Table 2 Relative survival (%) by deprivation category and deprivation gap (%) at 1 and 5 years: AXIS study population (diagnosed 1989–1997) and general population of England and Wales (1991–1995)
From: No socioeconomic inequalities in colorectal cancer survival within a randomised clinical trial
Study population | General population | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Colon | Rectum | ||||
Patients | Deaths | Relative survival | Relative survival | ||
1-year survival | |||||
Most affluent | 423 | 52 | 90.8 | 67.2 | 73.2 |
2 | 567 | 98 | 85.5 | 65.4 | 72.5 |
3 | 481 | 71 | 88.6 | 65.1 | 71.0 |
4 | 510 | 85 | 87.2 | 63.6 | 69.8 |
Most deprived | 500 | 86 | 86.0 | 61.6 | 68.8 |
Deprivation gap (%) | 3.2 | −5.3a | −4.6a | ||
5-year survival | |||||
Most affluent | 423 | 186 | 66.7 | 45.0 | 45.0 |
2 | 567 | 251 | 64.5 | 44.3 | 45.3 |
3 | 481 | 205 | 67.3 | 43.2 | 44.0 |
4 | 510 | 241 | 63.4 | 42.1 | 41.7 |
Most deprived | 500 | 238 | 65.0 | 39.6 | 39.4 |
Deprivation gap (%) | −1.7 | −5.3a | −6.3a | ||
