Inequalities in the incidence of cervical cancer in South East England 2001–2005: an investigation of population risk factors

Table 2 Predictors of the incidence of squamous cell cervical cancer at PCT level in South East England, 2001–2005

Univariate analysis*	IRR	z	p	95% CI
Deprivation	1.01	3.5	<0.001	1.00 – 1.01
Teenage conception	1.01	4.8	<0.001	1.01 – 1.02
Smoking prevalence	1.04	4.5	<0.001	1.02 – 1.06
Screening coverage	0.97	-2.6	0.008	0.95 – 0.99
Multivariate analysis ^†	IRR	z	P	95% CI
Deprivation	1.00	0.28	0.78	1.00 – 1.00
Teenage conception	1.01	1.76	0.08	1.00 – 1.01
Smoking prevalence	1.02	2.06	0.04	1.00 – 1.02
Screening coverage	1.00	-0.42	0.67	0.97 – 1.00

* adjusted for age and PCT
^† adjusted for age, PCT, deprivation, smoking, teenage conception, and screening coverage

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