Table 1 Number of cases and age–sex standardised incidence rates for south Asians and non-south Asians by diagnostic group, age group and gender (1990–2005)
Number of cases | Incidence rates | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
South Asian, cases (column %) | Non-south Asian, cases (column %) | Total | South Asian, rate (95% CI) | Non-south Asian, rate (95% CI) | P -value | |
Diagnostic group | ||||||
Leukaemia | 66 (24) | 649 (20) | 715 | 33.6 (25.4–41.7) | 30.3 (27.9–32.6) | 0.354 |
Lymphoma | 71 (26) | 689 (21) | 760 | 37.8 (28.9–46.6) | 31.9 (29.5–34.3) | 0.074 |
CNS tumours | 37 (13) | 562 (17) | 599 | 19.4 (13.1–25.7) | 26.1 (24.0–2.83) | 0.111 |
Other solid cancers | 101 (37) | 1359 (42) | 1460 | 6.1 (4.9–7.3) | 7.0 (6.6–7.4) | 0.191 |
Age at diagnosis (years) | ||||||
0–4 | 66 (24) | 650 (20) | 716 | 16.2 (12.3–20.1) | 16.1 (14.8–17.3) | 0.918 |
5–9 | 40 (15) | 364 (11) | 404 | 10.5 (7.2–13.8) | 8.5 (7.7–9.4) | 0.225 |
10–14 | 37 (13) | 375 (12) | 412 | 10.5 (7.1–13.9) | 8.7 (7.9–9.6) | 0.28 |
15–19 | 42 (15) | 463 (14) | 505 | 11.3 (7.9–14.7) | 10.9 (9.9–11.9) | 0.723 |
20–24 | 41 (15) | 597 (18) | 638 | 10.4 (7.2–13.6) | 13.4 (12.3–14.5) | 0.181 |
25–29 | 49 (18) | 810 (25) | 859 | 14.2 (10.2–18.2) | 18.1 (16.8–19.3) | 0.146 |
Gender | ||||||
Male | 159 (58) | 1995 (61) | 2154 | 14.2 (12.0–16.4) | 15.3 (14.6–15.9) | 0.555 |
Female | 116 (42) | 1264 (39) | 1380 | 10.0 (8.2–11.8) | 9.9 (9.4–10.5) | 0.744 |
Total | 275 | 3259 | 3534 | 12.1 (10.7–13.5) | 12.6 (12.2–13.1) | 0.801 |
