Table 4 Cox regression analysis of paternal social class and survival from childhood leukaemia, adjusted for sex, age group, calendar time period and white blood cell count

From: Socioeconomic variation in survival from childhood leukaemia in northern England, 1968–2010

Social class

Hazard ratio (95% CI)

P -value

All leukaemias

 

<0.0001

I/II

1.00

 

IIIN/M

1.66 (1.20–2.29)

 

IV/V

1.96 (1.35–2.86)

 

Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia

 

<0.0001

I/II

1.00

 

IIIN/M

1.68 (1.20–2.36)

 

IV/V

1.86 (1.24–2.77)

 
  1. Abbreviation: CI=confidence interval.