Table 1 Average and range of liver cancer incidence and population characteristics of 35 health regions in Ontario, Canada, 2000–2001
Average | Minimum – maximum | Coefficient of variance | |
|---|---|---|---|
Incidence of liver cancer (/100,000) | 3.99 | 1.1–6.3 | 0.34 |
Immigrant (%) | 30.5 | 3.1–55.9 | 0.72 |
Male (%) | 48.9 | 48.1–50.1 | 0.01 |
Current smoking (%) | 25.5 | 22.2–33.5 | 0.11 |
Alcohol drinking (%) | 78.0 | 71.6–85.9 | 0.04 |
Physically active (%) | 21.8 | 16.5–32.4 | 0.17 |
Obesity (%) | 14.5 | 0.7–21.8 | 0.16 |
Reduced fruit and vegetable intake (%) | 62.2 | 55.3–70.8 | 0.06 |
Diabetes (%) | 4.4 | 3.5–6.5 | 0.19 |
High education (%) | 46.4 | 35.5–57.5 | 0.11 |
Low income (%) | 9.5 | 3.9–18.5 | 0.30 |