Table 1

ASR(World) for incidence and mortality (per 100,000) for stomach, liver and cervical cancer during 1998-2003.

Age Standardized Rate (ASR)

Standardized Relative Ratio SRR (95% CI)

PR

NHW

USH

NHB

NHW/PR

USH/PR

NHB/PR

Incidence

Stomach

Male

22.53

11.71

20.13

20.22

0.52 (0.48-0.57)

0.89 (0.79-1.01)

0.90 (0.79-1.01)

Females

11.00

5.51

12.51

12.86

0.50 (0.46-0.55)

1.14 (1.00-1.29)

1.17 (1.03-1.33)

SRR M^a vs F^b

2.05 (1.82-2.30)

2.13 (2.02-2.25)

1.61 (1.42-1.83)

1.57 (1.38-1.76)

Liver

Male

11.89

6.96

14.23

12.20

0.59 (0.53-0.65)

1.20 (1.05-1.37)

1.03 (0.89-1.18)

Females

5.94

2.95

6.40

4.21

0.50 (0.44-0.57)

1.08 (0.91-1.27)

0.71 (0.59-0.85)

SRR M^a vs F^b

2.00 (1.72-2.33)

2.44 (2.27-2.61)

2.22 (1.92-2.59)

2.92 (2.46-3.27)

Cervix

Females

9.07

5.90

12.68

10.01

0.65 (0.60-0.70)

1.40 (1.28-1.53)

1.10 (0.99-1.23)

Mortality

Stomach

Male

17.07

6.75

11.76

16.01

0.40 (0.36-0.43)

0.69 (0.62-0.77)

0.94 (0.85-1.04)

Female

8.02

3.51

6.70

8.70

0.44 (0.39-0.49)

0.84 (0.74-0.94)

1.08 (0.97-1.22)

SRR M^a vs F^b

2.13 (1.85-2.45)

1.92 (1.88-1.97)

1.76 (1.62-1.90)

1.84 (1.75-1.92)

Liver

Male

13.59

6.86

11.73

9.88

0.50 (0.46-0.55)

0.86 (0.78-0.96)

0.73 (0.66-0.80)

Females

7.82

3.31

6.46

4.68

0.42 (0.38-0.47)

0.83 (0.73-0.93)

0.60 (0.53-0.67)

SRR M^a vs F^b

1.73 (1.51-1.99)

2.07 (2.03-2.12)

1.81 (1.68-1.96)

2.12 (1.99-2.22)

Cervix

Female

2.38

2.11

3.36

5.12

0.89 (0.76-1.04)

1.41 (1.20-1.68)

2.16 (1.84-2.55)

^aMale

^bFemale

Ortiz et al. Infectious Agents and Cancer 2010 5:10   doi:10.1186/1750-9378-5-10