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Table 1 Demographic distribution, tumour characteristics, comorbid conditions and cancer treatment types by Aboriginality

From: Disparities in breast screening, stage at diagnosis, cancer treatment and the subsequent risk of cancer death: a retrospective, matched cohort of aboriginal and non-aboriginal women with breast cancer

 

Aboriginal cohort

Matched non-Aboriginal cohort

  

N

%

N

%

OR (unadjusted)

95% CIs

Total

77

100.0%

77

100.0%

  

Age

 < 50 years

22

28.6%

20

26.0%

  

 50–69 years

41

53.2%

41

53.2%

  

 70+ years

14

18.2%

16

20.8%

  

2011 IRSAD Disadvantage

 Most disadvantage Q1

48

62.3%

13

16.9%

8.15

3.84–17.31

 Other Quintiles Q2 -Q4

29

37.7%

64

83.1%

1.00

Reference

Summary stage at diagnosis

 Localised

36

46.8%

47

61.0%

1.00

Reference

 Regional

24

31.2%

24

31.2%

1.31

0.64–2.66

 Distant/Unknown

17

22.1%

6

7.8%

2.87

0.92–9.01

BreastScreen SA (BSSA) contact

 Not listed with BSSA

31

40.3%

20

26.0%

1.00

Reference

 Listed with BSSA, not screened

23

29.9%

16

20.8%

0.52

0.26–1.03

 BSSA screened

23

29.9%

41

53.2%

0.37

0.19–0.73

Cancer treatmenta,b

 Hospitalisation with cancer diagnosis

62

80.5%

71

92.2%

0.35

0.13–0.96

 Systemic therapy

46

59.7%

58

75.3%

0.49

0.24–0.97

 Surgeryc

56

72.7%

68

88.3%

0.35

0.15–0.83

Mastectomy

 Partial

20

26.0%

38

49.4%

1.00

Reference

 Simple

34

44.2%

25

32.5%

2.58

1.22–5.46

 Radiotherapy

41

53.2%

51

66.2%

0.58

0.30–1.11

  1. aUp to 2 months before and 13 months after month of diagnosis
  2. bCategories are not mutually exclusive
  3. cSurgery includes a small number of excisions not categorised as mastectomy