Table 2 Proportions (%) and age adjusted odds ratios of women participating in cervical cancer screening (30–59-years-old) and breast cancer screening (50–59-years-old) in 1998 and having cancer (per 10 000), proportions and age-adjusted odds ratios for having localized cancers among 20–64-year- old in 1996–1998 in the three groups of municipalities, formed by the rate of private gynaecologist visits per woman in 1999.
Low < 0.24 | Middle 0.24–0.35 | High > 0.35 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Cervical cancer screening (invited, n) | (79071) | (71598) | (66382) | (217051) |
participating, raw % | 75.4 | 74.7** | 71.6*** | 74.0 |
participating, age-adjusted % 1) | 74.7 | 74.6 | 72.0*** | 74.0 |
Breast cancer screening (invited, n) | (58857) | (55041) | (47718) | (161616) |
participating, raw % | 90.3 | 88.0*** | 84.5*** | 87.8 |
participating, age-adjusted % 1) | 90.3 | 88.1*** | 84.5*** | 87.8 |
Cervical cancer (number of cancers) | (692) | (833) | (664) | (2189) |
(having cancer per 10 000) | (12.5) | (16.2***) | (14.1**) | (14.2) |
local cancer, age-adjusted % 1) | 94.8 | 94.3 | 93.2* | 94.2 |
Uterine cancer (number of cancers) | (364) | (295) | (265) | (924) |
(having cancer per 10 000) | (6.6) | (5.7) | (5.6*) | (6.0) |
local cancer, age-adjusted % 1) | 70.9 | 69.8 | 75.5* | 71.9 |
Ovarian cancer (number of cancers) | (374) | (312) | (291) | (977) |
(having cancer per 10 000) | (6.8) | (6.1) | (6.2) | (6.3) |
local cancer, age-adjusted % 1) | 48.2 | 45.7 | 48.5 | 47.3 |
Breast cancer (number of cancers) | (2047) | (2085) | (2013) | (6145) |
(having cancer per 10 000) | (37.0) | (40.5**) | (42.6***) | (39.9) |
local cancer, age-adjusted % 1) | 55.8 | 55.5 | 61.2*** | 57.5 |