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Table 2 Relative changes in prostate cancer incidence from 1981 to 2005 (reference period: 1981–1985)

From: Geographic variations and temporal trends in prostate cancer in Martinique over a 25-year period

Age (years)

Period

RR*

[95% CI]

p-value[

50-74

1981-1985

1.00

-

-

-.

1986-1990

1.86

1.53

2.27

<.0001

1991-1995

2.63

2.18

3.18

<.0001

1996-2000

4.38

3.67

5.24

<.0001

2001-2005

5.98

5.02

7.13

<.0001

> 75

1981-1985

1.00

-

-

-.

1986-1990

1.62

1.28

2.06

0.0003

1991-1995

2.21

1.77

2.77

<.0001

1996-2000

2.65

2.13

3.29

<.0001

 

2001-2005

3.07

2.48

3.79

<.0001

  1. *RR: Relative risk;95% CI: 95% Confidence Interval;[level of significance: p-value < 5%.