Table 2.
Standardized Mortality Ratio (SMR) for each cause of death after Esophageal Cancer diagnosis
| Cause of Death | Less than a year | 1-5 years | 5-10 years | More than 10 years | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Observed1 | SMR (95% CI2) | Observed1 | SMR (95% CI2) | Observed1 | SMR (95% CI2) | Observed1 | SMR (95% CI2) | Observed1 | SMR (95% CI2) | |
| All causes of death | 32,923 | 26.40# (26.11-26.68) |
16,731 | 10.91# (10.75-11.08) |
2,134 | 2.80# (2.68-2.92) |
715 | 1.98# (1.83-2.13) |
52,503 | 13.45# (13.33-13.56) |
| All malignant cancer causes of death | 29,696 | 97.64# (96.53-98.76) |
14,558 | 38.35# (37.73-38.98) |
1,170 | 6.51# (6.15-6.90) |
293 | 3.77# (3.35-4.23) |
45,717 | 48.58# (48.14-49.03) |
| Esophageal Cancer Deaths | 26,873 | 2,849.79# (2,815.82-2,884.07) |
12,980 | 1,083.01# (1,064.46-1,101.80) |
800 | 142.82# (133.10-153.07) |
156 | 66.87# (56.79-78.22) |
40,809 | 1,390.47# (1,377.01-1,404.02) |
| Non-cancer causes of death | ||||||||||
| In situ, benign or unknown behavior neoplasm | 75 | 9.29# (7.31-11.65) |
47 | 4.63# (3.4-6.15) |
15 | 2.86# (1.60-4.72) |
1 | 0.40 (0.01-2.21) |
138 | 5.31# (4.46-6.27) |
| Tuberculosis | 1 | 3.02 (0.08-16.82) |
0 | 0.00 (0.00-9.90) |
1 | 6.01 (0.15-33.49) |
0 | 0.00 (0.00-54.28) |
2 | 2.13 (0.26-7.70) |
| Syphilis | 0 | 0.00 (0.00-181.54) |
0 | 0.00 (0.00-153.88) |
0 | 0.00 (0.00-313.98) |
0 | 0.00 (0.00-721.58) |
0 | 0.00 (0.00-60.32) |
| Septicemia | 136 | 7.61# (6.38-9.00) |
92 | 4.16# (3.35-5.10) |
31 | 2.80# (1.90-3.97) |
12 | 2.29# (1.18-4.01) |
271 | 4.81# (4.26-5.42) |
| Other Infectious Diseases | 79 | 7.50# (5.94-9.35) |
38 | 2.94# (2.08-4.04) |
12 | 1.98# (1.02-3.46) |
1 | 0.39 (0.01-2.18) |
130 | 4.06# (3.39-4.82) |
| Diabetes Mellitus | 76 | 1.97# (1.55-2.47) |
52 | 1.10 (0.82-1.44) |
16 | 0.70 (0.40-1.13) |
7 | 0.68 (0.27-1.40) |
151 | 1.27# (1.07-1.49) |
| Alzheimer's | 24 | 0.63# (0.40-0.94) |
32 | 0.67# (0.46-0.94) |
32 | 1.13 (0.77-1.60) |
19 | 1.13 (0.68-1.77) |
107 | 0.82# (0.67-0.99) |
| Diseases of Heart | 1,081 | 3.12# (2.93-3.31) |
755 | 1.82# (1.70-1.96) |
349 | 1.73# (1.56-1.93) |
154 | 1.61# (1.37-1.89) |
2,339 | 2.21# (2.12-2.30) |
| Hypertension without Heart Disease | 43 | 3.36# (2.43-4.52) |
26 | 1.63# (1.07-2.39) |
13 | 1.51 (0.80-2.57) |
7 | 1.57 (0.63-3.23) |
89 | 2.13# (1.71-2.62) |
| Cerebrovascular Diseases | 180 | 2.53# (2.17-2.93) |
106 | 1.27# (1.04-1.53) |
58 | 1.42# (1.08-1.83) |
22 | 1.09 (0.69-1.66) |
366 | 1.70# (1.53-1.88) |
| Atherosclerosis | 20 | 4.32# (2.64-6.67) |
9 | 1.80 (0.82-3.41) |
2 | 0.92 (0.11-3.31) |
1 | 1.05 (0.03-5.85) |
32 | 2.50# (1.71-3.54) |
| Aortic Aneurysm and Dissection | 20 | 2.81# (1.72-4.34) |
15 | 1.82# (1.02-3.00) |
2 | 0.56 (0.07-2.03) |
2 | 1.37 (0.17-4.94) |
39 | 1.91# (1.36-2.61) |
| Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, Capillaries | 12 | 2.42# (1.25-4.24) |
10 | 1.68 (0.81-3.09) |
4 | 1.37 (0.37-3.52) |
3 | 2.18 (0.45-6.38) |
29 | 1.91# (1.28-2.74) |
| Pneumonia and Influenza | 130 | 4.25# (3.55-5.05) |
81 | 2.25# (1.79-2.80) |
38 | 2.13# (1.51-2.93) |
17 | 1.98# (1.15-3.17) |
266 | 2.86# (2.53-3.23) |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | 273 | 3.54# (3.13-3.98) |
243 | 2.48# (2.18-2.82) |
107 | 2.16# (1.77-2.62) |
55 | 2.38# (1.79-3.10) |
678 | 2.74# (2.54-2.95) |
| Stomach and Duodenal Ulcers | 6 | 3.40# (1.25-7.40) |
5 | 2.44 (0.79-5.69) |
2 | 2.13 (0.26-7.69) |
1 | 2.35 (0.06-13.09) |
14 | 2.70# (1.48-4.53) |
| Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis | 84 | 6.26# (5.00-7.76) |
31 | 1.83# (1.25-2.60) |
15 | 2.00# (1.12-3.30) |
7 | 2.31 (0.93-4.75) |
137 | 3.35# (2.82-3.96) |
| Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome and Nephrosis | 70 | 2.80# (2.18-3.53) |
38 | 1.23 (0.87-1.68) |
18 | 1.13 (0.67-1.79) |
10 | 1.32 (0.63-2.43) |
136 | 1.71# (1.44-2.03) |
| Complications of Pregnancy, Childbirth, Puerperium | 2 | 349.51# (42.33-1,262.53) |
0 | 0.00 (0.00-562.86) |
0 | 0.00 (0.00-1,731.74) |
0 | 0.00 (0.00-6,411.75) |
2 | 133.50# (16.17-482.23) |
| Congenital Anomalies | 4 | 3.74# (1.02-9.57) |
1 | 0.77 (0.02-4.28) |
1 | 1.74 (0.04-9.71) |
0 | 0.00 (0.00-15.29) |
6 | 1.88 (0.69-4.10) |
| Certain Conditions Originating in Perinatal Period | 0 | 0.00 (0.00-784.21) |
1 | 171.64# (4.35-956.30) |
0 | 0.00 (0.00-1,455.81) |
0 | 0.00 (0.00-3,550.19) |
1 | 70.91# (1.80-395.06) |
| Symptoms, Signs and Ill-Defined Conditions | 81 | 6.36# (5.05-7.90) |
47 | 3.00# (2.21-3.99) |
9 | 1.09 (0.50-2.06) |
8 | 2.04 (0.88-4.01) |
145 | 3.57# (3.01-4.20) |
| Accidents and Adverse Effects | 67 | 1.89# (1.47-2.40) |
70 | 1.59# (1.24-2.01) |
38 | 1.74# (1.23-2.39) |
12 | 1.15 (0.59-2.00) |
187 | 1.67# (1.44-1.93) |
| Suicide and Self-Inflicted Injury | 89 | 9.16# (7.36-11.27) |
33 | 2.70# (1.86-3.79) |
8 | 1.46 (0.63-2.88) |
4 | 1.79 (0.49-4.59) |
134 | 4.52# (3.79-5.36) |
| Homicide and Legal Intervention | 0 | 0.00 (0.00-2.39) |
6 | 3.52# (1.29-7.65) |
0 | 0.00 (0.00-5.70) |
0 | 0.00 (0.00-15.83) |
6 | 1.45 (0.53-3.16) |
| Other Cause of Death | 674 | 3.88# (3.59-4.18) |
435 | 1.97# (1.79-2.16) |
193 | 1.60# (1.38-1.84) |
79 | 1.26 (1.00-1.57) |
1381 | 2.39# (2.26-2.52) |
1 number of cancer patients who died due to each cause of death.
2 95% Confidence interval.
# P value less than .05.