Association between deprivation level and tumour features: grade and stage
| OR* | 95% CI | OR† | 95% CI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade of tumour# | ||||
| NZDep 1 | 1.00 | |||
| NZDep 2 | 0.90 | 0.64–1.26 | 0.92 | 0.66–1.28 |
| NZDep 3 | 0.87 | 0.63–1.19 | 0.89 | 0.65–1.23 |
| NZDep 4 | 0.85 | 0.63–1.15 | 0.89 | 0.66–1.20 |
| NZDep 5 | 0.78 | 0.60–1.06 | 0.88 | 0.64–1.21 |
| Stage of tumour§ | ||||
| NZDep 1 | 1.00 | |||
| NZDep 2 | 1.17 | 0.74–1.88 | 1.14 | 0.71–1.82 |
| NZDep 3 | 1.17 | 0.74–1.83 | 1.10 | 0.70–1.72 |
| NZDep 4 | 0.96 | 0.62–1.49 | 0.89 | 0.58–1.39 |
| NZDep 5 | 1.64 | 1.09–2.48 | 1.32 | 0.86–1.97 |
↵* Adjusted for age.
↵† Adjusted for age and ethnicity.
↵# Well-differentiated tumours vs moderately/poor tumours (n=1950).
↵§ Distant/metastases vs other (n=2879).
NZDep 1–5 is a standard measure of socioeconomic deprivation, where NZDep 1 is the referent and is defined as ‘least deprived’ to NZDep 5, which is the ‘most deprived’.
CI, confidence interval; OR, odds ratio.