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. 2023 Jan 3;38(1):31–38. doi: 10.1007/s10654-022-00946-6

Table 3.

Weighted mean variation of cancer diagnosis stratified by period, study setting, geographic area and type of cancer

Weighted mean variation 95% CI
Period

January–February

March

April

May

June–October

 − 17.0%

 − 31.7%

 − 61.0%

 − 19.3%

 − 6.7%

 − 25.2; − 8.8

 − 37.9; − 25.5

 − 76.2, − 45.7

 − 51.7; 13.1

 − 16.4; 3.1

Study setting

Clinic-based

Population-based

 − 27.7%

 − 26.8%

 − 37.7; − 17.6

 − 33.1; − 20.4

Geographic area
North America  − 27.5%  − 36.2; − 18.8
Asia  − 29.6%  − 52.6; − 6.5
Europe  − 25.4%  − 33.6; − 17.3
Type of cancer
Breast  − 19.8%  − 29.3; − 10.2

Genito-urinary

 Prostate

Gastro-intestinal

 Colorectum

Skin

 Melanoma

 − 28.9%

 − 26.2%

 − 25.1%

 − 24.1%

 − 27.6%

 − 22.6%

 − 37.9; − 20.0

 − 37.6; − 14.8

 − 32.0; − 18.2

 − 34.2; − 13.9

 − 37.9; − 17.4

 − 36.4; − 8.9

CI confidence interval