
r = 0.291; p = 0.385 |
r = 0.809; p = 0.003 |
r = 0.236; p = 0.484 |
r = 0.636; p = 0.035 |
r = 0.291; p = 0.385 |
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| ASR incidence |
r = 0.255; p = 0.450 |
r = 0.900; p < 0.001 |
r = 0.191; p = 0.574 |
r = 0.664; p = 0.026 |
r = 0.255; p = 0.450 |
r = 0.845; p = 0.001 |
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| ASR mortality |
r = 0.364; p = 0.270 |
r = 0.779; p = 0.005 |
r = 0.378; p = 0.252 |
r = 0.916; p < 0.001 |
r = 0.364; p = 0.270 |
r = 0.588; p = 0.057 |
r = 0.747; p = 0.008 |
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| GDP (in million current US$) |
r = 0.927; p < 0.001 |
r = 0.273; p = 0.417 |
r = 0.909; p < 0.001 |
r = 0.209; p = 0.537 |
r = 0.927; p < 0.001 |
r = 0.327; p = 0.326 |
r = 0.173; p = 0.612 |
r = 0.237; p = 0.483 |
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| GDP per capita in US$ |
r = 0.482; p = 0.133 |
r = 0.464; p = 0.151 |
r = 0.400; p = 0.223 |
r = 0.145; p = 0.670 |
r = 0.482; p = 0.133 |
r = 0.645; p = 0.032 |
r = 0.400; p = 0.223 |
r = 0.091; p = 0.790 | r = 0.609; p = 0.047 | |||
| Current health expenditure as % GDP |
r = −0.127; p = 0.709 |
r = 0.291; p = 0.385 |
r = −0.109; p = 0.750 |
r = 0.345; p = 0.298 |
r = −0.127; p = 0.709 |
r = 0.573; p = 0.066 |
r = 0.464; p = 0.151 |
r = 0.333; p = 0.318 |
r = −0.136; p = 0.689 |
r = −0.082; p = 0.811 |
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| Current health expenditure per capita in US$ |
r = 0.518; p = 0.102 |
r = 0.691; p = 0.019 |
r = 0.455; p = 0.160 |
r = 0.491; p = 0.125 |
r = 0.518; p = 0.102 |
r = 0.918; p < 0.001 |
r = 0.709; p = 0.015 |
r = 0.451; p = 0.164 |
r = 0.609; p = 0.047 |
r = 0.809; p = 0.003 |
r = 0.418; p = 0.201 |
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| Income code |
r = 0.129; p = 0.705 |
r = 0.452; p = 0.163 |
r = 0.065; p = 0.850 |
r = 0.194; p = 0.568 |
r = 0.129; p = 0.705 |
r = 0.775; p = 0.005 |
r = 0.452; p = 0.163 |
r = 0.097; p = 0.777 |
r = 0.323; p = 0.333 |
r = 0.775; p = 0.005 |
r = 0.323; p = 0.333 |
r = 0.775; p = 0.005 |
GDP, Gross Domestic Product; ASR, Age-standardized (World) rates.