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Table 2 Distribution of THIN lung cancer cases by UK Strategic Health Authority region

From: The distribution of lung cancer across sectors of society in the United Kingdom: a study using national primary care data

Strategic health authority (SHA)

Number of new cases of lung cancer in THIN

2006-2008

100, 000 person years at risk

THIN 2006-2008 lung cancer incidence rates/100, 000 person years (95% CI)

UK national cancer registry age-standardised incidence rates of lung cancer (2003-2007)/100, 000 person yrs[35]

Crude lung cancer incidence rate ratio (THIN compared to Registry rates)

East Midlands

172

4.1

41.7 (35.9-48.4)

47.1 (46.3-47.9)

0.89

East of England

331

7.6

43.5 (39.1-48.5)

40.6 (39.9-41.2)

1.07

London*

358

9.9

36.1 (32.5-40.0)

48.7 (48.0-49.4)

0.74

North East

211

3.3

63.6 (55.5-72.7)

68.2 (66.9-69.5)

0.93

North West

605

9.3

65.1 (60.1-70.5)

59.3 (58.6-60.1)

1.10

Northern Ireland*

146

3.8

38.8 (33.0-45.6)

49.2 (47.8-50.6)

0.79

Scotland

479

7.4

64.9 (59.4-71.0)

69.2 (68.3-70.1)

0.94

South Central

459

11.3

40.5 (36.9-44.4)

39.4 (38.6-40.2)

1.03

South East Coast

337

9.3

36.1 (32.5-40.2)

39.7 (39.0-40.5)

0.91

South West**

476

10.2

46.5 (42.5-50.8)

38.9 (38.3-39.6)

1.20

Wales

319

6.1

52.6 (47.2-58.7)

52.8 (51.8-53.9)

1.00

West Midlands*

372

9.3

39.8 (36.0-44.1)

46.5 (45.8-47.2)

0.86

Yorkshire & Humber

233

4.4

52.6 (46.2-59.8)

56.9 (56.0-57.7)

0.92

Overall

4498

96.2

46.8 (45.4-48.2)

50.2 (49.9-50.5)

0.93

  1. * SHAs with lower incidence of lung cancer recorded in THIN compared to national cancer registry
  2. ** SHAs with higher incidence of lung cancer recorded in THIN compared to national cancer registry
  3. (There is an overlap of the 95% confidence intervals in the incidence rates in the other 9 SHAs)