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Table 2 Accuracy of primary data (BCQDB) in comparison to external databases, period 2003-04

From: Valid comparisons and decisions based on clinical registers and population based cohort studies: assessing the accuracy, completeness and epidemiological relevance of a breast cancer query database

 

Secondard data

Primary data

95% Confidence interval

Test-statistic

Variable-level

TRM (θ1)

BCQDB ( θ2)

Lower bound (θ2)

Upper bound (θ2)

p-value

00-49 years

18.9

22.4

17.9

27.5

ns

50-69 years

53.4

47.4

41.8

53.1

0.035

≥ 70 years

27.6

30.1

25.1

35.6

ns

Involved lymph nodes 0

61.1

68.4

62.7

73.8

0.011

Involved lymph nodes 1-3

23.0

20.0

15.5

25.1

ns

Involved lymph nodes 4-9

9.9

7.4

4.6

11.0

ns

Involved lymph nodes >10

6.0

4.2

2.2

7.2

ns

pTis (non-invasive)

7.0

6.7

4.2

10.1

ns

pT1 (≤ 2cm)

53.0

53.8

48.1

59.5

ns

pT2 (≤ 5cm)

31.4

31.1

26.0

36.5

ns

pT3 (> 5cm)

3.9

2.9

1.3

5.4

ns

pT4 (involving other areals)

4.7

5.4

3.2

8.6

ns

pTis | 0–49 years

7.0

7.1

2.4

15.9

ns

pT1 | 0–49 years

57.5

64.3

51.9

75.4

ns

pT2 | 0–49 years

29.9

27.1

17.2

39.1

ns

pT3 | 0–49 years

3.4

1.4

0.0

7.7

ns

pT4 | 0–49 years*

1.5

-

-

-

-

pTis | 50–69 years

8.2

8.8

4.8

14.6

ns

pT1 | 50–69 years

57.2

56.1

47.7

64.2

ns

pT2 | 50–69 years

28.5

28.4

21.3

36.4

ns

pT3 | 50–69 years

3.3

3.4

1.1

7.7

ns

pT4 | 50–69 years

2.8

3.4

1.1

7.7

ns

pTis | ≥70 years

4.2

3.2

0.7

9.0

ns

pT1 | ≥70 years

41.9

42.6

32.4

53.2

ns

pT2 | ≥70 years

38.1

38.3

28.5

48.9

ns

pT3 | ≥70 years

5.4

4.3

1.2

10.5

ns

pT4 | ≥70 years

10.5

11.7

6.0

20.0

ns

Grading 1 (G1)

12.5

13.5

9.8

18.0

ns

Grading 2 (G2)

55.2

72.0

66.4

77.1

<0.001

Grading 3 (G3)

32.3

14.5

10.7

19.1

<0.001

Variable-level

GKR (θ1)

BCQDB ( θ2)

Lower bound (θ2)

Upper bound (θ2)

p-value

00-49 years

20.6

22.4

17.9

27.5

ns

50-69 years

49.8

47.4

41.8

53.1

ns

≥ 70 years

29.6

30.1

25.1

35.6

ns

pTis (non-invasive)

7.8

6.7

4.2

10.1

ns

pT1 (≤ 2cm)

44.4

53.8

48.1

59.5

<0.001

pT2 (≤ 5cm)

36.7

31.1

26.0

36.5

0.04

pT3 (> 5cm)

4.9

2.9

1.3

5.4

ns

pT4 (involving other areals)

6.3

5.4

3.2

8.6

ns

pTis | 0–49 years

8.4

7.1

2.4

15.9

ns

pT1 | 0–49 years

46.8

64.3

51.9

75.4

0.003

pT2 | 0–49 years

36.4

27.1

17.2

39.1

ns

pT3 | 0–49 years

5.1

1.4

0.0

7.7

ns

pT4 | 0–49 years

3.2

-

-

-

-

pTis | 50–69 years

9.0

8.8

4.8

14.6

ns

pT1 | 50–69 years

47.6

56.1

47.7

64.2

0.039

pT2 | 50–69 years

33.8

28.4

21.3

36.4

ns

pT3 | 50–69 years

4.5

3.4

1.1

7.7

ns

pT4 | 50–69 years

2.8

3.4

1.1

7.7

ns

pTis | ≥70 years

5.3

3.2

0.7

9.0

ns

pT1 | ≥70 years

37.3

42.6

32.4

53.2

ns

pT2 | ≥70 years

41.6

38.3

28.5

48.9

ns

pT3 | ≥70 years

5.5

4.3

1.2

10.5

ns

pT4 | ≥70 years

10.3

11.7

6.0

20.0

ns

  1. (θ) Population parameter in percent, (TRM) Munich Tumor Register 11/2008 (Tumor Center Munich 2008), (BCQDB) Breast Cancer Query Register, Marburg, Germany, (GKR) Common Cancer Registers of the states Berlin, Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Saxony-Anhalt, Saxony and Thuringa (GKR, 2008). (Tumorsize | age) Percent of patients with tumorsize conditional on age groups, (−) No data.