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Table 3 Regression coefficients (β) and standard errors (SEβ) for liver cancer in Ontario – Poisson regression analysis

From: Cluster of liver cancer and immigration: A geographic analysis of incidence data for Ontario 1998–2002

Variables

β

SEβ

p value

Intercept

-4.9339

1.6249

0.005

Age (years)

   

   15–49

-1.991

0.320

<0.001

   50–59

0.334

0.303

0.270

   60–69

0.645

0.277

0.021

   70–79

0.913

0.272

<0.001

   80+

(Reference)

  

Sex

   

   Male

(Reference)

  

   Female

-0.745

0.1598

<0.001

Sex × age interaction

   

   15–49

-0.463

0.220

0.037

   50–59

-0.949

0.219

<0.001

   60–69

-0.470

0.189

0.013

   70–79

-0.343

0.182

0.061

Proportion of immigrants

0.00791

0.00248

0.002

Geolocation

   

   Latitude

0.0106

0.0273

0.699

   Longitude

0.0505

0.0208

0.015