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Table 2 Variation in the number of cases and patient demographics over time in relation to tumour site and stage

From: Colorectal cancer burden and trends in a South Asian cohort: experience from a regional tertiary care center in Sri Lanka

Parameter estimate from Poison regression model (P value)

Model

Variables dependent over time

Number of cases

Mean age

Sex

Colon cancer

0.04 (< 0.01)

0.12 (0.47)

0.01 (0.19)

Rectal cancer

0.05 (< 0.01)

0.50 (0.01)

0.00 (0.31)

AJCC I

0.03 (0.03)

0.55 (0.07)

0.00 (0.88)

AJCC II

0.01 (0.15)

0.06 (0.74)

0.00 (0.89)

AJCC III

0.05 (< 0.01)

0.20 (0.27)

0.00 (0.36)

AJCC IV

0.03 (0.04)

0.34 (0.38)

0.02 (0.02)

  1. The significant P values are shown in italics