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Table 5 Parameter estimation for SES and dietary patterns

From: The spatial distribution of esophageal and gastric cancer in Caspian region of Iran: An ecological analysis of diet and socio-economic influences

   

Esophageal cancer

  

Gastric cancer

 
 

Factor

RR

95% CI

P-value

RR

95% CI

P-value

   

lower

upper

  

lower

upper

 

Female

Unrestricted food choice*

0.91

0.84

0.99

0.04

0.89

0.67

1.18

0.42

 

Restricted food choice*

1.27

1.13

1.44

<0.001

1.08

0.87

1.34

0.49

 

Income

0.78

0.68

0.90

<0.001

0.66

0.56

0.77

<0.001

 

Urbanisation

0.71

0.62

0.81

<0.001

0.86

0.76

0.97

0.02

 

Literacy

0.94

0.84

1.06

0.25

0.98

0.86

1.11

0.83

Male

Unrestricted food choice*

0.75

0.68

0.82

<0.001

0.91

0.64

1.31

0.31

 

Restricted food choice*

1.15

1.05

1.26

0.004

1.09

0.91

1.31

0.33

 

Income

0.85

0.78

0.93

0.009

0.75

0.65

0.87

<0.01

 

Urbanisation

0.76

0.69

0.83

<0.001

0.90

0.75

0. 91

0.02

 

Literacy

0.94

0.79

1.13

0.84

0.95

0.78

1.16

0.30

Both sexes

Unrestricted food choice*

0.81

0.75

0.88

<0.001

0.92

0.84

1.00

0.05

 

Restricted food choice*

1.36

1.24

1.49

<0.001

1.08

0.97

1.20

0.09

 

Income

0.86

0.80

0.93

<0.001

0.92

0.83

1.03

0.06

 

Urbanisation

0.83

0.77

0.89

<0.001

0.73

0.68

0.84

<0.001

 

Literacy

0.96

0.89

1.04

0.32

0.88

0.76

1.01

0.08

  1. * Proportion of individuals in each ward with factor scores in the highest tertile